chris yelland

  1. Jan

    Conflict of interest threatens electricity minister's Eskom diesel plan

    Eskom's big diesel problem Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom will raise R30 billion to fund diesel sourced directly from wholesalers. However, this would mean a loss of revenue for PetroSA — a state-owned company reporting to energy minister Gwede Mantashe — and the deal...
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    Indefinite stage 6 load-shedding after Koeberg unit trips

    Indefinite stage 6 load-shedding after Koeberg unit trips Eskom will continue implementing stage 6 load-shedding until further notice after the only current operational unit at the Koeberg Power Station tripped. The confirmation that Koeberg Unit 2 tripped on Saturday came about four hours...
  4. Jan

    Solar tax breaks a win-win for everyone, even Eskom - Chris Yelland

    South Africa's solar tax breaks won't hurt Eskom — expert Eskom's revenue likely won't suffer due to increased rooftop photovoltaic solar (PV) uptake aided by tax incentives launched for residential and business customers on 1 March 2023. This is according to EE Business Intelligence managing...
  5. Jan

    Eskom's EAF at the start of 2023 is much lower than 2021 and 2022

    Eskom data shows why André de Ruyter warns about big trouble for South Africa New data shared by energy analyst Chris Yelland showed that Eskom’s energy availability factor (EAF) plummeted at the start of 2023, raising serious concerns about winter load-shedding. The energy availability factor...
  6. Jan

    Government forced Eskom to pay for emergency diesel at inflated prices

    Eskom forced to pay exorbitant prices for diesel Eskom has been forced to pay exorbitant prices for diesel it buys in bulk from PetroSA, the financially distressed state-owned entity which is its main diesel supplier, even as the utility battles in vain to stave off worsening stages of load...
    • Jan
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    • ankerlig central energy fund (cef) chris yelland department of mineral resources and energy (dmre) department of public enterprises (dpe) enoch godongwana eskom gourikwa jacky molisane open-cycle gas turbine (ocgt) richard mantu
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  7. Jan

    Questions over why ANC finally wants a national state of disaster for Eskom

    National state of disaster for Eskom could grease the gears of corruption, warns expert Implementing a national state of disaster over Eskom load-shedding could spell bad news for South Africa if it is used to facilitate the wrong decisions, energy expert Chris Yelland warns. In an interview...
  8. Jan

    Mantashe's claim that Eskom's EAF can magically improve is misleading the public

    Energy minister's load-shedding lie Energy expert Chris Yelland said claims that there can be a sudden improvement in Eskom’s energy availability factor to stop load-shedding is misleading the public. Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe told eNCA South Africa’s energy crisis...
    • Jan
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    • chris yelland council for scientific and industrial research (csir) eskom gwede mantashe intellidex monique le roux peter attard montalto risk mitigation ipp procurement (rmippp)
    • Replies: 85
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
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    Attempted murder of De Ruyter reported to the South African Police Service

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    • andré de ruyter chris yelland ee business intelligence eskom jan oberholzer load-shedding
    • Replies: 260
    • Forum: News and Current Affairs
  10. Jan

    Eskom finally releases financial results and reports improvement - R12.3 billion loss

    Eskom reports R12.3 billion loss Eskom has announced that it has incurred a R12.3 billion loss for the year ending 31 March 2022. This is an improvement on 2021's R25 billion loss caused by Eskom's significant debt problem — which saw the power provider spend approximately R38.9 billion on...
  11. Jan

    Eskom's transmission grid problem

    Eskom's wishful thinking Load-shedding could stick around for a lot longer than South Africans have been told, and it could intensify further due to a lack of transmission grid capacity for new wind and solar power plants. This is according to Intellidex's head of capital markets, Peter Attard...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • chris yelland eskom peter attard montalto renewable energy independent power producer procurement programme (reippp)
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  12. Jan

    Although unlikely, FNB and Mediclinic are preparing for a total blackout

    FNB and Mediclinic preparing for total Eskom grid collapse — even if it is unlikely Major South African companies like First National Bank (FNB) and Mediclinic are putting plans in place for the unlikely event of total grid collapse in South Africa, MyBroadband has learned from a reliable...
  13. Jan

    "Remote" chance for total Eskom blackout despite higher load-shedding stages - Yelland

    Total blackout "remote chance" despite high load-shedding stages — Energy expert The chances of a total power blackout occurring in South Africa are still remote, despite rising concern about the return to stage 6 load-shedding on Wednesday, 7 December 2022. That is energy expert Chris...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • andré de ruyter chris yelland eskom load-shedding ted blom
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  14. Jan

    Over 4,000MW generation capacity offline because of human error and poor planning at Eskom

    Eskom's big problems Eskom is in deep trouble. Its power stations are collapsing, it has run out of money to buy diesel for its open-cycle gas turbines, and there is no coherent plan to stop load-shedding. Energy expert Chris Yelland said in addition to the usual random breakdowns at Eskom’s...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • ankerlig anton eberhard chris yelland eskom gourikwa koeberg power station kusile power station load-shedding medupi power station petrosa pravin gordhan
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. Jan

    Gordhan says they secured some diesel for Eskom - payment arrangements TBD

    Good news for Eskom’s diesel problem Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan told parliament on Wednesday that his department has secured 50 million litres of diesel for Eskom from PetroSA. This comes after Eskom told energy analyst Chris Yelland that it had stopped ordering diesel due to...
  16. Jan

    Eskom won't order more diesel until April 2023

    Eskom has run out of money for diesel Eskom has said it cannot buy diesel for its open cycle gas turbines (OCGT) at Gourikwa and Ankerlig power stations until 1 April 2023. Speaking to energy analyst Chris Yelland, an Eskom spokesperson said the power utility has spent R11 billion on diesel...
  17. Jan

    South Africa's emergency power plan leaked - report

    South Africa's emergency power plan — including solar and short-term powerships President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce plans to remove barriers to private power generation investments and speed up government’s procurement of gas and renewable power, News24 reported. Citing a leaked...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • chris yelland cyril ramaphosa eskom karpowership mondli gungubele national energy regulator of south africa (nersa) national planning commission (npc)
    • Replies: 55
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  18. Jan

    How can Eskom 2.0 succeed if government couldn't run Eskom 1.0, SAA, Denel, and Transnet?

    Ramaphosa's Eskom 2.0 plan — from a country that can't run SAA, Transnet, Denel, or Eskom 1.0 Energy expert Chris Yelland does not believe that forming a second power utility to compete with Eskom is a viable solution to the country's energy problems. In an interview with Business Day TV...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • chris yelland cyril ramaphosa denel eskom gwede mantashe renewable energy solar power south african airways (saa) transnet wind power
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  19. Jan

    National Planning Commission releases plan to end load-shedding in two years

    South Africa's plan to end load-shedding in two years — declare energy emergency now The South African government's National Planning Commission (NPC) has proposed that the country declare an "energy emergency" to enable the swift construction of 10,000MW of generating capacity and 5,000MW of...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • chris yelland mondli gungubele national planning commission (npc)
    • Replies: 51
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  20. Jan

    A plan to end load-shedding fast

    How to end load-shedding — fast South Africa must urgently launch a project where various mining, energy, industrial, and agricultural companies connect wind and photovoltaic solar power plants with battery storage to the grid. Energy expert Chris Yelland has proposed a national priority...
  21. Jan

    Ending the worst load-shedding South Africa has ever seen

    How to stop the worst load shedding South Africa has ever seen Empirical evidence demonstrates that an additional 5 GW of renewable energy would have essentially solved load shedding in 2021 whilst enabling better and more efficient operation of our power system, all at a cost-saving to Eskom...
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