electricity

  1. N

    Why is my parents home using 100kw+ a day?

    Hey everyone, coming here to get some advice/tips as Im at a loss. Im trying to help my parents sort out their electricity usage as its been insanely high. My family has always had somewhat high electricity usage, we put it down to washing machines, etc. but their new place feels even worse...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Blue Label betting on "buy now, pay later" electricity

    Blue Label betting on "buy now, pay later" electricity South African technology and telecoms company Blue Label is expecting double-digit sales growth for its "buy now pay later" prepaid electricity product. The company's joint CEO, Mark Levy, told the Business Times that the BluAdvance...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom gives rough load-shedding outlook

    Eskom gives rough load-shedding outlook Eskom expects to continue implementing stage 6 load-shedding until Monday, 24 February 2025, before reducing the power cuts to lower levels throughout the coming week. During a media briefing on Sunday, 23 February 2025, Eskom CEO Dan Marokane provided...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom battling against private power push

    Eskom battling against private power push Eskom appears determined to defend its monopoly and return South Africa to a scenario where the state-owned power utility is the sole electricity supplier. That is the view of EE Business Intelligence head and energy expert Chris Yelland and Efficient...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Joburg electrical network rerouting will cost R23 million after M1 bridge fire

    Joburg electrical network rerouting will cost R23 million after M1 bridge fire City Power's Charles Tlouane says it will cost roughly R23 million to reroute interconnector cables from the Fordsburg substation to Braamfontein after a fire under the M1 highway knocked out power to several parts...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Three decades of government failure on electricity provision

    Three decades of government failure on electricity provision In 1994, Apartheid ended and the African National Congress (ANC) won South Africa’s first ever democratic elections, promising “Electricity for All” as part of its Reconstruction and Development Programme. Back then, only 36% of all...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Cape Town school's electricity connection cut after failing to pay R39,000 bill

    Cape Town school's electricity connection cut after failing to pay R39,000 bill A primary school in Delft, Cape Town owed Eskom about R39,000 and has been without electricity since February. The education department is trying to assist the school but this is not the first time it has been...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Electricity thieves march after connection cutoff

    Electricity thieves march after connection cutoff Dozens of homeowners from Mayibuye township in Midrand marched to Rabie Ridge police station on Tuesday, after City Power cut electricity to nearly 100 houses where meter boxes had been tampered with. Public Order Police warned the protesters...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Coal power is here to stay — Mantashe

    Coal power is here to stay — Mantashe South Africa’s energy minister said expecting a rapid transition from its dependence on coal-fired power generation to clean energy would be “very wrong,” and the nation will need to use the fossil fuel for longer to address an electricity shortage. Gwede...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Cape Town launches online portal for private solar applications

    Cape Town launches online portal for private solar applications The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has launched an online portal to simplify and speed up solar installation applications by households and businesses. CoCT mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis launched the new online Energy Services Applications...
  12. pieter_pompers

    Should I frame this and sell it as art?

    Recently moved into our new home(built in 2005) and found this bulb in one of the ceiling lights while replacing some of them. Is this quite common to find and how would it have ended up here? I've never seen a not-for-sale Eskom branded bulb before. I also find it ironic that Eskom makes bulbs...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom starting your December holiday with just a dash of stage 2

    Eskom starting your December holiday with just a dash of stage 2 Eskom plans to implement stage 2 load-shedding during the evenings and early mornings and suspend the power cuts for most day-time hours over the next few days. In a statement on Wednesday, 13 December 2023, the power utility...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Overloaded Cape grid to be expanded using part of Eskom’s R229-billion funding

    Overloaded Cape grid to be expanded using part of Eskom’s R229-billion funding Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. will use a portion of $12.5 billion (R228.51 billion) multilateral loans toward delivering power to areas where the grid is overloaded and stymying the transition to renewable sources...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Former Eskom worker stole Master Vending Unit (MVU) and made tens of millions of rand from electricity vouchers

    Former Eskom worker stole Master Vending Unit (MVU) and made tens of millions of rand from electricity vouchers The Pretoria Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been granted an order to freeze properties and cash worth R29 million belonging to a syndicate...
  16. HansRoos

    Using heatpump to generate electricity?

    Is it possible to use a heatpump to generate electricity? Thus far I haven't really found effective, thermal efficient methods of converting hot water to electricity. Sure one can theoretically use the heat to turn a steam turbine, but those are only 36% thermal efficient. What other ways can...
  17. C

    2-pin only multiplug/ power strip

    Does such a thing exist in SA? I'm looking for 5-way or 6-way multiplug that only has 2-pin sockets. The socket is generally known as 'Europlug' or CEE 7/16 (Type C). Here's an example:
  18. AmaDownload

    Buy-to-let and rental houses: Solar rebate / tax break

    article Hi Landlord, property investors, Lessors, please share your thoughts and experiences on installing solar panels on rental units/houses? I am considering upgrading freestanding units in Midrand, in a complex or estate currently with prepaid meters installed. My questions: Does this...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    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...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Reserve Bank governor says South Africa must deregulate electricity and transport

    Reserve Bank governor says South Africa must deregulate electricity and transport South Africa’s Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago called for sweeping reforms to macroeconomic policies to boost economic growth, and lessen exchange rate volatility and sovereign risk. Proposed changes...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom suspends load-shedding until 17:00

    Eskom suspends load-shedding until 17:00 Eskom suspended load-shedding on Saturday, 8 April 2023, due to lower demand than anticipated. The utility said that the rotational power cuts were stopped at 11:00 and would continue to be suspended until 17:00.
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