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Kusile FGD repair on track — Eskom Eskom says the repairs of the flue-gas desulphurisation (FGD) duct connected to three of its units at the Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga are progressing according to plan. The collapse of a section of the chimney in October 2022 had a significant impact...

Eskom blames Nersa for higher tariff hike — but there is a problem Eskom has blamed the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for a large part of its requested electricity tariff hike for 2025. Nersa published Eskom's latest multi-year price determination (MYPD) application for the...

Increased solar and wind power making grid stability management trickier The increased use of solar and wind power in South Africa could cause significantly increased instability in the country's electricity transmission grid. If not adapted appropriately, the risk of controlled power outages...

Howzit, Our electricity box is outside of our house and someone just cut the wires and has stolen the switch. We are renting and the box doesn't seem to lock. Has anyone experienced this before? What do I do?

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...

Joburg defends load limiting households outside load-shedding Johannesburg electricity utility City Power has defended its plan to use load limiting to curb the energy demand of residents with smart meters outside of load-shedding hours. When the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) first started...

Eskom, Joburg, and Tshwane explain grid disconnection processes The impending overhaul of South Africa's electricity tariff determinations could make it more attractive for South African households and businesses to become electricity-independent and sever their connection to the national grid...

Eskom CEO lists primary goals in fixing electricity crisis Boosting Eskom's energy availability factor (EAF), building gas power and new nuclear power capacity, and accelerating the expansion of South Africa's transmission grid. These are among the key goals Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has in mind...

Eskom wins court fight with City Power over massive outstanding electricity bill The Johannesburg High Court has ordered the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and City Power (CP) to pay R1.073 billion on an unpaid electricity account with Eskom. The decision comes after Eskom took the city and its...

Just two weeks of load-shedding for the rest of 2024 if Eskom keeps up good performance Eskom's power station generating capacity recovery has been significant enough that South Africans might only experience two weeks of load-shedding in 2024, according to the Sunday newspaper Rapport. Amid...

SA data centres must reduce Eskom reliance — Communications department South Africa's Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) wants data centre providers to reduce their dependency on the national power grid. This was revealed in its National Policy on Cloud and Data...

Hi guys/gals, I have a large PV system that runs the entire house. To no longer need Eskom I would only need another 20kwhr's of battery. In any case, I'd like to start the process of having my Eskom line terminated physically as the monthly fee for a 60amp breaker(which is required) for PV...

Eskom and Joburg at loggerheads over R1-billion debt Eskom is taking Johannesburg power utility City Power to court over its debt for electricity supply. The affidavits it supplied with its court filing show that City Power owes nearly R1 billion for four invoices from late March 2024. The...

Sudden drop in Eskom breakdowns Eskom's latest performance data showed a dramatic reduction in its unplanned breakdowns, also known as the Unplanned Capability Loss Factor (UCLF). Energy analyst Chris Yelland highlighted that Eskom's UCLF dropped by five percentage points — from 30.56% to...

Eskom claps back at De Ruyter and DA over diesel-burning allegations Eskom has hit back at speculation that it is burning diesel excessively to power its open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) and avoid load-shedding. In a statement on Friday evening, the power utility said that "contrary to media...

Nersa failure could be good news for electricity users — bad news for municipalities South African households and businesses buying power from municipalities might avoid their regular annual electricity tariff hike in the coming months. Sunday newspaper Rapport reports that the National Energy...

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...

How to save money with solar while Eskom suspends load-shedding While there has been no load-shedding in over two weeks, solar power system users can still ensure their investment is providing some returns by using self-generated power to reduce their electricity bills. The first way to get...

Real reason for drop in Eskom load-shedding The extended relief in load-shedding in the past two weeks is not because of the improved performance of Eskom's generating fleet but due to a drop in demand for the power utility's electricity. That is according to EE Business Intelligence founder...

Eskom aiming to slash particulate matter pollution by 70% in a decade South Africa’s state power utility, stung by reports about the health impacts of emissions from burning coal, said it’s spending billions of dollars to reduce them and has an ambitious target to reduce output of one of its...