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  1. Luis

    Eskom launches renewables business division: Eskom Green

    Eskom launches renewables business division: Eskom Green South Africa's energy utility, Eskom, said it will deliver on targets to add 32,000MW of new renewable energy through its newly formed Eskom Green division. It said that it launched Eskom Green to accelerate the development of...
  3. Luis

    Concerns over Eskom's alleged street light switch-off in Gauteng

    Concerns over Eskom's alleged street light switch-off in Gauteng Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) CEO Wayne Duvenage has raised concerns over the impact that Eskom's alleged switch-off of street lighting in Johannesburg could have on residents' safety. Moneyweb recently reported that a...
  4. Luis

    Preferential pricing approved for two of Eskom's biggest users

    Preferential pricing approved for two of Eskom's biggest users The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) approved a preferential pricing deal for two of Eskom's biggest power users, with tariffs that are less than a fifth of what regular households pay. Energy and financial...
  5. Luis

    Cheaper than ever for South Africans to go off-grid

    Cheaper than ever for South Africans to go off-grid South African households can go off-grid much more cheaply by focusing on reducing their electricity demand for heating, cooling, and cooking rather than increasing the size of their solar power system. Eskom and several municipalities have...
  6. Luis

    Eskom's contribution to South Africa's power supply plummets

    Eskom's contribution to South Africa's power supply plummets Eskom's contribution to South Africa's electricity supply is estimated to have dropped to roughly 81% last year. About a fifth of the country's power comes from other sources, likely private generation. South Africa lost its title as...
  7. Luis

    Three municipalities hand electricity billing over to Eskom

    Three municipalities hand electricity billing over to Eskom The municipalities of Maluti-a-Phofung, Emfuleni, and Merafong have signed Distribution Agency Agreements (DAAs) under which Eskom will take over their electricity billing and maintenance. Eskom revealed the development at a joint...
  8. Luis

    South African businesses negatively impacted by Eskom's reliance on coal

    South African businesses negatively impacted by Eskom's reliance on coal The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entered a new phase on 1 January 2026, moving from a reporting and data-gathering exercise to a system that now imposes a financial liability on imports of...
  9. Luis

    Eskom appoints veteran telecom executive Junaid Munshi

    Eskom appoints veteran telecom executive Junaid Munshi Eskom has announced the appointment of Junaid Munshi as its new group executive for its distribution division, effective from 1 June 2026. He will oversee the Eskom business that serves as the direct connection to South African electricity...
  10. Luis

    New mechanism to purchase prepaid electricity in South Africa

    New mechanism to purchase prepaid electricity in South Africa Eskom plans to offer a new way to buy energy for prepaid customers called Easy Electricity, which will allow its customers to purchase electricity units in both rand and kilowatt-hours (kWh). Eskom announced the new mechanism on its...
  11. Luis

    Company offering renewable energy cheaper than Eskom's grid

    Company offering renewable energy cheaper than Eskom's grid Energy Exchange of Southern Africa (EXSA) is offering South African businesses renewable electricity that is typically cheaper than using the traditional Eskom grid. The company, which is owned by Johann Rupert’s Remgro and Rand...
  12. Luis

    What it costs the average South African household to install a fully off-grid home power system

    What it costs the average South African household to install a fully off-grid home power system The average South African household can expect to pay around R200,000 for a fully off-grid home power system, including a large solar power plant and petrol generator for emergencies. While the...
  13. Luis

    Eskom CEO gets huge pay increases

    Eskom CEO gets huge pay increases Eskom increased its chief executive's salary by nearly R5 million in the 2025 financial year, despite the company being in serious financial distress. The state-owned company also increased the annual salaries of its staff by an average of R167,000, the...
  14. Luis

    Small town farmers install 2,930kW of hydroelectric energy

    Small town farmers install 2,930kW of hydroelectric energy A group of farmers in Cookhouse, in the Eastern Cape, built a series of hydroelectric projects with a total generation capacity of 2,930kW. The projects allowed the farmers to eliminate their reliance on Eskom and contributed to...
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    Major industrial engineering company raises alarm about SA's electrical grid

    Major industrial engineering company raises alarm about SA's electrical grid South African industrial electrical and electronics group Reunert has flagged below-expected national and local government investments in electrical infrastructure in its latest interim results. For the period ending...
  16. Luis

    BluEnergy is aiming to fix one of South Africa's biggest electricity problems

    BluEnergy is aiming to fix one of South Africa's biggest electricity problems Blu Label Unlimited (Blu) said its BluEnergy business could help municipalities guarantee electricity revenue collections as Eskom’s municipal debt crisis puts towns and cities under growing pressure. Co-CEO Mark...
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  17. Luis

    Johannesburg owes Eskom R6.84 billion but somehow wants to become a smart city

    Johannesburg owes Eskom R6.84 billion but somehow wants to become a smart city Johannesburg's executive mayor, Dada Morero, said that by 2027, the city must be digitally transformed into a smart city, including through AI integration of services. However, on Tuesday, Eskom threatened the metro...
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  18. Luis

    Plan to make electricity more affordable in South Africa

    Plan to make electricity more affordable in South Africa The Department of Electricity and Energy has announced plans to roll out a new system designed for municipalities to cut costs and improve power-use efficiency to help reduce electricity prices. Electricity and energy deputy minister...
  19. Luis

    Eskom paying employees 1,195% more to produce the same amount of electricity as in 1994

    Eskom paying employees 1,195% more to produce the same amount of electricity as in 1994 In 1994, Eskom paid its employees R17,892 to produce a gigawatt-hour (GWh) of electricity. By 2025, this amount had increased to R231,985. On Saturday, 16 May 2026, Eskom celebrated having delivered South...
  20. Luis

    Former Eskom CEO's warning about the South African power system

    Former Eskom CEO's warning about the South African power system Former Eskom CEO Jacob Maroga has said Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Mteto Nyati, and Dan Marokane's team at the power utility have turned around the biggest power crisis in the country's history. However, he warned that South Africa...
  21. Luis

    Eskom is buying diesel at substantially cheaper prices than the average South African motorist

    Eskom is buying diesel at substantially cheaper prices than the average South African motorist Eskom's effective per-litre cost for diesel used in open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) in its 2026 financial year was around half the price regular motorists paid at service stations. MyBroadband...
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