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  1. Luis

    Afriforum approaches courts to review Eskom's R54.7 billion settlement

    Afriforum approaches courts to review Eskom's R54.7 billion settlement Civil action organisation AfriForum has again approached the courts to review Eskom's R54.7 billion settlement with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA). NERSA approved an additional R54.7 billion in...
  3. Luis

    Police seize 1.6 tonnes of copper cables from alleged Eastern Cape thieves

    Police seize 1.6 tonnes of copper cables from alleged Eastern Cape thieves The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested nine suspects for the possession of 1.6 tonnes of allegedly stolen copper cables estimated to be worth R600,000. According to officials, the suspects were arrested after...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Emfuleni municipality wants to add extra fee for home solar users

    Emfuleni municipality wants to add extra fee for home solar users The embattled Emfuleni Local Municipality plans to introduce an application fee and a monthly levy for homes with solar power installations. Located in the heart of the Vaal triangle in southern Gauteng, Emfuleni's area of...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    15 of Johannesburg's own city councillors have outstanding electricity bills

    15 of Johannesburg's own city councillors have outstanding electricity bills Johannesburg's City Power has revealed that several of its own councillors and office bearers have combined outstanding electricity bills in the hundreds of thousands of rand. In a statement on 19 June 2026, the...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom signs preliminary gas deal with Exxon Mobil

    Eskom signs preliminary gas deal with Exxon Mobil Exxon Mobil struck a preliminary deal to bring liquefied natural gas to South Africa, which will use the fuel to bolster its coal-reliant power grid, according to people familiar with the matter. The agreement will enable state utility Eskom...
  7. Luis

    Eskom's electricity customers in Southern Africa look to renewable energy with billions in investments

    Eskom's electricity customers in Southern Africa look to renewable energy with billions in investments Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter predicted that the utility's primary revenue base would hollow out as major electricity customers began looking towards private producers and embedded...
  8. Luis

    South Africa moving away from Eskom as private sector adds capacity

    South Africa moving away from Eskom as private sector adds capacity Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter's prediction that South Africa's energy landscape would shift away from reliance on the power utility proved spot-on. In his book Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom, De Ruyter argued...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...
  16. 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...
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...
  21. 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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