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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Koeberg Unit 1 passes full load rejection test

    Koeberg Unit 1 passes full load rejection test Eskom has announced that the full load rejection test of the refurbished Unit 1 at Koeberg Power Station on Saturday, 30 December 2023, was a success. The utility said this was the final test that needed to be performed following the installation...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom announces load-shedding for Day 2 of 2024

    Eskom announces load-shedding for Day 2 of 2024 Eskom has announced the first load-shedding of 2024 will be implemented from Tuesday, 2 January. The utility blamed the need to reintroduce the power cuts after nearly a three-week break on a setback in its planned maintenance efforts, with three...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Kusile Unit 5 synchronised to grid for first time

    Kusile Unit 5 synchronised to grid for first time Eskom synchronised Unit 5 of the Kusile Power Station to the national grid for the first time at 17:22 on Sunday, 31 December 2023. The unit will contribute an additional 800MW to the country's power system. Unlike the three Kusile units...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Refurbished Koeberg Unit 1 faces one last test on Saturday

    Refurbished Koeberg Unit 1 faces one last test on Saturday Eskom said that Unit 1 at its Koeberg Nuclear Power Station will be undergoing its final test following the installation of new steam generators over the past year. The full load rejection test to be carried out on Saturday, 30...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    No load-shedding for New Year's

    No load-shedding for New Year's Eskom plans to continue suspending load-shedding until at least Friday, 5 January 2024. In a statement on Friday, 29 December 2023, the power utility said this was due to a consistent improvement in generating capacity.
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Dan Marokane will be new Eskom CEO — Report

    Dan Marokane will be new Eskom CEO — Report Dan Marokane is expected to be appointed as the new chief executive officer of South Africa’s state power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. after an almost year-long search for a candidate, according to people familiar with the decision. The company’s...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Load-shedding justifies state of emergency — UJ Prof

    Load-shedding justifies state of emergency — UJ Prof The electricity crisis in South Africa could threaten national security, and University of Johannesburg senior research fellow Oscar van Heerden believes President Cyril Ramaphosa should declare a state of emergency. In an interview with...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom announces stage 4 load-shedding was implemented two and a half hours ago

    Eskom announces stage 4 load-shedding was implemented two and a half hours ago Eskom implemented stage 4 instead of stage 3 load-shedding at 16:00 on Thursday, 7 December 2023, without notifying the public or the media beforehand. In a statement on X and a WhatsApp media group message sent at...
  12. G

    Why does Eskom have the sixth most Autonomous System Number prefixes in South Africa?

    Eskom has its own ASN: AS37121 And has the sixth most Autonomous System Number prefixes in South Africa. Why is this? Please see here: https://radar.cloudflare.com/routing/za
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    [Updated once] Eskom implementing four different levels of load-shedding this weekend - also an 11-hour break

    Eskom changes load-shedding timetable again — here is the updated schedule Eskom has announced there will be no stage 5 load-shedding tonight. Instead, it will implement stage 4 power cuts between 20:00 on Thursday and 05:00 on Friday. This is due to further improvements in generation capacity...
  14. L

    My Eskom estimates are too high!

    Good day all, I have recently (4 months ago) moved into a property. I have since registered with Eskom, and started to get bills. These bills have estimates which result in bills of up to 17k per month! I have been submitting my meter readings for over 3 months now, and I keep getting...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Former Eskom procurement boss wants De Ruyter to retract "defamatory" statements in book

    Former Eskom procurement boss wants De Ruyter to retract "defamatory" statements in book A disgraced Eskom chief procurement officer (CPO) has demanded that former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter withdraw claims against him in his top-selling book Truth to Power. Afrikaans Sunday newspaper Rapport...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom switching from stage 6 to stage 3/4 rotation over the next few days

    Eskom switching from stage 6 to stage 3/4 rotation over the next few days Eskom has announced it will reduce load-shedding from the current stage 6 implementation to a rotation of stage 3 and stage 4 over the coming days. The utility said the easing in power cuts was possible because it had...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    S&P Global lifts Eskom's credit rating

    S&P Global lifts Eskom's credit rating South Africa’s state-owned power company Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. was upgraded two notches by S&P Global Ratings, which cited the government’s substantial financial support plans. The company’s credit rating was lifted to B, five levels into junk, from...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom's Black Friday special: Increased load-shedding

    Eskom's Black Friday special: Increased load-shedding Eskom will increase load-shedding to stage 6 from 12:00 on Friday, 24 November 2023. It will continue to implement the high level of power cuts until 05:00 on Monday, 27 November 2023.
  19. 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...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    EskomSePush hits 12 million installs

    EskomSePush hits 12 million installs Load-shedding stage and schedule-tracking app EskomSePush (ESP) has recorded a significant increase in users over the past year. 2023 has been South Africa’s worst year of load-shedding by a substantial margin.
  21. 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...
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