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  1. Jan

    Stage 16 means "32 hours [offline] in a 32-hour period"

    What Stage 16 load-shedding would look like Stage 16 load-shedding essentially means 24 hours per day without power for households, although South Africa is still a long way from implementing such high levels of power cuts. University of Johannesburg physics professor Hartmut Winkler told...
  3. Jan

    Eskom threatens Pretoria with legal action over R1.9 billion unpaid bill

    Eskom threatens to haul South Africa's capital to court over R1.9-billion unpaid electricity bill Eskom has revealed that the City of Tshwane's (CoT) debt to the power utility had risen to R1.9 billion as of 9 June 2023. The power utility said Tshwane's invoice for March 2023 was short-paid by...
  4. D

    Looking for Historic Load Shedding times for my area

    I am looking for a way to get historic records of when load shedding was applied in my area. Essentially a simple log file... Is there an easy way to get this from some sort of online database? Ideally CSV or Excel in a format such as: | Start DateTime | END DateTime | Duration | Stage |
  5. Jan

    Former Eskom manager explains why load-shedding has improved

    Why Eskom's winter load-shedding is better than expected An increase in self-generating rooftop solar power and cooler power station operating temperatures are among several factors contributing to the recent drop in load-shedding severity. That is according to former Eskom transmission senior...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big questions raised over areas without load-shedding

    Big questions raised over areas without load-shedding Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse CEO Wayne Duvenage and energy expert Chris Yelland have expressed concerns over how certain areas in South Africa are possibly being exempted from load-shedding without the appropriate regulatory approval...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Only peak-time load-shedding for start of the week

    Only peak-time load-shedding for start of the week Eskom plans to only implement load-shedding during the peak evening periods for the next few days due to a continued improvement in generating capacity. The utility said it will increase load-shedding from stage 1 to stage 4 from 16:00 until...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa's dedicated transmission company could start operating in December

    South Africa's dedicated transmission company could start operating in December South Africa could get its first dedicated power transmission company separated from Eskom by the end of the year, Business Times reports. The publication said the Department of Public Enterprises estimates that...
  9. Jan

    Eskom issues clarifying statement about R500-million Fidelity contract

    Eskom says it spent R250 million on three-month security contract, not R500 million Eskom says it spent R250 million of a budgeted R500 million on a private security contract last year and that the procurement was above-board. This follows a City Press report about the contract last month.
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    SA's power crisis will last until 2025 — Expert

    SA's power crisis will last until 2025 — Expert South Africa is in the middle of a severe electricity crisis, with enforced power cuts that have worsened every year. Electricity is sometimes unavailable for 10 hours a day. The shortfall is the consequence of frequent breakdowns at its ageing...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Wind power helps lower load-shedding

    Wind power helps lower load-shedding A series of winter storms helped reduce electricity load-shedding over the past week, allowing renewable energy plants at the coast to boost their supply to the national grid, according to an official at South Africa’s state power utility Eskom Holdings SOC...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Presidency shares roadmap for ending load-shedding — with plan for relief by end of 2023

    Presidency shares roadmap for ending load-shedding — with plan for relief by end of 2023 South Africa will focus on fixing its dilapidated coal-fired power plants and the longer-term roll-out of at least 50 gigawatts (GW) of private renewable energy projects by the end of the decade to tackle...
  13. Jan

    Factors to consider when speccing a solar power system

    How to build the best solar power system for your needs Eskom load-shedding in 2023 has already surpassed previous years, and to help reduce demand on the grid, government is incentivising solar power installations for households and businesses. However, choosing the right backup power system...
    • Jan
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    • awpower eskom load-shedding solar photovoltaics solar power
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  14. Jan

    Eskom not getting exemption from reporting wasteful expenditure in financial statements after all

    Finance minister backtracks on giving Eskom exemption from reporting wasteful expenditure Eskom will not be granted a partial exemption from disclosing fruitless and wasteful expenditure and material losses from criminal conduct in its annual financial statements, National Treasury has said...
  15. Jan

    R11,000 for a bi-directional meter and R350 per month to sell solar power to Cape Town

    How much it costs to sell power back to the grid Residents of the City of Cape Town (CoCT) can sell excess electricity from their backup power system back to the grid, but it can be challenging and expensive. However, Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city is eyeing cheaper feed-in...
  16. Jan

    Presidential Climate Commission calls for electricity price reform

    Big changes brewing for South Africa's electricity prices The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) has called for a reform of South Africa's electricity prices to support the grid's transition to more renewable power. President Cyril Ramaphosa and his cabinet established the PCC in September...
    • Jan
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    • cyril ramaphosa eskom load-shedding national energy regulator of south africa (nersa) presidential climate commission
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom is losing business to private power

    Eskom is losing business to private power South Africa’s independent power producers are eating into Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.’s electricity sales, which are projected to fall 2% per year between now and 2027, according to Fitch Ratings Ltd. Pressure on sales volumes is one of the factors that...
  18. Jan

    Eskom-as-we-know-it will cease to exist like SAA and SAPO - Dawie Roodt

    Kiss Eskom goodbye Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt predicts that Eskom would follow the same path as South African Airways (SAA) and the South African Post Office (SAPO) and “simply come to an end”. “Eskom is completely bankrupt. It has been operationally and financially run into...
  19. Jan

    Benefits of banning the sale of incandescent and fluorescent bulbs outweigh drawbacks - Grant Pattison

    Why banning old "globes" and "energy saver" lights in South Africa is a good thing If the entire South Africa could switch immediately from less efficient incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs to LED lamps, it could prevent up to two stages of load-shedding. This is according to Heliogen’s...
  20. Jan

    Treasury says Eskom will report R21.2 billion before-tax loss - R7.6 billion higher than budgeted

    Eskom is in deep financial trouble Eskom's financial situation has deteriorated further, with the power utility reporting a R21.2 billion loss before tax for its last financial year — R7.6 billion more than it had budgeted. Moreover, the state-owned power utility's debt increased by almost 11%...
  21. Jan

    Load-shedding makes fixing fibre breaks harder, explains FNO

    Why fibre breaks can take longer to fix during load-shedding Fibre operators' support teams can be heavily impacted by load-shedding, resulting in fibre break fixes taking longer than expected. This is according to Evotel general manager Bradley Bekker, who added that while fibre network...
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