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  1. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. Luis

    National Energy Regulator failed to abide by High Court order

    National Energy Regulator failed to abide by High Court order The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) failed to abide by a High Court order to complete and publish municipal and private electricity distributors' tariff applications by 11 May 2026. In a statement on Tuesday, 12...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom launching Energy Vault's GESS at Hendrina Power Station

    Eskom launching Energy Vault's GESS at Hendrina Power Station Eskom and Swiss gravity energy storage system (GESS) company Energy Vault will deploy a long-duration dry GESS at the Hendrina Power Station near Middelburg in Mpumalanga. The deployment is part of a strategic development agreement...
  6. Luis

    South Africa's electricity price review to be presented to Parliament

    South Africa's electricity price review to be presented to Parliament South Africa's electricity and energy minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, plans to table the reviewed Electricity Pricing Policy before Parliament between July and September 2026. Ramokgopa announced the planned timing in...
  7. Luis

    Eskom deploying drones for critical infrastructure inspections

    Eskom deploying drones for critical infrastructure inspections South Africa's power utility, Eskom, revealed that it is using drones to inspect power lines more frequently to save money and increase efficiency. Siyanda Biyela, Eskom's research, testing and development (RT&D) chief research...
  8. Luis

    Load reduction ends in these two provinces in South Africa

    Load reduction ends in these two provinces in South Africa Eskom has reached a milestone, freeing over half a million of its customers across the country from load reduction. The state power utility has embarked on a phased programme to completely eradicate load reduction, and it announced the...
  9. Luis

    Concerns over declining energy availability and rising breakdowns at Eskom

    Concerns over declining energy availability and rising breakdowns at Eskom Energy sector analyst and EE Business Intelligence managing director Chris Yelland has raised the alarm about Eskom’s rapidly declining energy availability factor (EAF). EAF measures the proportion of Eskom’s...
  10. Luis

    South Africa is 10 days away from avoiding load-shedding for an entire year

    South Africa is 10 days away from avoiding load-shedding for an entire year Eskom is less than 10 days away from avoiding load-shedding for an entire year, something the power utility has not achieved since 2018. As of 7 May 2026, Eskom had not implemented national power cuts for 356 days...
  11. Luis

    Three municipalities in South Africa face losing all electricity

    Three municipalities in South Africa face losing all electricity Three municipalities could see their power cut off by Eskom, unless they enter into an arrangement to settle their outstanding municipal debts. This comes after Eskom initiated Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA)...
  12. Luis

    New Eskom workers' salaries revealed

    New Eskom workers' salaries revealed The lowest-paid unionised Eskom workers should be earning a starting salary of R19,768 per month from July 2026, calculations by MyBroadband showed. Eskom and two of its workers' biggest labour unions recently announced the signing of a multi-year salary...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom's public EV charging push raises industry alarm

    Eskom's public EV charging push raises industry alarm Eskom's entry into the public electric vehicle (EV) charging industry has raised concerns among private charge point operators, who allege abuse of its position as the country's dominant electricity distributor. The power utility launched...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Solidarity defends Eskom salaries

    Solidarity defends Eskom salaries Solidarity secretary-general Gideon Du Plessis said most Eskom workers were earning well below the average annual cost per employee of R1.027 million. In a recent opinion piece in Rapport, Du Plessis said the average remuneration of the power utility's...
  15. Luis

    Eskom has a new renewable energy competitor in South Africa

    Eskom has a new renewable energy competitor in South Africa Blu Label Unlimited's BluEnergy has secured a multi-year energy trading licence from NERSA and is ready to deliver renewable energy solutions in South Africa. Blu Label Unlimited is well-known for its prepaid airtime and electricity...
  16. Luis

    Eskom does not expect winter load-shedding in South Africa

    Eskom does not expect winter load-shedding in South Africa Eskom does not expect to implement any national load-shedding during the coming winter months due to an improved energy availability factor (EAF) in its generation fleet and a substantial decline in demand. Speaking at the power...
  17. Luis

    Eskom sees 4,000MW less power demand as South Africans find alternatives

    Eskom sees 4,000MW less power demand as South Africans find alternatives In four years, average hourly electricity demand on Eskom's network dropped by 4,000MW, approximately the same amount of power it cut from the grid during stage 4 load-shedding. The latest data from the National...
  18. Luis

    Shady Eskom diesel contracts worth hundreds of millions exposed

    Shady Eskom diesel contracts worth hundreds of millions exposed Eskom may be losing hundreds of millions of rands every month despite having a forensic report that could help stop the losses, AfriForum alleged in a statement on Tuesday. The civil rights organisation’s Private Prosecution Unit...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom loses fight to stop farmers' damages claim

    Eskom loses fight to stop farmers' damages claim The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed with costs Eskom's application to stop a damages claim brought by Free State farmers over fires allegedly caused by the utility's power lines. The five farmers have claimed that the fires, which...
  20. Binary_Bark

    Eskom and ferrochrome producers strike 62c/kWh deal with Nersa process to follow

    https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/eskom-and-ferrochrome-producers-strike-62ckwh-deal-with-nersa-process-to-follow-2026-04-10
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom should be rewarded for handing over transmission assets — Board chairman

    Eskom should be rewarded for handing over transmission assets — Board chairman Eskom board chair Mteto Nyati says the state-owned power utility will need to be compensated for any assets it loses as a result of its unbundling. Speaking to Power Talk on 30 March, Nyati explained there were many...
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