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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Koeberg good to go for another 20 years

    Koeberg good to go for another 20 years The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has granted Eskom a licence to continue operating Unit 2 of the Koeberg nuclear power station for another 20 years. In a statement on 6 November 2025, NNR chairperson Protas Phili explained that the licence was...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom chairman says media reporting on improvements is racist

    Eskom chairman says media reporting on improvements is racist Eskom board chair Mteto Nyati says the South African media's reporting on the power utility's turnaround has been unbalanced due to racism. Speaking to Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh during an episode of This Economy, Nyati said the media tries...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom's new solar rules will save households R400 million — Outa

    Eskom's new solar rules will save households R400 million — Outa Energy expert Chris Yelland estimates that Eskom's relaxation of small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) rules will save households with rooftop solar a combined R400 million in compliance costs. Effective 1 October 2025, Eskom no...
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  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom's plan to end load reduction

    Eskom's plan to end load reduction The South African government and Eskom won't declare the end of load-shedding until it has eradicated load reduction in the country, and the power utility has announced an intensified effort to end load reduction. In a statement published on Friday, 24...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom cash warning

    Eskom cash warning Eskom has cautioned customers against paying cash to any technician, contractor, or employee for services rendered by the state power utility. The utility is cracking down on illegal electricity consumption through meter tampering, illicit connections, and fraudulent prepaid...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    New era for electricity in South Africa

    New era for electricity in South Africa South Africa has taken its first steps towards a traded electricity market that will give consumers a choice of power products along with a range of pricing options. However, Eskom is fighting the threat to its monopoly. The National Energy Regulator of...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Sapvia clashes with Outa and Afriforum about solar registration

    Sapvia clashes with Outa and Afriforum about solar registration The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (Sapvia) believes that Eskom and municipalities' additional requirements for grid-tied solar power systems that go beyond ensuring safe operation are not illegal. The association...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Private solar power embarrasses Eskom

    Private solar power embarrasses Eskom In August 2025, rooftop solar power capacity surpassed the combined output of all of Eskom's utility-scale renewable power stations for the first time. According to the National Transmission Company of South Africa, the capacity of "behind-the-meter"...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    André de Ruyter gives his blueprint for fixing SA

    André de Ruyter gives his blueprint for fixing SA André de Ruyter has provided his blueprint for steering South Africa out of crisis, including scrapping BEE, establishing a successor to the Scorpions, and cutting government expenditure. Speaking at the BizNews Investment Conference this past...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Mines and industrial customers criticise Eskom-Nersa settlement

    Mines and industrial customers criticise Eskom-Nersa settlement South Africa’s biggest energy users criticised a R54-billion settlement between the state power utility and regulator and called for a review of the process to determine electricity prices. The agreement reached between Eskom...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Impending electricity meter lockout stories are fake news — Eskom

    Impending electricity meter lockout stories are fake news — Eskom Eskom has confirmed that reports of impending prepaid meter lockouts in South Africa are fake news and that no meter lockouts are occurring. The source of the misleading information is publications that appear to use artificial...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom breakdowns at lowest level in nine months

    Eskom breakdowns at lowest level in nine months Eskom reports that, on Friday, its power station breakdowns were at their lowest levels recorded in nine months. “As of 1 August 2025, unplanned outages stand at 8,525MW, the lowest level in recent history, narrowly surpassing the 8,258MW...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom aiming for 70% EAF by March 2026 — Ramokgopa

    Eskom aiming for 70% EAF by March 2026 — Ramokgopa South Africa's electricity minister says the power utility aims to improve its energy availability factor (EAF) by 10 percentage points in less than nine months, despite rising unplanned breakdowns. Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has told the...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom struggling to reduce breakdowns

    Eskom struggling to reduce breakdowns Eskom reports that, as of Friday, the weekly average breakdowns at its power stations was 13,628 MW. For nine weeks in a row, average breakdowns have exceeded the power utility’s 13,000 MW “safe” threshold. While breakdowns were lower this week, the...
  16. D

    Citipower registration of solar

    Hi All, Has anyone registered their solar with citipower? I read some big figures regarding eskom registration (20 to 50k) but for citipower some are reporting it cost them about 5k to do. How many of the people with solar here are registered? I am not entirely sure yet whether to go through...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom close to stage 2 load-shedding

    Eskom close to stage 2 load-shedding Eskom’s breakdowns averaged 15,076 MW over the last week, well above its base case of 13,000 MW for the 2025 winter period. This was revealed in an Eskom system update late on Friday, 20 June 2025, in which the power utility reported its latest performance...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Former Eskom COO chairman at emerging battery giant

    Former Eskom COO chairman at emerging battery giant The company building most of South Africa's government-funded battery energy storage systems (BESS) is chaired by former Eskom chief operating officer (COO) Jan Oberholzer. Electricity and energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa recently...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom issues tender for green hydrogen project builder

    Eskom issues tender for green hydrogen project builder Eskom has issued an invitation for companies to tender for the construction of a pilot renewable green hydrogen facility (RHF) at its Johannesburg Research, Testing and Development (RT&D) unit. The power utility said that developing...
  20. missionimpossible

    is it possible to go off grid?

    is it possible to go off grid given this announcement? I am currently being billed by ESKOM direct. Surely I can ask ESKOM to disconnect me, take my deposit and move on...
  21. frankvw

    New Eskom tariff structure

    I know this is not related to loadshedding (AFAIK) so if this is the wrong forum I apologize in advance. I just received my latest Eskom bill. With the new tariff structure coming into effect on 1 April last I expected higher charges, both for energy consumption and network capacity charge (the...
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