Clarens has been load-shedding-free for 7 months
By collectively reducing their electricity demand during load-shedding, residents and businesses of Clarens have been completely exempt from the rotational power cuts for seven months.
Sunday newspaper Rapport has detailed how the small Free...
How Eskom is avoiding Stage 7 load-shedding
Eskom has managed to avoid Stage 7 load-shedding in recent days and weeks by implementing Stage 4 load-curtailment, Stage 6 power cuts, and burning diesel in 19 open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs).
Several experts have said that the state-owned power...
Eskom load-shedding hit stage 7, say economists
Eskom "technically" implemented stage 7 load-shedding at one point last week, according to the Bureau for Economic Research's (BER's) latest weekly review.
The BER argues Eskom's power cuts reached this level if you account for the load...
Eskom cracks the whip
Eskom has threatened to use its own teams to enforce rotational power cuts in municipalities that do not comply with its instructions to implement the necessary amount of load-shedding.
The warning shot came during an update on the state of the utility's generation system...