load-shedding

  1. Jan

    Eskom electricity prices vs inflation from 1970 to 2023

    South Africa's electricity price nightmare Eskom's average annual electricity tariff increases over the past 15 years have surpassed inflation drastically, an analysis from energy expert Anton Eberhard has revealed. Despite this, the power utility says the National Energy Regulator of South...
  3. Jan

    Winter power cuts predictions with capacity factors from 40% to 60% - up to stage 11 possible

    Eskom could implement stage 11 load-shedding this winter South Africa could be subjected to as high as stage 11 load-shedding this winter, despite Eskom saying stage 6 is unlikely over the winter months. This is according to Virtual Energy and Power director Clyde Mallinson, who analysed...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Switching off South Africa's geysers could save up to four stages of load-shedding — Ramokgopa

    Switching off South Africa's geysers could save up to four stages of load-shedding — Ramokgopa Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, is expected to visit the Matimba and Medupi Power Stations in Limpopo on Monday. This is a continuation of the...
  5. Jan

    South African consumer confidence at levels last seen during Covid-19 pandemic

    South African consumers getting pounded Consumer confidence is at levels last seen amid the Covid–19 pandemic and in the second quarter of 2022 when deadly floods devastated KwaZulu-Natal, and the economic effects of the Ukrainian war started to manifest. This is according to the Bureau of...
    • Jan
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  6. Jan

    Townships and rural areas will only get 10% electricity tariff hike - StandUpSA

    These households will get relief from Eskom's 18.65% electricity tariff hike The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved a lower electricity tariff increase for low-income households — decreasing from 18.65% to 10% — meaning township residents and those living in rural...
  7. Jan

    We will smoke out De Ruyter - Fikile Mbalula

    ANC vows to "smoke out" André de Ruyter Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter disappeared shortly after his explosive interview in which he made serious allegations about fraud and corruption involving top politicians. Last month, De Ruyter told eNCA’s Annika Larsen there was widespread malfeasance...
    • Jan
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    • african national congress (anc) andré de ruyter eskom fikile mbalula krish naidoo load-shedding
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  8. Jan

    Power cuts have reduced potential size of South African economy by a fifth - PIC

    Bad news for South Africa's economy Blackouts have reduced the potential size of South Africa’s economy by almost a fifth since they started being imposed around 2008, according to an energy specialist at Africa’s biggest fund manager. Outages can be expected every week this year and if the...
    • Jan
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    • annabel bishop eskom imf load-shedding lungile mashele mtn public investment corporation (pic) vodacom
    • Replies: 17
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  9. Jan

    Kgosientsho Ramokgopa: I'm an engineer [and De Ruyter was not]

    Electricity minister takes aim at André de Ruyter eNCA journalist Heidi Giokos asked how Eskom had gone from De Ruyter's dire warning of higher stages of load-shedding a few weeks ago to a steady improvement in its coal fleet — resulting in load-shedding being suspended over the weekend...
  10. Jan

    Electricity minister says De Ruyter is wrong about corruption at Kusile

    André de Ruyter wrong about corruption at Kusile — Minister of Electricity Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa told media on Monday that the problems at Eskom’s Kusile power station have nothing to do with corruption and are purely technical. Ramokgopa embarked on a power station tour...
    • Jan
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    • andré de ruyter eskom kgosientsho ramokgopa kusile power station load-shedding
    • Replies: 77
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  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom extends load-shedding break — stage 2 and stage 3 rotation until further notice

    Eskom extends load-shedding break — stage 2 and stage 3 rotation until further notice Eskom will continue to suspend load-shedding until 05:00 on Wednesday, 22 March 2023, before beginning a rotation of stage 2 and stage 3 power cuts in the coming days. The utility said this was due to a...
  12. Jan

    Electricity minister meets Chinese ambassador to discuss load-shedding

    Electricity minister asks China for help to fight load-shedding Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has met with the Chinese ambassador to South Africa to discuss areas of collaboration to end load-shedding. President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Ramokgopa as the new energy minister on 7...
  13. Jan

    AWPower discusses viability of home wind power generation

    Why home wind power is useless for most South Africans There is a long list of reasons why wind power is unsuitable for most home self-generation in South Africa, a renewable energy expert has told MyBroadband. These include lower energy availability, more maintenance and monitoring...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN plans to use state of disaster to source electrical engineers from other African countries

    MTN plans to use state of disaster to source electrical engineers from other African countries MTN hopes the national state of disaster over Eskom will allow it to bring in electrical engineers working in other African countries to help manage its towers during load-shedding. During the...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Electricity minister warns about worse load-shedding, says "celebration" over lower levels show seriousness of crisis

    Electricity minister warns about worse load-shedding, says "celebration" over lower levels show seriousness of crisis South Africa’s newly appointed electricity minister warned that record electricity outages could get even worse and said the state power utility’s performance targets need to be...
  16. Jan

    Nersa grants final approval for Eskom tariff hike - 18.65% average, 10% Homelight 20A, 29.53% "key urban and industrial"

    Eskom's 19% price hike gets final approval — with bad news for urban and industrial customers The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has granted final approval for Eskom to implement an 18.65% average electricity tariff increase. Nersa said it made its determination on Eskom’s...
    • Jan
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    • eskom load-shedding national energy regulator of south africa (nersa)
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  17. Jan

    What would happen if South Africa's electricity grid collapsed (Bloomberg)

    What happens if South Africa's electricity grid totally collapses With South Africa enduring record power outages, the government has given assurances that the electricity grid won’t be allowed to collapse. Yet increasing numbers of businesses are preparing for that very eventuality. Mining...
  18. Jan

    "Corruption is everywhere, including in renewables" - Mantashe

    Solar and coal power are equally corrupt — Mantashe Last Tuesday, mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe told delegates at the Africa Energy Indaba in Cape Town that coal is here to stay for a long time. Greenpeace Africa activists disrupted Mantashe’s keynote address at the Cape...
  19. Jan

    DFFE grants Eskom environmental exemption for Kusile's fast-tracked repairs

    Good news for Kusile power station repairs Environmental affairs minister Barbara Creecy has announced that her department exempted Eskom from amending its Atmospheric Emission License, subject to certain strict conditions. Creecy explained that amending the licence would be lengthy, and...
  20. Jan

    Eskom power cuts timetable - 14-17 March 2023

    Eskom reduces power cuts — here is the updated load-shedding timetable Eskom has announced a reduction in load-shedding after recovering some generating capacity over the past two days. "Load-shedding will be reduced to stage 3 from 05:00 on Wednesday until 16:00. Thereafter, stage 4...
  21. Jan

    MultiChoice warns load-shedding will hurt DStv revenue in 2023 results

    Eskom load-shedding hits DStv DStv parent company MultiChoice has warned investors that it expects to report lower revenue than anticipated for its 2023 financial year (FY2023). MultiChoice said subscriber growth and activity during the Fifa World Cup and festive season had not been enough to...
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