load-shedding

  1. Jan

    Eskom appoints Bheki Nxumalo as head of generation

    Eskom appoints head of generation, effective immediately Eskom has appointed Bheki Nxumalo as Group Executive Generation, effective immediately. His career in the energy sector spans over 20 years, from junior to senior management and executive levels.
  3. Jan

    South Africa narrowly avoided a total blackout in February - Nicky Weimar

    South Africa narrowly dodged total grid collapse, says Nedbank chief economist Nedbank chief economist Nicky Weimar said that South Africa narrowly avoided a total blackout in February, with the grid almost shutting down completely. She was speaking during a Nedbank Private Wealth webinar on...
    • Jan
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    • eskom load-shedding mtn nedbank nicky weimar ralph mupita sim tshabalala standard bank
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. Jan

    Update: Continuous Stage 6 until further notice

    Eskom announces stage 6 until further notice Eskom has announced continuous stage 6 load-shedding after a generating unit broke down at Medupi power station. This comes after the state-owned power utility steadily increased the intensity of power cuts yesterday. History: South Africa is...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    6 popular generator brands in SA

    6 popular generator brands in SA South African households looking for a reliable generator to provide power during load-shedding will find several brands available with capacities suited for a wide range of energy demands. While a modest inverter-and-battery system is a great option for small...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Stage 5 load-shedding until further notice

    Stage 5 load-shedding until further notice Eskm has continued to implement stage 5 load-shedding from 05:00 on Wednesday, 12 April 2023. The utility had originally planned to reduce the rotational power cuts to stage 3 until 16:00 on Wednesday.
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom suspends load-shedding until 17:00

    Eskom suspends load-shedding until 17:00 Eskom suspended load-shedding on Saturday, 8 April 2023, due to lower demand than anticipated. The utility said that the rotational power cuts were stopped at 11:00 and would continue to be suspended until 17:00.
  8. Jan

    Ramokgopa details 7,100MW that could be brought back online - with money and environmental exemptions

    Electricity minister reveals his plan for stopping load-shedding South Africa's Minister of Electricity, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, has outlined his proposals for combatting load-shedding through interventions at Eskom's power stations. During a media briefing on Thursday, 6 April 2023, Ramokgopa...
  9. Jan

    Ramokgopa warns that Eskom expects 8,000MW to 10,000MW shortfall in winter

    Electricity minister's stage 10 load-shedding warning South Africa could face stage 10 load-shedding this winter if Eskom cannot improve its generation capacity, with electricity minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa warning that the power utility expects a shortfall of 8,000MW to 10,000MW. Ramokgopa...
  10. Jan

    Eskom launches demand response pilot for small commercial and residential sectors

    Eskom tests paying residential estates and small business to switch off their power Eskom has started piloting a national demand response programme in the small commercial and residential sectors. “This programme is an expansion of the successful industrial Demand Response Programme, which has...
  11. Jan

    Godongwana rolls back Eskom exemption for irregular and wasteful expenditure - for now

    Finance minister withdraws Eskom's exemption from reporting irregular and wasteful spending — for now Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has announced that government has withdrawn a gazette that exempts Eskom from reporting irregular, wasteful, and fruitless expenditures in its financial...
  12. Jan

    Solidarity and Outa win case against Eskom state of disaster by default - government is withdrawing

    South Africa is terminating the Eskom state of disaster President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration is withdrawing the declaration of a national state of disaster over South Africa’s energy crisis. Civil action group and trade union Solidarity has received a commitment from the State Attorney’s...
    • Jan
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    • cyril ramaphosa eskom load-shedding national state of disaster thembi nkadimeng
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. Jan

    Convict serving jailtime allegedly helps steal R4.9 million from Eskom

    Convict serving jailtime allegedly helps steal R4.9 million from Eskom The Hawks Serious Corruption and Serious Commercial Crime Investigation teams in Secunda have arrested four people in a joint operation on allegations of fraud and corruption at an Eskom power station. Nozipho Ntuli (35)...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • alfred lebohang sekatane eskom george edward sekatane load-shedding mpho makwana nozipho ntuli thulani harris mkhabela
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  14. Jan

    Godongwana exempts Eskom from reporting wasteful and irregular expenditure for 3 years

    Eskom doesn't have to report wasteful and irregular expenditure anymore South African finance minister Enoch Godongwana has gazetted a new regulation which exempts Eskom from disclosing any irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure amounts in its annual financial reports until 2025...
  15. Jan

    Eskom posts huge half-year profit decline, Martin Buys appointed acting CFO

    Eskom announces acting chief financial officer — and big half-year profit decline Eskom has announced that Martin Buys will act as the state-owned power utility’s chief financial officer until further notice. This is while Eskom’s current CFO, Calib Cassim, serves as acting CEO following the...
  16. Jan

    Solar tax breaks a win-win for everyone, even Eskom - Chris Yelland

    South Africa's solar tax breaks won't hurt Eskom — expert Eskom's revenue likely won't suffer due to increased rooftop photovoltaic solar (PV) uptake aided by tax incentives launched for residential and business customers on 1 March 2023. This is according to EE Business Intelligence managing...
  17. Jan

    Insurance ombud says excluding grid collapse from policies is a good thing

    Insurance companies refusing to cover total Eskom grid collapse a good thing — ombud South African consumers should view insurance policy exclusions for a total grid failure as a good thing, as the industry could collapse without them. This is according to the senior assistant ombudsman at the...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • eskom insurnace load-shedding peter nkhuna power blackout
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  18. Jan

    MTN announces plans to go off-grid at most sites

    Goodbye Eskom — MTN going off-grid at most towers MTN South Africa CEO Charles Molapisi says they are accelerating investments in alternative power sources and expect to be completely off-grid at most sites in future. This is so that load-shedding, which leads to increased theft and vandalism...
  19. Jan

    Outsurance joins the rest - adds exclusion for total grid collapse

    Outsurance excludes total Eskom blackout from insurance policies Outsurance has joined a growing list of insurers that have added grid collapse exclusions to their policies, removing cover for any loss, damage or liability caused by an Eskom blackout. It has joined the likes of Hollard...
  20. Jan

    ISPA says networks are struggling to drop prices while dealing with load-shedding

    South African networks can't cut data prices while load-shedding rages South African Internet service providers say government’s concern about the cost to communicate must consider the impact of regular power cuts on the cost of providing connectivity and Internet access. President Cyril...
    • Jan
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    • dominic cull eskom internet service providers’ association (ispa) khumbudzo ntshavheni load-shedding mondli gungubele
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  21. Jan

    Vodacom and MTN calling test during load-shedding

    We tested Vodacom and MTN during load-shedding and there were big problems MyBroadband has been receiving complaints about network issues relating to Vodacom and MTN during load-shedding and was able to recreate two of these issues within a single load-shedding slot. Users on MTN have...
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