Explosion at Eskom power station
Eskom has revealed that a transformer explosion occurred at Matla power station in Mpumalanga at 17:00 on Thursday, with initial reports indicating that nine employees were injured, with one in critical condition.
The explosion affected Matla Unit 6. As a...
Eskom power station supervisor and tanker driver arrested for fraud and stealing fuel oil
An Eskom senior shift supervisor at the Matla Power Station and a heavy fuel oil tanker driver were arrested for fraud and theft this past week.
South African Police Service (Saps) officers apprehended...
Former Eskom employee turned contract arrested for making R14.7 million payment to company that never delivered
A former Eskom employee turned contractor was arrested this past week for making an unauthorised R14.7 million payment from the utility's accounts to a dubious supplier that never...
Eskom warns of load-shedding at short notice as six units break down
Eskom has warned that it may need to implement stage 2 load-shedding at short notice on Monday evening between 18:00 and midnight due to a shortage of generation capacity.
The state-owned power utility has suffered breakdowns...