mike rossouw

  1. Jan

    AMEU warns of unseen load-shedding disaster in the making

    Unseen load-shedding disaster warning — four substations explode Four mini substations in Johannesburg blew up on Thursday when Eskom restored power after scheduled load-shedding, causing several areas to remain without power even after their rotational power cuts ended. Infrastructure damage...
  3. Jan

    Eskom doesn't have the resources to deal with all its breakdowns - Mike Rossouw

    Eskom's problems are much worse than they are telling us — Expert Eskom's planned maintenance projects will be impossible to complete with its current resources, and the best course of action would be for the utility to close its older power stations. This is according to the energy analyst...
  4. Jan

    Eskom is running its power plants too hard - Development Bank of South Africa analyst

    Eskom running its power plants to death Eskom's lenders are concerned as the power utility runs its working generation units excessively and does not complete the necessary maintenance. According to Lungile Mashele, an energy expert at the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), the working...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • department of mineral resources and energy (dmre) development bank of southern africa (dbsa) eskom jan oberholzer lungile mashele mike rossouw tommy wedderspoon
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  5. Jan

    Controversial load-shedding solution - switch off old underperforming power plants now

    Eskom must switch off these 5 power stations — or South Africa will be switched off Shutting down old power stations, and not building new ones, is energy analyst Mike Rossouw's controversial solution to load-shedding.
  6. Jan

    Eskom has lost control of its generation fleet - Mike Rossow

    Eskom is in total collapse — and a vicious load-shedding cycle will follow Energy expert Mike Rossouw says Eskom has completely lost control of its generation fleet and accused CEO André de Ruyter of not telling the truth about the crisis at the power utility.
  7. Jan

    Eskom refuses to acknowledge September 2021 promise

    The question Eskom and André de Ruyter refuse to answer Eskom and its CEO André de Ruyter avoid one topic like the plague: What happened to the promise of limiting load-shedding from September 2021? In February 2020, shortly after he was appointed, IOL reported that De Ruyter had set himself a...
  8. Jan

    Several organisations and analysts have dismissed calls for André de Ruyter to resign

    Hands off André de Ruyter Many organisations, including Business Unity South Africa and the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, want Eskom CEO André de Ruyter to remain in his position.
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • andré de ruyter black business council (bbc) business unity south africa (busa) chris yelland eskom mike rossouw national union of mineworkers (num) organisation undoing tax abuse (outa) south african federation of trade unions (saftu) wayne duvenage
    • Replies: 56
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  9. Jan

    Eskom board and management can't comprehend engineers' input - lobbyist

    Eskom ignoring problem that causes breakdowns — energy analyst Independent energy expert, Tshepo Kgadima, said Eskom is ignoring the preventable problem of burning coal at the wrong temperature, which causes boiler tube leaks. Speaking to ENCA, Kgadima warned that South Africa should expect...
  10. Jan

    Eskom has no money for spares and staff morale is rock-bottom

    Eskom is falling apart Eskom has no money for spares to fix power stations, breakdowns are at an all-time high, its energy availability factor (EAF) is the worst in history, and staff morale has hit rock bottom. Energy analyst Mike Rossouw said 2021 had been the worst year ever regarding...
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