Eskom's big grid expansion problem
Eskom faces a lack of transmission grid capacity to add new wind and solar plants, and it doesn't have enough funds for the necessary expansion.
This is according to Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, who, during a media briefing on Sunday, 23 July...
South Africa's grid is full — and Eskom isn't doing enough to upgrade it
Eskom's transmission grid in several provinces is full — or close to it — and the power utility is only spending a fraction of the money necessary to upgrade it.
This is according to Intellidex's managing director for...
Stage 8 load-shedding — electricity minister addresses concerns
Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said that, based on the evidence in front of him, he does not anticipate significantly higher stages of load-shedding during winter this year.
“If we don’t get an extremely cold winter...
Brace for stage 8 load-shedding
Energy experts and analysts have sounded the alarm over stage 8 load-shedding, which they say could be implemented at short notice.
Eskom itself has warned South Africans to brace for higher levels of load-shedding.
andré de ruyter
bureau of economic research (ber)
eskom
hohm energy
isabel fick
load-shedding
matthew cruise
national energy crisis committee (necom)
national energy regulator of south africa (nersa)
open-cycle gas turbine (ocgt)
peterattardmontalto
Energy minister's load-shedding lie
Energy expert Chris Yelland said claims that there can be a sudden improvement in Eskom’s energy availability factor to stop load-shedding is misleading the public.
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe told eNCA South Africa’s energy crisis...
chris yelland
council for scientific and industrial research (csir)
eskom
gwede mantashe
intellidex
monique le roux
peterattardmontalto
risk mitigation ipp procurement (rmippp)
Big problem with Eskom's grid — South Africa faces 10 more years of power cuts
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) senior energy researcher Monique le Roux says that, given available data, another decade of load-shedding is a possible scenario for South Africa.
“It’s a very...
Eskom's wishful thinking
Load-shedding could stick around for a lot longer than South Africans have been told, and it could intensify further due to a lack of transmission grid capacity for new wind and solar power plants.
This is according to Intellidex's head of capital markets, Peter Attard...
Get ready for massive Eskom price hike
There are "strong indications" that South Africans should brace themselves for a massive electricity price hike to be announced on Tuesday, 29 November 2022, according to Sunday newspaper Rapport.
That is when the National Energy Regulator of South Africa...
Half a trillion rand needed to end load-shedding — Intellidex
South Africa will require R500 billion ($28 billion) in private investment to end power cuts that are stalling economic growth by the start of 2025, said Peter Attard Montalto, Intellidex’s head of capital markets research.
The...