FNB and Mediclinic preparing for total Eskom grid collapse — even if it is unlikely
Major South African companies like First National Bank (FNB) and Mediclinic are putting plans in place for the unlikely event of total grid collapse in South Africa, MyBroadband has learned from a reliable...
Total blackout "remote chance" despite high load-shedding stages — Energy expert
The chances of a total power blackout occurring in South Africa are still remote, despite rising concern about the return to stage 6 load-shedding on Wednesday, 7 December 2022.
That is energy expert Chris...
Eskom delays critical Koeberg outage after warnings of imminent stage 7
Power utility Eskom has delayed the scheduled outage of a Koeberg nuclear power station unit to afford the utility "some time" to stabilise its power system.
Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha confirmed the...
Eskom stage 7 load-shedding knocking on South Africa's door
South Africa is on the brink of getting hit with its highest level of load-shedding yet — stage 7 — and Eskom CEO André De Ruyter should shoulder the blame.
That is according to energy expert Ted Blom, who recently spoke to eNCA...
Eskom accused of lying about load-shedding
Eskom has denied using load reduction to hide the amount of load-shedding it is implementing in South Africa.
Following similar allegations in October 2020 and June 2021, energy analyst Ted Blom has again claimed the power utility is being devious in...
Eskom hiding the truth about Medupi
Energy experts have slated Eskom’s announcement that the last unit of the Medupi power station achieved commercial operation, which marks the completion of the project.
Eskom said the last of six generation units of the Medupi power station in Lephalale...
Eskom dismisses allegations of corruption linked to ANC
Eskom has dismissed allegations from mining and energy advisor Ted Blom that a recent coal supply agreement with Seriti Resources is corrupt.
Last month, Seriti Resources announced that Eskom agreed to amend the existing Duvha coal supply...