Government takes the energy situation in the country very seriously, Public Enterprise Minister Lynne Brown said on Thursday following the state-of-the-nation address. “That is why it has a war room that constitutes any department that affects energy in the country,” she said. “It is the almost most single important issue[…]
South Africa is on power alert, Eskom said on Wednesday morning. “The power system remains vulnerable, meaning that any extra load or faults in the system may necessitate load shedding today,” the electricity provider posted on its Twitter feed shortly after 6.15am. A further post minutes later read: “Eskom calls[…]
Eskom on Sunday said it hoped that it would not need to implement load shedding in the upcoming week. “For now, our aspiration is not to have load shedding at all [for the week ahead],” said Eskom spokesman Khulu Phasiwe. However, he warned, that the possibility could not be ruled[…]
Government shares responsibility with Eskom for the power problems gripping the country, Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona said on Thursday. “The government co-owns the problem because some of the factors that led us into the situation have to do with policy,” he told reporters in Johannesburg. This included electricity pricing set[…]
From the 1st of February, the City of Cape Town will implement a new load shedding schedule to ensure an equal rotation of power cuts when Eskom implements its power cuts. The current schedule was designed during a time when power cuts were infrequent and operated on a weekly cycle[…]
Eskom hopes the need for rolling blackouts will not arise on Monday as most businesses resume operations after the festive season. “The power system is currently constrained but stable,” the power utility’s spokesman Khulu Phasiwe said just after 10am. “At this stage, Eskom is able to meet the rising electricity[…]
The Democratic Alliance on Sunday said it was concerned with a lack of clarity about the current state of South Africa’s power supply system as the new year took off. “The power utility and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa must… let us know exactly what the current state of affairs is,[…]
Eskom was “cautiously confident” that it would not have to implement blackouts over the festive season despite the power system being constrained, it said on Thursday. “The power system is expected to remain constrained but stable this week and the rest of the festive season, and as a result the[…]
The enforcement of load shedding is a result of the nationwide electricity demand outstripping what Eskom is currently able to provide, according to the company’s Western Cape Operating Unit general manager, Alwie Lester. This comes amidst a major energy crisis that has further deterred public approval towards the country’s only[…]
The instability of the country’s electricity supply, coupled with the enforcement of rolling blackouts is likely to pose a significant risk to the economy, according to the South African Chamber of Commerce (SACCI). Since the collapse of a power silo at the Eskom’s Majuba power station in early November, South[…]
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