South Africans will spend Human Rights Day enduring Stage 4 load shedding. Eskom has released a statement confirming that it will implement Stage 4 load shedding again from 9am on Human Rights Day in South Africa. Eskom says this is because of continued lack of capacity. The cash strapped power[…]
As government entities scramble to find solutions to the crisis at Eskom, the country has been plunged into “rotational” darkness. Frequent load shedding has not only impacted everyday life but also small businesses that are thriving in an already ailing economy. The chairperson of the Athlone Business partnership Ronald Camphor[…]
Click here to watch Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday that the department and Eskom understood how frustrating load shedding was and that the embattled power utility would get it right in the next few years. Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan. [Image Source: News24] Gordhan, Eskom board[…]
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom board chairperson Jabu Mabuza will brief the media on the current electricity supply problems that the country is currently experiencing on Tuesday morning. The briefing will take place in Rosebank, north of Johannesburg. Eskom says it will continue to implement stage 4 loadshedding, as large parts of[…]
Eskom has announced that South Africans will face a full day of Stage 4 load shedding on Monday as it battles a shortage of capacity. The power utility implemented Stage 4 load shedding on Sunday. It said rotational power cuts would continue throughout the night at Stage 2 level until[…]
Eskom will continue with Stage 4 rotational loadshedding from 8AM to 11PM on Sunday. The power utility said it continued with loadshedding throughout the night in an effort to build up necessary water reserves in the pump storage scheme. Eskom revealed in a statement that even with the implementation of stage[…]
Eskom will implement stage two rotational loadshedding from 8am until 11pm on Friday. The Power utility says this is as a result of a shortage of capacity due to a number of generating units still out of service due to breakdowns. Eskom implemented rotational loadshedding on Thursday from 11 am to[…]
Business bodies and sectors have cautioned that the above inflation tariff hikes granted by the National Energy Regulator (Nersa) to Eskom could undermine economic recovery efforts as electricity is a major input cost. The regulator announced on Thursday that electricity prices will rise by 9.41% in 2019/2020, 8.1% in 2020/2021[…]
The State Capture Commission is expected to hear the evidence from Eskom officials, Gert Opperman and Johann Bester, on Friday morning in Parktown, Johannesburg. Earlier this week, Snehal Nagar of Eskom’s Primary Energy Division said that Eskom’s payment system had to be manipulated in order to make a controversial R600-million[…]
South Africa will hear on Thursday how much the cost of electricity will rise over the next three years, following Eskom’s application for double-digit hikes. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will make the announcement at 13:00 in Pretoria. This follows Eskom’s application in September 2018 for 15%[…]
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