Eskom said on Friday there was currently no planned load shedding as it had enough generating capacity to meet the demand. This follows the first full day without load shedding in a month after Eskom resumed power cuts on April 29, breaking a five-day streak of no load shedding. Eskom thanked[…]
Eskom said on Friday it regrets to announce that Stage 1 load shedding will be implemented from 06:00 until 22:00 today.Eskom said in his latest System Status Bulletin released on Thursday that the electricity system remains significantly constrained, but the situation is expected to improve slightly going into the weekend,[…]
The public will remain in the dark about any financial settlement reached with former Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona until its next 2015/2016 financial report in 2016. On Monday, Eskom and its suspended chief executive agreed to part ways on an amicable basis after the CEO was suspended on March 12,[…]
Western Cape community safety MEC Dan Plato has requested a full briefing with police management on station functionality during load shedding. This after a number of police stations reported that their phones are out of order during rolling blackouts, Plato said in a statement. Other stations, he claimed, reported that[…]
The Democratic Alliance on Sunday said it wants Eskom to explain to Parliament why the cash-strapped parastatal is spending a fortune on food subsidies for employees. “The food subsidy bill must be brought before the committee to allow Parliament to comprehensively scrutinise if such expenditure is warranted,” DA MP Natasha[…]
Eskom has reached payment agreements with 10 out of 20 defaulting municipalities, after the supplier issued threats that it would begin power cuts in June. “The bulk electricity supplies of municipalities that have entered into a payment agreement with Eskom will not be interrupted,” Eskom said in a statement sent[…]
Mining company Glencore and the Presidency on Saturday moved to dispel claims that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa may have benefited from Eskom’s coal buying deals. ”Glencore refers to the various statements attributed to Mr Ted Blom published in Fin24.com on 24 April 2015 regarding certain supply contracts concluded between the[…]
Eskom warned on Thursday that the possibility of evening load shedding is high and is dependent on the performance of Eskom’s power plant. This was the case since Monday, but this time Eskom also omitted its medium “prognosis” for the day. Evening load shedding has started at 17:00 and ended[…]
Eskom has rectified a City of Ekurhuleni tweet that load shedding would be at stage 2, saying that it will only be at stage 1 from 17:00 to 22:00 on Wednesday. “Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding from 17:00 today, which is likely to continue until 22:00 this evening,”[…]
Theres a feeling of cautious optimism surrounding the future of South Africas electricity and energy sector after last weeks series of critical announcements, according to energy expert Chris Yelland on Monday. Im getting a new feeling of optimism and confidence coming out of the Department of Energy, the Department of[…]
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