South Africa’s sugar industry is set to lose more than R700m this year due to load-shedding. This is according to data compiled by SA Canegrowers, which on Thursday appealed to Eskom and government to urgently put short-term measures in place to mitigate the impact of rolling blackouts on the industry.[…]
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has expressed concern over the negative impact of rolling blackouts on the country’s courts. Several political parties and organisations are taking legal action against Eskom in an effort to force the power utility to reveal a plan on ending rolling blackouts. Eskom is[…]
Eskom says load-shedding will be implemented at stage 3 until 4pm on Monday and at stage 4 until 5am on Tuesday. This is due to two generating units at Tutuka power station being shut down during the night, while the return to service of an Arnot power station unit has[…]
The most severe power cuts ever experienced in South Africa are threatening food and water supplies and disrupting the lives of millions of people, including chicken farmers. In the poultry industry, electricity outages have forced factories to pause round-the-clock operations for as long as half a day at a time.[…]
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has voiced their objection to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (NERSA) latest approval of electricity price hikes. NERSA recently approved Eskom’s tariff increase application by 18.65% for the 2023/2024 financial year. It comes as the country endures Stage 6 rolling blackouts.[…]
Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) are suffering amid escalating power outages and their plight will be worsened by the latest electricity price hike. This is the view of NPO Midrand Local Economic Empowerment (MLEE), representing more than 300 SMMEs. Members are from industries such as construction, catering, food, restaurants,[…]
The Western Cape government has described the planned 18.6% electricity tariff hikes by Eskom as outrageous and out of touch with the economic conditions of the citizens of the country. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), approved an 18.65% increase in electricity tariffs for the 2023/2024 financial year,[…]
Data published by Statistics South Africa reflects the adverse impact of load shedding and muted global economic growth on the manufacturing sector. Manufacturing production decreased by 1.1% in November 2022, compared with November 2021. The largest negative contributions came from food and beverages, wood and wood products, as well as petroleum and[…]
South Africa passed 200 days of power cuts in 2022 on Tuesday, with more to come. Eskom ramped up load-shedding from stage 1 to stage 3 from 4pm until 5am for the rest of the week. The power utility has implemented record rotational blackouts this year because its old and poorly[…]
Stage 3 load-shedding will be implemented on Tuesday from 4pm until 5am on Wednesday morning, with stage 2 from 5am until 4pm on Wednesday. “This will be repeated daily for the remainder of the week,” Eskom said. The power utility appealed to the public to conserve as much electricity as[…]
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