There was a good chance that South Africans would experience further power cuts on Tuesday, power utility Eskom said. “The grid is exceptionally tight. There is a medium to high chance of load shedding today [Tuesday] if we do see further technical challenges developing,” spokesman Andrew Etzinger said. He said[…]
Eskom’s Western Cape Operating Unit Manager Alwi Lester says the parastatal has realized that regular and efficient maintenance is necessary to provide power to South Africans without any interruptions to their quality of life. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast Beat, Lester said that in the short term the power utility would[…]
Manufacturing production in the metals and engineering sector saw a one percent seasonally-adjusted decline between October and November this year due to electricity disruptions by Eskom, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of SA (Seifsa) said on Monday. Seifsa chief economist Henk Langenhoven said that the cumulative effect of the[…]
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says Eskom must sort out its problems because they are hurting the economy, according to Monday’s Business Report. Nene told the publication government was not able to help Eskom with day-to-day and operational issues, as it was best suited to deal with these itself. Nene reportedly[…]
Despite lingering concerns over the long term sustainability of the country’s power grid, utility provider Eskom has sought to assure South Africans that there is little possibility of load shedding over the course of the next week. This comes after Eskom was forced to conduct much needed maintenance over the[…]
The first quarter of 2015 is looking pretty bleak for businesses, in light of an ongoing energy crisis with the country’s sole electricity provider, Eskom. The public utility provider has seen its systems constrained since early November after the collapse of a silo at the Majuba power station in Mpumalanga.[…]
The risk of power cuts is currently low as many industries are still on holiday, Eskom said on Monday. “The power system is expected to remain constrained but stable this week and for the rest of the festive season. The risk of load shedding is low during this period,” Eskom[…]
The Democratic Alliance on Tuesday called on Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to clarify Eskom’s latest threat of further rolling blackouts. Spokeswoman on public enterprises Natasha Michael said Ramaphosa had to disclose the reason four generators stopped working on Tuesday, the impact it would have on South Africans and what contingency[…]
As businesses scramble to work around Eskom’s sporadic enforcement of load shedding, a risk expert has warned that the country’s ongoing electricity crisis may have a detrimental effect on businesses that have not implemented any form of risk management strategy. The warning comes amidst suggestions that even if the power[…]
No power cuts have been planned for the day, power utility Eskom said on Thursday. “So far there is no plan to load shed,” the media desk said. Eskom, however, warned that things could change during the course of the day. “As much as there is no plan for load[…]
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