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[…]
Trading at Cape Town businesses have been severely hampered by the disruptions caused by load-shedding implemented by Eskom over the past weekend for the third weekend in a row. Some business-owners VOC News spoke said the power outages have been disastrous and are leading “customers out the door”. The power[…]
In a bid to assist with the countries crippling electricity crisis, trade union Solidarity has sought to implement a three step action plan that will assist Eskom with getting their system back up to standard. Eskom has come under severe criticism over the past few weeks after the reimplementation of[…]
Rotational power cuts will be implemented this weekend in a bid to increase Eskom’s water and diesel reserves, the parastatal said on Friday. “The power system is extremely constrained today and into the weekend, which will necessitate the use of open cycle gas turbines for most of today,” Eskom said[…]
Power utility Eskom on Wednesday called on consumers to switch off geysers, pool pumps and all non-essential appliances from 6pm to 8pm to prevent the need for power cuts. “The power system is severely constrained today and will remain so for the rest of the week,” chief executive Tshediso Matona[…]
The power grid was stable as the country moved into the long weekend, Eskom said on Saturday.“The grid is stable, with ample generation capacity for the long weekend,” spokesman Andrew Etzinger said in a text message to Sapa.On Friday, Etzinger said deliberate power cuts became necessary on Thursday evening due[…]
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