Electricity losses cost the Johannesburg and Tshwane councils jointly about R3,5bn in the previous financial year. These losses constituted almost a fifth of bulk purchases in Tshwane and a quarter in Johannesburg. Municipalities have to charge
Author: Antoinette Slabbert
A total of 37 independent power producers, who are affected by Eskom’s delay in signing power purchase agreements with them, have obtained legal opinion from respected senior advocate
There are strong indications that Eskom’s average electricity tariffs will increase by a mere 2,2% this year. While this sounds good from a consumer perspective, it would leave a big hole in the utility’s pocket that might
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research on Wednesday responded to a statement from Eskom in which the power utility appeared to cherry pick from a CSIR methodology developed to calculate the net cost
Eskom issued a statement on Tuesday night highlighting the net loss to the economy of R9bn in 2016 as a result of its renewable power purchases from independent power producers. This follows Eskom being criticised for its
Eskom on Tuesday afternoon released the request for information for 9,6GW of new nuclear power generation capacity, but made it very clear that it has not commenced with procurement. This follows
Outstanding e-toll debt has begun to prescribe as three years have passed since the controversial system became operational, roads agency Sanral has confirmed. This means that unless road users were summonsed or formally
Cabinet on Thursday announced the appointment of the current CEO of the company operating Gauteng’s controversial e-toll system to succeed Sanral CEO Nazir Alli, who retires at the end of September. Sanral said in a statement
A test case might be on the cards to ensure legal certainty with regard to the enforcement of Gauteng’s controversial e-tolls. This comes as roads agency Sanral has already taken steps to issue at least
Eskom’s shock decision not to enter into further power purchase agreements beyond the department of energy’s bid round 4.5 is in line with its earlier stance towards the renewable energy procurement programme and might impact investors, Ashburton