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Generation fell 8.1% in June to the weakest reading in seven years, while Eskom’s fleet ran better than at any point since 2017.

Investors have been waiting to see whether South Africa would actually follow through on real energy sector reform.

Eskom recorded a daily energy availability factor of 80.24% on 20 July, its best single day since 20 September 2017.

The transmission operator will own the assets outright, reversing a plan approved by the energy minister in December.

Eskom is heading for a load shedding-free winter – yet electricity reform has stalled, a top business lobby has warned.

Weekend reports alleged 150 workers were contaminated by radiation; Eskom has denied harm.

Eskom has secured the government approvals it needs to establish Eskom Green as a wholly owned subsidiary.

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has said new electricity trading rules are close and that the utility is tooling up to trade.

Telkom fought to keep its network and South Africa lost a decade. Eskom risks making the same mistake.

A quartet of newly approved projects is chasing spare grid capacity, not South Africa’s best solar resources.