WiSolar, a South African start-up that sells solar power on a prepaid basis, plans to raise R45-million as it gears up for growth.
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The situation in Johannesburg is bizarre and increasingly untenable.
Kenya is experiencing a nationwide power outage after a high-voltage transmission line broke.
Stakeholders have until Friday to submit written comments to energy regulator Nersa on Eskom tariffs that may increase by more than 40%.
Unit 4 at the Kusile power station has been synchronised to the national grid for the first time, which should help to alleviate pressure on the system into 2022.
Eskom has blamed an “internal fault” for a transformer explosion that has knocked out unit 8 of the Camden coal-fired power station.
Eskom said on Monday it had executed the separation of its transmission division, subject to certain conditions, in line with an end-December deadline.
Eskom will make available large tracts of land it owns in Mpumalanga to investors wanting to build private power generation plants.
Eskom made a R9.2-billion net profit in the six months to the end of September, far higher than the R200-million in the year earlier period.
Emission control regulations that government wants to impose on Eskom’s power stations will lead to crippling load shedding, the utility said on Tuesday.