Over the next five years, Eskom is expected to have an electricity supply shortage of 4GW. However the shortfall could increase as the economy grows, according to the power utility’s chief executive, André de Ruyter.
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Eskom said it is undertaking long-overdue repairs at its facilities amid a high risk of nationwide outages, and it expects supply to improve later this year.
Eskom said on Sunday it would extend scheduled power cuts by three more days, until 5am on Wednesday, as it suffered further breakdowns at five power stations during the weekend.
Deputy President David Mabuza said in parliament that Eskom has communicated a headcount reduction plan to government.
Eskom and Sasol, South Africa’s two biggest polluters, must comply with emission limits even if it costs them tens of billions of rand, environment minister Barbara Creecy said.
Just when South Africans were getting used to an uninterrupted supply of power, Eskom is pulling the plug again: Load shedding returns at 5pm on Wednesday.
Struggling state utility Eskom said on Tuesday that its board of directors would investigate an allegation of racism levelled against CEO André de Ruyter.
Elon Musk is getting into the Texas power market, with previously unrevealed construction of a gigantic battery connected to an ailing electric grid that nearly collapsed last month.
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The price of petrol is set to increase by 65c/l as of Wednesday, the department of mineral resources & energy said.