Ending power cuts completely will probably take another five years if the infusion of more solar and wind capacity proceeds as currently planned.
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The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index declined for a fifth consecutive quarter in the second quarter of 2023.
Discovery Bank has become the latest financial services institution to help its clients minimise the impact of load shedding.
Promoted | The Digimune Group has launched CYDTech Solar, a new wholesale supplier of high-quality solar products for homes and small businesses.
The electricity crisis is a barrier to growth, destroys investor confidence and handicaps almost every economic activity.
Eskom expects to be able to suspend load shedding for a few hours this weekend.
Government expects private companies to add more than 4GW of electricity generation capacity to the grid by the end of 2024.
Eskom’s costs to run its diesel-powered units more than doubled as its fleet of coal-fired plants experienced frequent breakdowns.
Trade, industry & competition minister Ebrahim Patel has published block exemptions for energy users and suppliers in terms of the Competition Act.
The Reserve Bank is working on a contingency plan to ensure the country’s payments system remains in operation in the event Eskom’s electricity grid collapses.