The government is considering declaring a national state of disaster as record power cuts cripple the economy.
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Parts of Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city, are being subjected to renewed water-supply cuts as ongoing electricity shortages disrupt pumping operations.
Eskom has launched a tender for the second phase of a project to make land around its power stations available for the construction of private renewable energy projects.
Senior members of the ANC have blamed a range of factors outside their control for South Africa’s electricity crisis.
High hopes that government will soon lay out plans to take on a majority of Eskom’s debt have lifted the company’s bonds.
Eskom is examining how the suspension of a pact that enables it to import nuclear fuel components from the US.
Petrochemicals giant Sasol has signed three wind-power purchase deals as it shifts towards renewable energy to meet its carbon emissions targets.
Eskom is again looking for a chief executive. But running the utility surely ranks as the worst job in the global energy industry.
South Africa made fresh inquiries about securing electricity supply from Turkey’s Karpowership as it battles its worst-ever power outages.
For many years, critical maintenance was deferred and our power stations were run too hard to keep the lights on. We are now paying the price for these miscalculations.