Eskom’s plan to circumvent pollution controls at one of biggest coal-fired plants may lead to hundreds of deaths, a new study has found.
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Eskom will have received close to half a trillion rand in state support since it started imposing debilitating blackouts in 2008.
Cape Town is planning a R1.2-billion solar PV project that it hopes will protect it from one full stage of load shedding.
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South Africa must forge its own path towards becoming a low carbon emissions economy, public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan said.
Bheki Nxumalo has been appointed to one of the toughest jobs in South Africa: group executive for generation at Eskom.
The largest trade union at Eskom wants a 15% wage increase even as the utility fails to generate adequate electricity.
Eskom will reduce supply by 6GW until further notice after a unit at Medupi failed.
Plant breakdowns have plunged South Africa back into stage-6 load shedding.
The pilot project plans to study the potential of introducing small portable solar power systems into informal housing communities to provide electricity.