Eskom has escalated load shedding to stage 6, equal to the worst blackouts it has ever imposed, between 4pm and 5am daily.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa said the energy department will take over responsibility for overseeing Eskom.
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter resigned because “it’s a tough job”, President Cyril Ramaphosa said, stressing that the government has a “cohesive” plan to resolve the national power shortage.
Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan said an apparent attempt to poison Eskom CEO André de Ruyter will be “thoroughly investigated”.
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter survived an attempt to murder him in his office in December, according to a report by energy expert Chris Yelland.
Several big solar panel makers are ramping production in a boon to clean energy.
Many South Africans are still on holiday. Yet Eskom is steadily ratcheting up its rolling power cuts – now going to stage 4.
Eskom continues to struggle to supply enough electricity to South Africans to meet demand, despite the holiday lull.
Etion shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a scheme to delist the company from the JSE ahead of a planned winding up of the business.
South Africa needs to upgrade its coal-fired power plants rather than focus on renewable energy, according to a sanctioned Russian billionaire.