Stellenbosch University’s Thinus Booysen and Arnold Rix explain what the power grid is and what keeps it stable – or not.
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Eskom will implement stage-4 load shedding from 2pm on Friday until 5am on Saturday, with the power cuts to continue all weekend.
Since 2015, government has granted waivers from emissions limits to Eskom and Sasol. The impact on people’s health and the environment has been grim.
The US has joined Britain, France, Germany and the EU in a multibillion-dollar partnership to help South Africa finance a quicker transition from coal.
Just a day after South Africa went to the polls in local government elections, Eskom has again said it will implement rolling power cuts.
There is a strong possibility that Eskom will again implement load shedding as soon as Tuesday.
Government has selected 25 preferred bidders in its latest effort to beef up renewable electricity supply as the country grapples with power shortages.
Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has tried to assure South Africans that the elections on 1 November will not be disrupted by a lack of power.
Eskom’s electricity supply crisis is intensifying, with the state-owned power monopoly implementing stage-4 load shedding from midday on Wednesday.
The lines are drawn for arguably the most important climate conference in history.