While struggling to scrape money together for maintenance work, Eskom is having to fork out big money to fight theft and vandalism.
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It will cost R2.5-billion to fix the Eskom generating unit that exploded at the Medupi power station last August.
Eskom said on Monday it had executed the separation of its transmission division, subject to certain conditions, in line with an end-December deadline.
Hybrid warfare is gaining traction globally as the preferred option for conducting malicious statecraft in the grey zone between peace and war.
Eskom sees an opportunity to emerge from years of crisis by shifting from coal-fired power generation towards natural gas and renewables, its CEO said.
South Africa will soon agree on a comprehensive, unified approach to turning around Eskom, according to the public enterprises minister.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said things are improving at Eskom and that government is aware of the importance of reliable and stable electricity supply.
South Africa’s deepening energy crisis looks set to persist for at least two more years, with operational problems at Eskom showing no signs of abating.
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has accused Eskom of delaying emergency power projects, according to a report.
Eskom is facing deliberate acts of sabotage by unknown criminals, CEO André de Ruyter said on Friday.