The risk of load shedding could increase as a result of energy regulator Nersa’s decision to only give Eskom half of its required tariff increase on Tuesday. Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said the decision to only approve a 9,4% electricity price increase
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Eskom CEO Brian Molefe on Wednesday said there would be no load shedding for the rest of summer and going into winter. “Our prognosis is that there will be no load shedding for summer, autumn and going into winter,” Molefe said at the quarterly state of the power system briefing
The Eskom manager who brought Majuba back to operation after the silo collapse is replacing Roman Crookes as Medupi’s project director with immediate effect. Eskom on Monday appointed Phillip Dukashe to replace Crookes to run Medupi power station without a handover from Crookes
Government funding helped Eskom post a 22% increase in net profit for the six months ended 30 September 2015. Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said Eskom achieved
Eskom and French funding agency Agence Française de Developpement (AFD) on Monday morning signed a R2,3bn credit facility agreement to finance Eskom’s distribution projects in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. Eskom said the loan
A day after reassuring the country that Eskom plans to avoid load shedding in the foreseeable future; it celebrated its 100th day without cutting power supply on Tuesday. The backlog in the maintenance programme of its ageing power plants is making steady progress, improving
Eskom CEO Brian Molefe says although this year’s summer is expected to be hotter than last year’s, the power utility plans to meet demand for electricity 100%. He said on Monday the
There is an urgent need to build more nuclear power plants in South Africa, Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said on Wednesday. “We do not think it is possible to have an energy mix without nuclear
There likely will be no load shedding until at least May 2016, Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said on Wednesday. While maintenance on Eskom’s ageing fleet has been increased, the power utility
Eskom’s snub against any more independent power producers (IPPs) connecting much needed power to the grid was a temporary measure, said CEO Brian Molefe. Two weeks