Electricity consumers will know on Monday whether Eskom has succeeded in its application to hike tariff by an extra 9,6%, to bring the total tariff increase for the 2015/2016 year to 22,3%. Energy regulator Nersa announced
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Opposition to Eskom’s bid to increase electricity prices mounted during the two days of public hearings in Johannesburg this week. The state utility was taking part in public hearings called by energy regulator Nersa, which will determine by the
Eskom must not privatise its assets, acting CEO Brian Molefe told a panel of energy regulators on Tuesday. “I do not think it will be appropriate to sell shares in Eskom at this stage,” he said. Molefe
It was 74 minutes of absolute chaos. Between 5.31pm and 6.45pm on Saturday night, Eskom lurched from stage one load shedding to stage two to stage three and then back to stage two. Stages are an abstraction, and it’s worth quantifying what that
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) should reject Eskom’s electricity tariff increase because it is “unreasonable, unfair and fundamentally dishonest”, according to energy expert Chris Yelland. Eskom has until 4pm
In the first two weeks of his appointment, some questionable public statements made by Eskom’s new acting CEO Brian Molefe makes one wonder whether he is receiving sound information from his executive team. Minister of public enterprises
While South Africans should be pleased that Eskom successfully performed the first part of its planned maintenance drive without load shedding since 24 April, electricity consumers should be
There’s a feeling of cautious optimism surrounding the future of South Africa’s electricity and energy sector after last week’s series of critical announcements, according to energy expert Chris Yelland
A financial black hole of growing proportions is engulfing Eskom as it dances between blackouts and load shedding. The utility claims that maintenance issues are the principal reason
There is no quick fix for the rolling blackouts, Eskom’s financial issues and its maintenance backlog, so South Africans will have to learn to “live with it”, an energy sector analyst said on Friday