Load shedding is unlikely this summer, and Eskom may be getting closer to announcing an end to the rolling blackouts.
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The presidency plans to set up a body to oversee raising R319-billion needed to upgrade the country’s municipal power grids.
South Africa has gone 150 consecutive days without any planned power outages, Eskom said at the weekend.
Michael Lomas, a British national wanted in South Africa, has lost a bid in a London court to block his extradition.
Eskom board chairman Mteto Nyati said the company’s turnaround was executed by “real people on the ground”.
Eskom, working with partner Gridcars, has rolled out a number of EV charging stations across the country.
National Transmission Company South Africa has named the contractors that will help “accelerate infrastructure roll-out”.
Parliament will debate a proposal by Eskom that could see electricity tariffs rise as much as 40% next year.
South Africa will delay the launch of a procurement process for a new nuclear power station to allow for more consultation.
Reforms in South Africa’s energy sector, while proceeding glacially, are setting the scene for clean, private power generation.