Illegal power connections are syphoning off 37GWh of electricity per day from Eskom.
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Eskom is in talks with government over private and foreign options to fund a huge expansion of its transmission network.
Eskom said it’s committed to a R67-billion plan to cut emissions.
A huge battery energy storage project has won “preferred bidder” status under a government procurement programme.
The Electricity Regulations Amendment Bill takes South Africa closer to a liberalised electricity market, experts say.
Opposition parties’ fortunes will be boosted on election day if they offer credible and effective alternatives to load shedding.
Energy minister Gwede Mantashe said expecting a rapid transition to clean energy would be “very wrong”.
Due to lower demand and improvement in Eskom’s generating plant, no load shedding is expected over the Easter long weekend.
The country needs to build and fund a R390-billion expansion of the national grid so it can connect more power plants.
South Africa has moved a step closer towards creating a competitive electricity market.