While Eskom said it remains committed to sign all of the remaining renewable energy independent power producer (REIPP) contracts under the current bid window, it reportedly backtracked on this pledge last week. Eskom CEO Brian Molefe
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South Africa has not had load shedding for nearly a year. This is a welcome development after years of power cuts that constrained economic growth. Electricity consumption has more or less flattened out, giving the national utility
Stung by his ruling party’s worst electoral performance since the end of apartheid, President Jacob Zuma is going for broke in a battle to maintain his grip on power. The first casualties have been the rand and
Government hasn’t changed its position on the Independent Power Producers (IPP) programme, as it is one of the best in the world and has attracted considerable investment from the private sector, said Jeff Radebe
A South African court told the nation’s energy regulator to review its decision to allow the state-owned power utility to increase prices from 1 April after a group of business people argued the company needed to be more open about its expenses
The deadlock in the Eskom wage negotiations has been broken following a 14-hour marathon wage negotiation process, averting a potentially costly strike for the already ailing South African economy
Electricity utility Eskom says a police investigation is under way into a drone crash at its Koeberg nuclear power facility just outside Cape Town. Eskom said in a statement on Wednesday that a drone had crashed into the
Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned power utility, said it is investigating an information leak at the Koeberg nuclear plant that could affect a court case related to a R5bn contract awarded to Areva for work at the facility. The power producer hasn’t determined
Eskom has placed a safety officer at the Koeberg nuclear power station north of Cape Town on precautionary suspension after a drone crashed on the site in contravention of nuclear safety regulations. Eskom said in a media statement on Wednesday that
Members of the biggest union at South Africa’s power utility plan to broaden a strike to more plants across the country even after the company obtained a court order against the stoppage. All 15 000 members of the National Union of