Despite multiple trips of units at three power stations stress-testing the power system, Eskom managed to avoid load shedding on Tuesday. The multiple trips of units resulted in a loss of 3,5GW and, in an effort to stabilise the power grid, Eskom used five diesel generators
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Eskom is ramping up efforts to improve its finances, with new agreements with defaulting municipalities and improved revenue collection from prepaid meters in Soweto. It’s been a year since Eskom started its tough stance against municipalities that
South Africa’s energy crisis is fast forming a silver lining for investors on the JSE, with another company, Hulisani, listing as a special purpose acquisition vehicle on the main board
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse said Thursday’s court decision to dismiss with costs its urgent application to interdict Eskom from implementing the approved tariff increase by 9,4% on April 1 2016 would not deter it. “Setting aside the urgency of our
Mark Pamensky was appointed to the Eskom board three months after joining the board of Gupta-owned Oakbay Resources and Energy, Eskom revealed on Tuesday. The Eskom website describes Pamensky as group operations officer of Blue Label Telecoms
Eskom is not the reason why energy regulator Nersa’s report on tariff hikes has not been released to the public, according to the utility’s spokesman, Khulu Phasiwe. Phasiwe said Nersa
While countries vying for South Africa’s 9,6GW nuclear procurement programme talk shop at a conference outside Pretoria, events down the road could put President Jacob Zuma’s dream of nuclear in a precarious position. Deputy finance minister
Google has emerged as the most attractive employer among professionals in the technology and engineering sector, according to a new survey. Students, meanwhile, rate Transnet tops in the same sector. Employer branding company
South Africa has made domestic and international commitments to climate change mitigation. But the country continues to depend on coal-fired power plants, which provide 92% of its electricity. A key challenge for the country in dealing with electricity shortages is
Eskom CEO Brian Molefe on Wednesday retracted his previous statement that the lower tariff hike granted by energy regulator Nersa would lead to load shedding this year. Eskom issued a statement