Municipalities owe Eskom R82.3-billion in arrears, which the embattled power utility is struggling to collect.
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Households are still installing rooftop solar despite South Africa’s now four-month-long reprieve from load shedding.
Sawea has raised concerns about a decision to reject Eskom’s application to reserve grid capacity for renewable energy projects.
Eskom has reached a milestone in its ongoing recovery plan; it’s something it hasn’t achieved for the past six years.
Eskom plans to compete with private power developers by replacing coal with cleaner technologies over the next decade.
The Koeberg nuclear power plant will be allowed to run one of its two units for another 20 years.
Eskom said on Tuesday that it is resuming “load reduction” power cuts to “protect human life as a result of electricity theft”.
Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has vowed to accelerate the shift to renewable energy, breaking with his predecessor.
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday welcomed last week’s milestone of 100 days without load shedding in South Africa.
Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa plans to secure funding approval soon for a 2.5GW nuclear power plant.