Browsing: Eskom

Molefe denies being captured by the Guptas

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Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said the only thing he has been captured by is South Africa’s constitution. He was responding to parliamentarians on Wednesday, who were questioning Eskom’s relationship with Gupta-owned coal mining company Tegeta

Load shedding is history, Eskom declares

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The third unit at Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme was brought into commercial operation on Tuesday, Eskom CEO Brian Molefe announced on Wednesday. Each unit adds 333MW of peak power to the grid, which is key in the

Gordhan fires ‘political bazooka’ at Molefe

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Finance minister Pravin Gordhan has fired “the political equivalent of a bazooka” at Eskom CEO Brian Molefe, Democratic Alliance MP David Maynier said on Monday after national treasury issued a statement saying that the state-owned power

SA-made drone set to disrupt power sector

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A power line inspection drone designed by local robotics engineers could be the answer to Eskom’s power cut woes, and has already piqued the interest of overseas governments. Durban engineers Trevor

Eskom backtracks on green energy project: report

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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

SA can no longer afford Eskom’s monopoly

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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

SA the big loser as Zuma goes for broke

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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

State sticking to guns on IPP programme

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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

Court deals big blow to Eskom over prices

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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