Eskom on Thursday submitted an application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to recover R22,8bn which the utility used to avert load shedding. “We spent money on acquiring diesel and electricity… When we overspend on
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It has been an eventful year in South Africa, characterised by power cuts, parliamentary confrontations about wasteful expenditure and student fee protests. There has, however, been an elephant in the room that has impacted all these issues but enjoyed surprisingly scarce attention
There is an urgent need to build more nuclear power plants in South Africa, Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said on Wednesday. “We do not think it is possible to have an energy mix without nuclear
There likely will be no load shedding until at least May 2016, Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said on Wednesday. While maintenance on Eskom’s ageing fleet has been increased, the power utility
The precarious state of Eskom’s finances threatens to hinder the growth of the renewable energy sector in South Africa, just when it is needed most, Steve Sawyer, secretary general of the Global Wind Energy Council said at the opening of the Windaba in Cape Town on Wednesday
Government proposes to use a R2bn portion from its sale of Vodacom shares for South Africa’s initial capital contribution to the New Development Bank. The share sale is expected to yield
Eskom’s snub against any more independent power producers (IPPs) connecting much needed power to the grid was a temporary measure, said CEO Brian Molefe. Two weeks
It will take Eskom seven years to resolve all network constraints and achieve the network redundancy levels required by the South African grid code, Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said on Friday. Eskom will spend R213bn between 2016 and 2025 on strengthening and developing its
A month into Eskom’s annual summer maintenance programme and there has been no sign of load shedding, but any major power plant breakdown will change that. South Africa has been spared load shedding for over 67 days, but Eskom still sends updates, warning people that the “system is constrained but stable today
If Eskom has its way, izinyoka – the isiZulu word for snakes – who steal electricity will have to pay up to R60 000 in penalties. The entity proposed that stealing electricity be added as a new offence to the Criminal Matters Amendment Bill and that it should carry heavy penalties