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Eskom will start rolling blackouts countrywide at 4pm on Thursday because of low diesel reserves, the parastatal said. “Unfortunately, it is necessary to implement stage two load shedding from 4pm to 10pm,” spokesman Andrew Etzinger

There are no scheduled power cuts for this week, Eskom said on Monday. “[The] system will be tight but no load shedding is planned at this stage,” Eskom spokesman Andrew Etzinger said in a statement. “We are starting the week in a good position as we were able to replenish our emergency

Rotational power cuts are expected to decrease by Sunday evening, Eskom said. “We are expecting to restore the load between 8pm and 10 [on Sunday],” spokesman Andrew Etzinger said. Improvements to the power grid comes as the dams that the

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High ash emissions from the Lethabo power station in the Vaal Triangle due to conveyer belt failure was not caused by a lack of maintenance, Eskom said on Thursday. “It is an operational matter rather than a lack of maintenance,” spokesman Andrew Etzinger said. “The power station is an old

Power cuts are expected over the weekend as electricity supply remained constrained, Eskom said on Thursday. “While the demand for electricity is expected to be met today and tomorrow, there is a very high risk of load shedding over the weekend

Eskom has asked its staff to consider voluntary retrenchment packages, a spokesman confirmed on Wednesday. “We can confirm that we have announced the process by which employees can apply for voluntary separation packages,” spokesman Andrew Etzinger said. The applications, due in

At least two Eskom employees have been arrested in connection with fraud that could have resulted in the power utility losing billions of rand, the Hawks said on Wednesday. “During a weekend sting operation two employees of the South African electricity public utility Eskom, together with an accomplice

A plan is in the making for Eskom’s financial and operational recovery, public enterprises minister Lynne Brown said in Johannesburg on Tuesday. “Yesterday, the Eskom leadership and the leading global expert on the subject walked me through the very latest analysis of the road ahead,” she said. “The expert

Eskom and South Africa must brace themselves for tough measures in order to make the power supply sustainable, public enterprises minister Lynne Brown said on Tuesday. “We have to organise the country to attack these problems. Failure