Financially embattled Eskom has run to the government for additional funding to pay its spiralling bills. But the treasury has refused and said it will not fund the utility from its strained coffers, and the energy regulator couldn’t help even if it wanted to. Faced with a shortfall
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Former National Energy Regulator of South Africa chairman Collin Matjila will be acting CEO of Eskom when current CEO Brian Dames steps down next week, the power utility said on Thursday. “Upon the appointment of the substantive chief executive, Mr Matjila will return to his position as a nonexecutive director
Opposition parties will continue to push for the truth behind the enforced power cut “crisis” before the elections, the Democratic Alliance said on Monday. The DA and the Independent Democrats called for an investigation into the bonuses paid to Eskom executives, as part of a range of measures to counter the
Eskom board chairman Zola Tsotsi said on Friday that at least five of Medupi’s units would have had to be running to have made a meaningful contribution to filling the 3GW shortfall experienced on Thursday. Eskom spokesman Andrew Etzinger warned on Sunday that Eskom has not ruled out the possibility
The Democratic Alliance is demanding that R31m in bonuses paid to Eskom “directors” be “returned” to national treasury following Thursday’s rolling blackouts, the first since 2008’s power crisis. The DA says it wants the money paid back so that it can be used to buy generators for hospitals and emergency
Eskom’s power emergency has been lifted, the power utility said on its Twitter account. “Urgent Notice #Eskom lifted the power emergency at 10pm. Power has been restored in all areas,” it tweeted on Thursday night. On Friday around 7.30am, however, the Eskom load shedding website still bore the warning
Government has not received any reports that the economy has been affected by power cuts, water & environmental affairs minister Edna Molewa said on Thursday. Briefing reporters at parliament on behalf of cabinet, Molewa said a call had been received from Eskom on Thursday morning concerning the power cuts which
The City of Cape Town started implementing “stage three” power cuts on Thursday, the city said. “Stage three is the highest level of load shedding possible,” said spokesman Neil Ballantyne. The schedule of affected areas was available on the city’s website. “The city will keep
Eskom will start power cuts from 9am on Thursday, a spokesman confirmed. “There will be load shedding in different suburbs across the country,” said Eskom spokesman Andrew Etzinger. He said it was likely to continue until 10pm. Municipalities were informed of the need
Power utility Eskom declared a power emergency on Friday between 4pm and 9pm and urged South Africans to use electricity sparingly. “We are going to use the available resources to man the system but there is a risk of load-shedding,” spokesman Andrew