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
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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
The ANC is not in favour of privatising the country’s power system, despite problems with parastatal Eskom, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Monday. “Electricity remains a public good and therefore, if you totally privatise
Within two years, South Africa could have a further 1,2GW of renewable energy entering the grid. The bidders have been selected and the companies are waiting for financial sign-off so they can start building. But policy uncertainty and a new focus on nuclear energy are responsible for a nearly 18-month
The electricity supply is expected to be constrained during the week, Eskom said on Monday. “There is no scheduled load shedding at this stage, but the second half of the week is expected to be very tight,” said spokesman Andrew Etzinger. Eskom’s diesel generators were under
Eskom started with scheduled blackouts on Friday afternoon, the power utility said. “Load shedding will continue until 8pm tonight,” it said in a short power update. “We appeal to customers to immediately switch off geysers, pool pumps, air conditioning and
Normally futurologists, especially those who deal with the impact of climate change, paint a picture so dystopian that even Hollywood runs screaming for the hills. But at last week’s four-day climate change conference, hosted by the department of environmental affairs in Midrand, it was different