Browsing: Eskom

Eskom build programme on track, says minister

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Eskom has spent more than R75,5bn on the capital investment programme since 2005, and delivered 5 031MW of new electricity generating capacity into the system, transport minister Sbu Ndebele said

MTN goes off-grid with new data centre

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Telecommunications company MTN SA is building a new data centre in Centurion, north of Johannesburg, that can operate entirely independently of SA’s electricity grid. The site will be able to function indefinitely without

Eskom fights to keep the lights on

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The demand for electricity was set to increase by about 2% in 2011 as the country’s economy recovered, Eskom CEO Brian Dames said on Thursday. “Therefore, we are targeting every day

Inside Standard Bank’s R1,6bn data centre

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A short distance off the highway between Johannesburg and Pretoria, not far from the Samrand offramp north of Midrand, is a large but otherwise nondescript building. To the casual observer

Riddle of the Eskom billions

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Where will the money come from? This is the key question arising from confusion over cabinet’s decision to “support” — as opposed to authorise — a proposed additional R20bn for power utility Eskom.

Eskom defends CEO on pay

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Eskom on Thursday defended the pay and bonuses for its executives, including CEO Brian Dames. The public utility said in a statement that Dames’s salary increase was only 10,6% and that his reported 91% increase was due to “performance bonuses” from the previous two years.

Eskom rakes in huge profit

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Eskom posted a R3,6bn net profit for the 2009/10 year, the electricity parastatal said on Wednesday. The previous year the…