Eskom has reduced the intensity of load shedding after the recovery of multiple plants that had failed at the weekend.
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The electricity utility lost 10 generating units at the weekend but has said it is making good progress in restoring them to service.
Eskom implemented stage-6 load shedding on Sunday after multiple generating units at Camden tripped.
After a lull of a almost three weeks, load shedding has once again made an unwelcome return.
Stage-3 load shedding will begin again on Friday evening after a 10-month reprieve from Eskom’s rolling power cuts.
South Africans cannot be expected to pay indefinitely for Eskom’s failures, writes Outa’s Wayne Duvenage.
Stage-4 load shedding is a distinct possibility this weekend, the state-owned electricity utility has warned.
Energy regulator Nersa on Thursday granted state-owned power utility Eskom an average tariff increase of 12.7%.
South Africa needs urgent and coordinated efforts to support the transition to clean energy, writes Imraan Mukadam.
Eskom’s financial viability remains at risk even though it has stabilised the electricity supply, according to the auditor-general.