Although Eskom is insistent that a total blackout is out of the question, a concerned group has launched a basic emergency guide to living in the dark. The plan offers practical tips on how households can prepare for
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Opposition to Eskom’s bid to increase electricity prices mounted during the two days of public hearings in Johannesburg this week. The state utility was taking part in public hearings called by energy regulator Nersa, which will determine by the
Energy regulator Nersa will not grant Eskom the 24,8% electricity tariff increase it is seeking, according to a member of the energy war room. Energy expert Anton Eberhard, who is a member of deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa’s
Eskom must not privatise its assets, acting CEO Brian Molefe told a panel of energy regulators on Tuesday. “I do not think it will be appropriate to sell shares in Eskom at this stage,” he said. Molefe
Eskom’s acting CEO Brian Molefe was put under the spotlight by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa on Tuesday, as he requested a tariff increase to curb load shedding and to
Eskom should not be granted another tariff increase at the expense of consumers who can barely meet their monthly expenses already, Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane said on Monday
Eskom’s proposed 25% electricity price hike, if approved, will further cripple the already bleeding South African economy, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) said on Tuesday. “The metals and engineering
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) should reject Eskom’s electricity tariff increase because it is “unreasonable, unfair and fundamentally dishonest”, according to energy expert Chris Yelland. Eskom has until 4pm
Eskom made an urgent application to Nersa to increase the electricity tariff by 25,3% for the 2015/2016 financial year, the national energy regulator said on Friday. This includes the
Eskom has taken the first steps towards cutting electricity supply to the top 20 defaulting municipalities that collectively owe it R3,7bn for bulk electricity supply. The utility has announced its plans to cut supply to these municipalities from 6am to 10am and again at 5pm to 9pm