Solidarity delivers list of 300 power experts to help stabilise Eskom
Solidarity has issued a list of skilled power experts to public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom CEO André de Ruyter, following a request by the former to draw up such a list to help t...
US investors visit South Africa with eye on renewable energy
US investors with more than $1 trillion of assets under management are in South Africa to look for investment opportunities.
Water warning for one of South Africa’s biggest cities
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation directorate has advised residents to be more cautious about their water usage as the current rainfall is noticeably lower than the previous hydrological...
Eskom to move to stage 4 load shedding – here’s the new schedule
Power utility Eskom says that load shedding will increase to stage 4 on Thursday (4 August) between 16:00-24:00, due to the continued shortage of generation capacity.
Eskom announces stage 2 load shedding – here’s the new schedule
Power utility Eskom has announced that stage 2 load shedding will be implemented today, following further losses in generation capacity.
The link between the petrol price and property in South Africa
Motorists filling up with petrol on Wednesday (3 August) will have seen a welcome reduction on their bill, following record highs in preceding months.
Alternative to Ramaphosa’s energy plan – including tax rebates
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has published its Energy and Electricity Policy outlining how it thinks the energy crisis should be managed.
Sasol restarts refinery after outage – ramps up production
Sasol, South Africa’s biggest fuel producer, restarted the Natref refinery it owns with TotalEnergies SE after delayed oil deliveries last month resulted in a shutdown.
Eskom warns load shedding could return at short notice today
Power utility Eskom has warned that it might have to implement load shedding at short notice following a loss in generating capacity and a slow return of generating units to operation.
New plans for Eskom’s ‘unsustainable’ debt in South Africa
Finance minister Enoch Gondongwana has alluded at the government taking on a portion of Eskom’s R400 billion debt.
Mantashe on Eskom 2.0 and power ships for South Africa
Anything that is not forbidden is allowed, says the minister of mineral resources and energy Gwede Mantashe – on power ships and a state-owned power utility.
Eskom meets with 70 private institutions over electricity crisis
Power utility Eskom met with the chief executives and top leadership from 70 private institutions on Friday (29 July) to discuss possible solutions to the energy crisis.
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