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24 May 2013
                       
 
 
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20 May 2013
 
 
Sere’s costs compare ‘favourably’ with private wind farms - Eskom
RENEWABLE ENERGY
State-owned power utility Eskom claimed on Monday that the cost of generating electricity at its R2.4-billion, 100 MW Sere wind farm would compare “favourably” with those achieved by private...
 
 
SA: Statement by Eskom, South African electricity public utility, Sere wind farm gets go-ahead from the National Energy Regulator of South Arica (20/05/213)
STATEMENT
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa)) has granted a license for Eskom’s Sere wind farm, opening the way for construction to go ahead on the R2.4-billion project, which is due to...
 
 
15 May 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – May 15, 2013
PODCAST
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said on Tuesday that the Department of Energy (or DoE) would work towards finalising an Integrated Energy Plan (or IEP) for South Africa during the current financial...
 
 
14 May 2013
 
Eskom CEO calls for ‘super grid’ to power up sub-Saharan Africa
ELECTRICITY
The CEO of South African power utility Eskom, Brian Dames, said on Tuesday that countries in sub-Saharan Africa should work together to establish a “super grid” to boost electricity supply in...
 
 
02 May 2013
 
Cabinet seeks national energy effort
ELECTRICITY
Cabinet has called for a "national effort" to reduce electricity use this winter. Briefing journalists in Pretoria on Thursday, two days after Cabinet's fortnightly meeting, Minister in the...
 
 
23 Apr 2013
 
DA: Statement by Natasha Michael, DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises, on Eskom power cuts (23/04/2013)
STATEMENT
Today Eskom CEO Brian Dames appeared in Parliament and confirmed what the DA has been warning against for several months: load shedding is imminent and unavoidable.
 
 
22 Apr 2013
 
 
 
Eskom outlines plan to trim unplanned outages to 10%
ELECTRICITY SYSTEM
South Africa’s State-owned electricity utility Eskom has approved a new five-year generation strategy, premised on an ‘80:10:10 principle’, which implies average plant availability of 80%,...
 
 
19 Apr 2013
 
Dames selected for UN, World Bank global energy initiative committee
ENERGY
The United Nations and the World Bank on Friday announced its selection of 42 members for its global public–private partnership Sustainable Energy for All initiative. The advisory board, which...
 
 
27 Mar 2013
 
DA: Statement by Natasha Michael, DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises, calls on the Public Protector to investigate Medupi meltdown (27/03/2013)
STATEMENT
I will today write to Public Protector, Adv. Thuli Madonsela, and request that she investigate the maladministration of the Medupi Power Station project.
 
 
20 Mar 2013
 
Eskom pushes for December Medupi start, but shares risks with Nersa
ELECTRICITY
State-owned power utility Eskom insists that it remains committed to ensuring that first power flows from the first Medupi unit in December 2013. However, it has become increasingly forthright...
 
 
14 Mar 2013
 
Cabinet concerned about SABC, SAA, Eskom
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Cabinet has noted with concern the recent developments at the SABC, SAA and Eskom, with the respective ministers expected to report to Cabinet following discussions with the entities, Acting...
 
 
05 Mar 2013
 
DA: Statement by Natasha Michael, DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises, states that blackouts must be avoided at all cost (05/02/2013)
STATEMENT
Minister Malusi Gigaba must appear before Parliament and outline his strategy on how he intends to prevent blackouts similar to those in 2008, after reports today reveal that Eskom is scrambling to...
 
 
01 Feb 2013
 
Eskom delivers pact framework to coal miners
COAL & ELECTRICITY
State-owned electricity group Eskom has handed over a draft framework agreement to its four main coal suppliers outlining the details of a possible compact aimed as containing the future cost of...
 
 
30 Jan 2013
 
No more govt support in the offing – Eskom
ELECTRICITY PRICES
State-owned electricity utility Eskom reaffirmed on Wednesday that it had received no indication in ongoing consultations with government of its willingness to inject further equity into the...
 
 
Eskom meets with coal suppliers, calls for new supply ‘pact’
ELECTRICITY & COAL
The head of State-owned power utility Eskom Brian Dames met with the leaders of the group’s four main coal suppliers at the weekend to initiate talks on how the miners could assist it in keeping...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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