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10 February 2012
                       
 
 
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06 Feb 2012
 
 
Eskom set to roll out power buy-back pilot this month
DEMAND AGGREGATION
South African power utility Eskom will start implementing an innovative demand response aggregation pilot programme (DRAPP) this month with the intention of securing 500 MW of buy-back contracts...
 
 
31 Jan 2012
 
 
 
Daily podcast – January 31, 2012
PODCAST
State-owned power utility Eskom has reiterated its call for South Africans to urgently reduce electricity demand by 10%, or some 3 000 MW, adding that it is continuing to pursue plans to ensure...
 
 
23 Jan 2012
 
Eskom says meeting demand, but supply remains tight
ELECTRICITY
State-owned power utility Eskom reported that peak demand last week was met with sufficient capacity and that, while the power utility continued to make progress with its programme of planned...
 
 
10 Jan 2012
 
Energy intensive users prepared to reduce demand
ELECTRICITY
Power utility Eskom’s biggest industrial customers, mainly mining and manufacturing companies, on Tuesday indicated that they would scale down demand to prevent rolling blackouts if the...
 
 
25 Aug 2011
 
Increased summer demand a challenge for Eskom’s maintenance season
ELECTRICITY
State-owned power utility Eskom reported on Thursday that planned outage requirements for its summer maintenance season would exceed the available capacity, resulting in the use of costly...
 
 
08 Apr 2011
 
 
 
Low reserve margin makes maintenance difficult, raises risk of outages – Eskom CEO
ELECTRICITY
As winter approached in South Africa, Eskom would be relying on its customers to use less of its product and be more energy efficient to improve the reserve margin, which would allow for more...
 
 
02 Feb 2011
 
Minister reserves corrective coal action right, pleads for industry cooperation
ELECTRICITY
South Africa’s Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu on Wednesday reserved the right to take corrective measures to ensure that South Africa has sufficient coal for power generation, but...
 
 
30 Nov 2010
 
 
 
Daily podcast – November 30, 2010
PODCAST
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters has called for the public to take part in hearings into the government's 20-year energy plan; The European Union (EU) and African States will urge Sudan to accept the...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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