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27 May 2012
                       
 
 
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13 Jan 2012
 
 
News this week
UPDATE
The relationship between the United Nations (UN) Security Council and African Union (AU) should be institutionalised, President Jacob Zuma says. "We, therefore, believe that we should...
 
 
12 Jan 2012
 
Power situation improving – Eskom
Electricity
The performance of the Eskom power supply system has improved since Monday, when it warned of a "very high" risk of rolling blackouts, the utility reported on Thursday, but it warned that the...
 
 
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...
 
 
 
 
Daily podcast – January 10, 2012
PODCAST
Eskom has warned of a "very high" risk of rolling blackouts around the country, but is doing everything it can to avert it, Nigerian unions begin a second day of nationwide strikes today to protest...
 
 
09 Jan 2012
 
Risk of blackouts 'very high' – Eskom
ELECTRICITY
Eskom has warned of a "very high" risk of rolling blackouts around the country, but was doing everything it could to avert it. "We are working very closely with our large customers to see if they...
 
 
26 Sep 2011
 
AfDB loan concludes 100-MW Eskom wind farm funding phase
RENEWABLE ENERGY
The $365-million African Development Bank (AfDB) loan to South African power utility Eskom, which was announced on Sunday, has effectively concluded the funding phase for the 100-MW Sere wind farm...
 
 
29 Aug 2011
 
SA’s power prices approaching affordability ‘tipping point’
ELECTRICITY PRICES
South Africa’s electricity prices, which have more or less doubled from an average real level of 25c/kWh in 2008 to the current level of 50 c/kWh, were approaching an affordability “tipping...
 
 
05 Aug 2011
 
BHP Billiton weighs legal options after Eskom ruling
ELECTRICITY CONTRACT
Mining group BHP Billiton was on Friday still considering the contents of a South Gauteng High Court ruling, which ordered that State-owned power utility Eskom should release information and...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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