Loadshedding
Bid to interdict Eskom's new grid rules fails 
By: News24Wire 31st July 2023 Renewable energy company G7 has failed to interdict Eskom from applying its new grid access rules. Had the interdict been granted, the progress of... →
Eskom hands control of Ekurhuleni loadshedding back to the municipality
By: Marleny Arnoldi 28th July 2023 State-owned power utility Eskom has handed loadshedding operations in Ekurhuleni back to the municipality, after having revoked its authority to... →
Stage 4 overnight on Friday - and a weekend of loadshedding ahead
By: News24Wire 28th July 2023 Stage 4 loadshedding will continue to be implemented until 05:00 on Saturday, Eskom has said. Thereafter, various stages of loadshedding will be... →
CEOs from 115 companies pledge to help rebuild South Africa 
By: Terence Creamer 27th July 2023 CEOs from over 115 leading corporations operating in South Africa and which collectively employ 1.2-million people and have a combined market value... →
Eskom seizes control of Ekurhuleni loadshedding
By: News24Wire 26th July 2023 Eskom has taken over loadshedding in the City of Ekurhuleni, saying the municipality failed to implement power cuts. "Eskom has on numerous... →
Only approved inverters to be accepted from October, warns City of Cape Town
By: Irma Venter 25th July 2023 The City of Cape Town has announced that all solar photovoltaic (PV) and/or battery systems connected to the wiring of a building must be... →
Ramokgopa attacks climate finance pact
By: Bloomberg 25th July 2023 South Africa’s electricity minister attacked the country’s groundbreaking $8.5-billion climate finance pact with some of the world’s richest... →
Power-crisis anger sets South Africa on path for record protests
By: Bloomberg 25th July 2023 The number of so-called service-delivery protests in South Africa — demonstrations over the failure of municipalities to provide services such as... →
IFC ready to support private grid investment in South Africa
By: Terence Creamer 25th July 2023 The World Bank’s private sector financier, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has indicated a willingness to fund public–private... →
Loadshedding bumped to Stage 5
By: News24Wire 24th July 2023 Power utility Eskom has announced that Stage 5 loadshedding will be implemented from 14:00 on Monday. This was "due to further delays in returning... →
Enter the weekend on Stage 5 as Eskom battles to meet rising demand
By: News24Wire 21st July 2023 Due to higher than anticipated demand, Stage 5 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 today until midnight on Friday, Eskom said in a... →
