Loadshedding
South Africa urged to elevate universal electricity access to status of education to fight extreme poverty 
By: Terence Creamer 20th July 2023 Calls are growing for government to overhaul its free basic energy (FBE) scheme amid indications that fewer than a quarter of qualifying indigent... →
Stage 4 loadshedding returns on Wednesday after eight generating units break down
By: News24Wire 19th July 2023 Two days after announcing an improvement to the system after several generating units returned to service at the weekend, Eskom has now announced... →
Eskom system operator doesn’t foresee grid instability should both Koeberg units be offline simultaneously
By: Terence Creamer 19th July 2023 Eskom’s system operator GM, Isabel Fick, does not foresee the Western Cape power grid being materially destabilised if both of Koeberg’s two... →
Fitch maintains South Africa's ratings, says an ANC election loss won't mean new economic policies
By: News24Wire 18th July 2023 On Monday, Fitch again maintained its "BB-" credit rating on South Africa – despite now expecting no economic growth this year. The US credit... →
Loadshedding reduced further as six generating units come back online
By: News24Wire 17th July 2023 Loadshedding will be reduced to Stages 1 and 3 from 5:00 on Tuesday, following the return to service of six generating units over the weekend,... →
Ramokgopa deeply worried about prospect of both Koeberg units being unavailable due to Unit 1 outage slip
By: Terence Creamer 17th July 2023 Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has expressed deep concern that another delay to the return to service of Koeberg Unit 1 could result... →
Brace for a weekend of Stage 6 loadshedding
By: News24Wire 13th July 2023 Stage 6 loadshedding will continue to be implemented over the weekend in order to replenish emergency reserves, Eskom said in a statement on... →
Stalled South African power projects for 1 850 MW risk losing grid access
By: Bloomberg 12th July 2023 Companies yet to complete financing arrangements to build 1 850 MW of power-generation capacity in South Africa in terms of a government tender in... →
Stage 6 loadshedding returns
By: News24Wire 12th July 2023 Less than a week after Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said he was confident that Eskom had enough generating capacity to withstand the... →
Stages 2 and 4 load shedding to continue until further notice
By: News24Wire 10th July 2023 Eskom on Monday announced that Stage 2 and 4 loadshedding will continue to be implemented until further notice. This was due to increased demand,... →
As cold front hits, Ramokgopa expects loadshedding intensity to remain in check as attention turns to reducing frequency of cuts
By: Terence Creamer 9th July 2023 Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the first part of the Energy Action Plan’s (EAP’s) two-part goal of reducing the intensity of... →
