Loadshedding
South Africa must not be complacent with reduced loadshedding – BLSA CEO
By: Cameron Mackay 26th June 2023 Any reduction in loadshedding is welcome, but South Africa must not let it lull the country into complacency, stresses business organisation... →
Wealthy countries have an obligation to support climate action in poor countries – Ramaphosa 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 26th June 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa noted on Monday that with improved funding for the country’s Just Energy Transition, government will be able to invest... →
Energy trading firm believes revenue-neutral wheeling model can help curb municipal grid defection
By: Terence Creamer 23rd June 2023 Regulator-licensed South African electricity trader Enpower Trading is promoting wheeling and trading over municipal networks as a way of... →
Eskom’s new grid queuing rules governed by ‘first ready, first served’ approach
By: Terence Creamer 20th June 2023 State-owned electricity utility Eskom is preparing to issue updated grid queuing rules that will outline how it plans to manage scarce grid... →
Presidency outlines criteria to be used before revising coal decommissioning schedule
By: Terence Creamer 9th June 2023 The Presidency has moved to outline the criteria that will be used before any decision is made to delay the decommissioning of certain coal-fired... →
Daytime loadshedding is back this weekend
By: News24Wire 9th June 2023 Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 until midnight on Friday, as per previous notices, Eskom said in a statement. But after that,... →
Top CEOs sign up to help tackle South Africa’s energy, transport and crime crises
By: Terence Creamer 7th June 2023 CEOs from some of South Africa’s largest companies – including Sasol’s Fleetwood Grobler, Anglo American’s Nolitha Fakude, former Exxaro CEO... →
No loadshedding during the day until further notice, with Stage 3 every evening
By: News24Wire 6th June 2023 Loadshedding will be suspended from midnight to 16:00 every day until further notice, with Stage 3 implemented over the evening peak, due to... →
Private sector technical teams to begin work at four troubled coal stations
By: Terence Creamer 5th June 2023 Private sector support teams, assembled with the support of the R100-million Resource Mobilization Fund (RMF), will be deployed soon across four... →
Ramokgopa describes five-year emergency powership term as ‘non-negotiable’
By: Terence Creamer 2nd June 2023 Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has reiterated his position that any procurement of electricity from powerships should be limited to... →
Kaunda's R65bn eThekwini budget gets the nod, Stage 7 loadshedding a reality for industrial nodes
By: News24Wire 1st June 2023 It was a delicate balancing act: On the one side was its aim to turn things around in the embattled eThekwini metro and avoid being put under... →
