Loadshedding
Eskom’s biggest union demands 15% wage hike as power cuts worsen 
By: Bloomberg 13th April 2023 The biggest labour union at South Africa’s Eskom Holdings wants a 15% wage increase even as the utility fails to generate adequate electricity to... →
Ramaphosa to announce new investment target amid confidence-sapping electricity and freight crises 
By: Terence Creamer 12th April 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa will outline what actions South Africa is taking to tackle its economically debilitating electricity crisis when he... →
Loadshedding bumped to Stage 6
By: News24Wire 12th April 2023 Stage 6 loadshedding will be rolled out from 16:00, Eskom said on Wednesday afternoon. It will continue until 05:00 on Thursday, when Stage 5 will... →
Loadshedding bumped to Stage 6 until further notice
By: News24Wire 12th April 2023 Stage 6 loadshedding will be rolled out from 16:00, Eskom said on Wednesday afternoon. This follows after an update in the morning which stated... →
Loadshedding: Hospitals not spared as Phaahla seeks more funding for fuel costs to run generators
By: News24Wire 12th April 2023 As higher stages of loadshedding return, only 76 of the more than 200 hospitals in the country are being exempted from rolling power cuts.... →
South Africa’s new grid company could be operational by mid-year if licence and lender conditions are met
By: Terence Creamer 11th April 2023 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has hosted public hearings into an application by the National Transmission Company South... →
Coal life-extensions set to be included in options being prepared by Ramokgopa for Cabinet consideration
By: Terence Creamer 6th April 2023 The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, intends presenting Cabinet with a list of options before the... →
Termination of State of Disaster for electricity, Eskom exemption withdrawal broadly welcomed
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 5th April 2023 The government has terminated, with immediate effect, the National State of Disaster for electricity declared by the Minister of Cooperative... →
Talks under way on next funding flows from Germany to South Africa under JETP
By: Terence Creamer 3rd April 2023 Discussions are under way between the German and South African governments regarding the disbursement of the next tranche of the European country’s... →
City of Cape Town to raise feed-in tariff for selling power back to the grid
By: News24Wire 29th March 2023 The City of Cape Town will raise the feed-in tariff for households and businesses selling power back to its grid by 10.15%, Mayor Geordin... →
Stage 4 loadshedding returns on Thursday
By: News24Wire 29th March 2023 For the first time in more than two weeks, South Africa will be hit by Stage 4 loadshedding, which is currently planned for Thursday evening. Stage... →
