Loadshedding
Loadshedding won't be ended 'through an act of God', says electricity minister
By: News24Wire 27th March 2023 Newly appointed Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa visited the Lethabo Power Station in the Free State last week. He said Lethabo had been... →
Corruption not at the heart of Eskom's operational troubles, says new electricity minister 
By: News24Wire 23rd March 2023 Engagements with management at five of Eskom's coal-fired power plants so far suggest it is technical and investment issues, and not corruption,... →
Loadshedding returns on Wednesday
By: News24Wire 22nd March 2023 Loadshedding will remain suspended until 05:00 on Wednesday morning when Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented, Eskom announced on Tuesday... →
Large industrial customers face 19.09% electricity hike on April 1 
By: Terence Creamer 17th March 2023 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has published retail tariff adjustments for 2023/24 that include a 10% increase for poor... →
Coal miner Exxaro to build 68 MW solar power plant in Limpopo
By: Martin Creamer 16th March 2023 Financial close is expected at the end of this month for construction in the second quarter of this year of a 68 MW solar power plant at a cost of... →
Eskom’s 18.65% hike has been tabled in Parliament opening way for April implementation
By: Terence Creamer 16th March 2023 The average tariff increase for various categories of Eskom customers arising from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) recent... →
Eskom granted exemption to operate temporary stacks at Kusile for 13 months
By: Terence Creamer 15th March 2023 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has granted Eskom exemption that will enable it to operate temporary stacks at the... →
Outages fuel voter antipathy to South Africa’s ANC, poll shows
By: Bloomberg 15th March 2023 More than half of South African taxpayers want to vote the governing party out of power in next year’s elections because of rolling blackouts, a... →
Loadshedding downgraded from Wednesday
By: News24Wire 14th March 2023 Due to some recovery in generation capacity over the past 48 hours, loadshedding will be reduced to Stage 3 from 05:00 on Wednesday until 16:00.... →
DTIC’s new energy one-stop shop to include ‘unblocking teams’ to speed up electricity investments
By: Terence Creamer 14th March 2023 Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel reports that that energy one-stop-shop to speed up the regulatory processes required for... →
Re-pursue exploration to help re-build South Africa’s economy, says business booster
By: Martin Creamer 13th March 2023 Let us re-pursue the exploration investment that catalysed South Africa’s economic growth more than a century ago as a means of helping to rebuild... →
