Loadshedding
W Cape appoints former Eskom exec to tackle energy issues in the province
By: Sane Dhlamini 10th March 2023 Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said following his last meeting with Andre de Ruyter, where the former Eskom CEO painted a bleak picture of South... →
Electricity minister says it's 'highly irresponsible' to predict when loadshedding will end 
By: News24Wire 10th March 2023 Newly appointed Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa believes government will be ambitious in its plans to stop loadshedding, but he is not... →
Stage 5 loadshedding suspended, Stage 4 to continue
By: News24Wire 8th March 2023 Eskom has announced that there will not be any Stage 5 loadshedding for the week, as previously communicated; however, Stage 4 will continue until... →
Loadshedding contributes to lower first-quarter business confidence
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 8th March 2023 The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) declined further from 38 points in the fourth quarter of 2022 to 36 in the first quarter of this year.... →
Karpowership appeal fails, deepening South Africa's power crisis
By: Bloomberg 8th March 2023 Karpowership, the Turkish company seeking to supply 1 220 MW of electricity to South Africa, had one of three appeals against adverse environmental... →
Eskom will miss target to boost power output from coal plants
By: Bloomberg 7th March 2023 State power utility Eskom will miss a target to boost output from struggling coal-fired plants by the end of March, highlighting the poor state of... →
Ramokgopa says assessment will determine what powers he needs to close 10 GW electricity deficit 
By: Terence Creamer 7th March 2023 Newly-appointed Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, reports that he will conduct an assessment over the coming seven to 14 days to help... →
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa appointed ‘transitory’ Minister of Electricity as Ramaphosa seeks urgent action on loadshedding
By: Terence Creamer 6th March 2023 As anticipated, Dr Kgosientso Ramokgopa has been appointed as South Africa’s Minister of Electricity, a position which President Cyril Ramaphosa... →
Loadshedding ramped up to Stage 5 after multiple breakdowns
By: News24Wire 6th March 2023 Following the failure of five generating units on Monday, Stage 5 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 until 05:00 on Tuesday, Eskom said.... →
DTIC to act as one-stop shop for streamlining of energy project applications
By: Terence Creamer 3rd March 2023 The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has been designated as the “single department” referred to in the recently published State... →
Implats unable to stem inflation tide as well as hoped, says CEO
By: Martin Creamer 3rd March 2023 Platinum group metals mining and marketing company Implats was unable to stem the high global inflation tide in the six months to December 31.... →
