City to issue largest power tender yet – 500 MW to help with load-shedding...
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that the City is this week issuing the largest of its load-shedding protection tenders to date –...
When integrity fails: The networks linked to Eskom contracts
The Kusile corruption case shows former Eskom executive Matshela Koko allegedly tried to use his politically connected businessman friend to launder a bribe payment....
De Ruyter accepts SCOPA’s invitation on Eskom allegations
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) on 1 March 2023 received a letter from Mr Bheki Hadebe, MP requesting the committee to urgently...
Electricity wheeling could play vital role in City’s electricity future
Electricity wheeling is one way to help address the country’s energy shortages and the City too has been running a pilot project on wheeling...
City sits down with local tourism operators to talk energy plans
Last week, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, Alderman James Vos; Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Councillor Beverley van Reenen; and Cape...
Addressing energy access a key discussion point at Enlit Africa in Cape Town in...
“Africa at intersection between affordability, reliability and access to power”
The challenge of improving access to energy will be addressed at the upcoming Enlit
Africa conference...
Western Cape on blackout contingency plan for the province
#EnergyDigicons – Western Cape Disaster Management head lays out blackout contingency plan for the province
At the Western Cape Government’s (WCG) weekly Energy Digicon last...
Electricity Minister visits Eskom power stations
In the next two weeks, Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, will be visiting all 14 Eskom power stations to...
Eskom’s NERSA-approved 18,49% electricity price hike to municipalities is unaffordable and unjust
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says Eskom’s NERSA-approved 18,49% price hike to municipalities is unfair, unaffordable, and unjust for residents struggling with the rising...
Enlit Africa launches 2023 programme
ENLIT Africa (formerly known as African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa) proudly presents its 2023 programme, which will run from 16 to 18 May...
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