Tag: Eskom
Eskom warns the public against electricity voucher scams promoted on Social Media
Eskom has been inundated with requests to conduct investigations into scams that purport to sell “cheap electricity” vouchers. This scam is perpetrated through promotions...
Koeberg Nuclear Power Station continues to operate safely after seismic activity
In the early hours of 17 November 2020, an earth tremor with a magnitude of 3.4 on the Richter scale occurred approximately 50km West...
Load shedding to continue today
Eskom announced that Stage 2 load shedding will continue on Wednesday, September 2 as several power stations are under severe pressure.
“Due to the continuing...
South Africa urged to prepare for load shedding
South Africans can expect another candlelit night as Eskom has announced it would implement Stage 2 load shedding between 4pm and 10pm on Tuesday,...
Higher tariffs on the cards after Eskom wins court case
Eskom has won a court case against the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), which will allow the power utility to recover R69-billion...
No loadshedding for rest of week but Eskom warns power grid unpredictable
Eskom said that generation capacity had risen to more than 34,000 megawatts, the highest level this year.
The power utility said that it had managed...
Putting 740 Humpty-Dumpty SOEs back together again
Mr Geoff Jacobs, President of the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry comments on the Presidential State-Owned Enterprise Council
WE now have a Presidential State-Owned...
Eskom win High Court appeal against Nersa – can now claim higher tariffs
State owned power supplier Eskom have had a High Court judgement rule in favour of setting aside the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s...
Eskom widens its funding search to sukuk market
South Africa’s indebted power utility Eskom Holdings plans to issue a R1 billion sukuk bond as it tries to diversify funding sources to reduce...
Statement on discussions at parliament’s appropriations committee on the R5 billion question
During a joint presentation to Parliament’s Appropriations Committee on 27 May 2020, in the questions from the honourable members of parliament an impression was...
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