Tag: Eskom
SA Govt seeks to reopen costly renewables deals to help Eskom
Eskom supplies more than 90% of South Africa’s power but is drowning in debt after a decade of decline.
South Africa wants to talk to...
Police deployed to Eskom power units on suspicions of sabotage
Eskom’s power units across the country will be manned by the police to prevent sabotage, as part of an emergency plan by the government...
Eskom will need at least a R200bn bailout says energy expert
Eskom’s need for a bailout was concerning but should not come as a surprise, according to energy expert Ted Blom.
He was commenting after yesterday’s...
Eskom hopes to stop load shedding by the end of the week
Eskom is working hard to ensure that South Africa will not have to face load shedding beyond the end of this week.
This is according...
Eskom Deepens South Africa Power Cuts as Moody’s Flags Risk
South Africa’s debt-laden power utility raced to stabilize the grid by resorting to the most intense supply cuts in four years while Moody’s Investors...
Rotational loadshedding moves to Stage 4 from 13H00 to 22H00 today
Due to continued pressure on the national grid, Eskom will implement Stage 4 loadshedding from 13h00 today and is likely to continue until 22h00.
Since...
Rumours of Eskom privatisation announcement at Sona
When President Cyril Ramaphosa told delegates at the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos on January 23 that a turnaround strategy for Eskom would...
Can SA solve its energy crisis?
Breaking up Eskom’s vertically integrated model will help turnaround the ailing power utility and create more efficiencies in the energy sector.
This is according to...
South African economy cannot afford to allow Eskom to fail
Speaking at the launch of the World Bank’s 12th SA economic update on Tuesday in Johannesburg, the Bank’s country director, Paul Noumba Um, said Eskom...
Eskom presented its generation performance at Nersa hearings in Port Elizabeth yesterday
Eskom yesterday presented its generation fleet performance as part of its fourth multi-year price determination (MYPD4) application to the National Energy Regulator of South...