Tag: Eskom
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...
Pollution from Eskom’s failing coal fleet will continue to kill thousands
Research on air pollution caused by Eskom’s ailing fleet of power stations is unequivocal: if allowed to continue, emissions from the company’s fleet of...
Eskom appoints Calib Cassim as Interim Group Chief Executive with immediate effect
Eskom is pleased to announce the appointment of Calib Cassim as Interim Group Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Mr Cassim will lead the...
What is this Red Paper?
A Red Paper is a term invented by the author. It borrows its terminology from the Green Paper (a discussion document for constructing a...
Eskom targets five key priorities to ease load shedding
Eskom board member, Mteto Nyati, says the power utility and its board is working intently on five key priorities to improve the performance of...
Cape Town’s power procurement aims for four-stages of load-shedding protection
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis briefed the City Council on progress with the three-phase procurement for load-shedding protection. Two major tenders have already been...
From the “Bee in my bonnet” column – “This is a fine mess we’ve...
Dear Readers, it’s my sincere hope that by the time you read this missive – created at the end of 2022 – that the...
It is time for the President to open the cupboard for all to see
By Howard Feldman
Do not think of the music from Jaws. Think rather of something light and playful and uplifting. Because that’s how the now...
Municipalities, households, and small businesses will feel the pinch as electricity prices continue to...
As the national voice of South Africa's 257 municipalities, the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has noted with grave concern that the National...
Unmanaged energy consumption is now a real threat to SA businesses
Last year, South African businesses were spared from Eskom’s proposed 32% tariff hike, which would have come into effect from 1 April 2023, with...
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