Tag: Eskom
Eskom pins hopes on returning Koeberg and Kusile power station units to reduce pressure...
Eskom’s presentation during the State of the System update today revealed that the national electricity grid remains constrained, with an elevated risk of loadshedding...
Steinmüller Africa creates up to 2 400 new jobs with four-year Eskom Contract
Steinmüller Africa, a specialist in the design and maintenance of power plants, has become the successful tenor of Eskom’s four-year contract, effective 1 January...
IAEA concludes its review of preparations for Koeberg Power Station Long Term Operation
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s peer review mission of the Safety Aspects of the Long-Term Operation (SALTO) took place at the Koeberg Nuclear Power...
Ready to go off-grid? Here are 6 solar questions answered
South Africa's first round of load shedding for 2022 is here and with Eskom's continuous woes, the national power grid is likely to be...
South Africa’s emergency power procurement clears legal hurdle
A key obstacle to an emergency program to supply 2,000 megawatts of power to South Africa’s grid has been removed with the dismissal of...
Eskom’s latest price increase request is a threat to South Africa’s SME sector
Eskom’s recent calls for a further 20,5% electricity tariff hike is outrageous and is the last straw for SMEs hopes of sustained recovery and...
Eskom’s road ahead is paved with load-shedding, warns chief executive
Power utility Eskom has warned that the road to operational recovery and sustainability will be long and hard.
Major projects and outages undertaken this year...
Eskom’s request to pollute above legal limits denied, impacts ability to provide electricity
Power utility Eskom applied for certain exemptions from minimum air quality standards for its Matimba and Medupi power stations, but was reportedly denied.
Earlier this...
Steinmüller Africa upgrades Eskom’s high-pressure heaters
Steinmüller Africa, turnkey solution provider for high-temperature and pressure static equipment, has received two orders to upgrade Eskom’s Mpumalanga-based sister plants, Tutuka and Duhva...
Eskom’s coal fleet being ‘run into the ground’ says expert
Lenders concerned about poor technical performance.
Those units in Eskom’s coal fleet that do work are being utilised at a rate of more than 90%...
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