Tag: Load shedding
Art town becomes smart town as community manages own electricity demand
The arts town of Clarens in the Eastern Free State has become the first town in the country where residents are now equipped to...
Where is the gas coming from?
Robin Hayes questions the economics of gas to power proposals of the new IRP.
THE 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) released by the Department of...
World Bank regional head visits City’s Steenbras power plant with the view to deepening...
City Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Councillor Beverley van Reenen, hosted a World Bank delegation to the City’s unique Steenbras Hydro Pumped Storage Scheme...
Eskom needs R72 billion to expand its grid by almost 3 000 kmÂ
By Larry Claasen
Power group says it actually needs to be expanded by 14 200 km.
POWER utility Eskom needs R72 billion to expand its grid...
Cape Chamber welcomes Western Cape inter-governmental dispute amidst investor uncertainty
Mr Jacques Moolman, President of the Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
The private sector is facing a new epidemic of uncertainty prompted by Government...
Benefits of using LPGas in South Africa
Due to the onset of loadshedding, many South Africans have increasingly turned to alternative energy sources to power their homes, businesses and the like....
WCG launches electricity wheeling toolkit for municipalities
The Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers and the Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities Mireille Wenger launched the Western Cape Government’s electricity...
COMMENT: The rand has become weaker because of the dollar getting stronger and Eskom’s...
Harry Scherzer, CEO at Future ForexÂ
There were multiple factors that resulted in the rand plummeting to a low of 19.26 to the dollar on...
Eskom planned maintenance outages aimed at improving performance
Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says the current intensity of load shedding is due to planned maintenance outages to fix...
Chinese donation to aid in load shedding
At least 500 public facilities around the country are set to benefit from a donation from China which will allow them to have uninterrupted...
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