Tag: loadshedding
Eskom’s loadshedding forecast sees candle lights in our near future
It looks like we may be in for many a candle-lit dinner over the summer. Whether Eskom sees the best- or worst-case scenarios of...
Energy efficiency: the key to sustainable wastewater infrastructure
WITH no end in sight for loadshedding, it’s important for municipalities to start engaging in energy efficient mechanisms in their water and wastewater infrastructure.
This...
Experts give bleak outlook for load shedding in South Africa: report
Energy experts have warned that maintenance being done on Eskom’s ageing and failing fleet of power stations is ineffective – with the power utility...
Western Cape Disaster Management Centre plans for loadshedding situation
Anton Bredell, Western Cape Mister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning hosted a meeting with stakeholders at the Provincial Disaster Management Centre...
An achievable game plan to end load shedding in South Africa
South Africa’s ballooning load shedding problem is significantly worse than generally recognised, but insights from the empirical evidence demonstrate that practical pathways exist to...
Gensets beat outage deadline
“WITH our design and manufacturing experience, we can provide genset solutions that can be started up prior to an outage, so that the plant...
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...
Loosening Eskom’s grasp will be a delicate business
The stand-out item in the Western Cape’ government’s budget, apart from its determination not to be caught napping by another wave of Covid -19...
Eskom urges the public to reduce the usage of electricity as the system is...
While no loadshedding is anticipated, Eskom would like to warn the public that there is a high probability of loadshedding should we lose any...
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...
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