Loadshedding
Eskom slaps conditions on emergency bidders to stop grid hogging
By: Bloomberg 2nd August 2023 Eskom Holdings has imposed conditions to access the national grid on 1 850 MW worth of projects in South Africa that developers including... →
Presidency, business call for expedited passage during current Parliamentary term of Bill overhauling electricity market 
By: Terence Creamer 2nd August 2023 The Presidency and organised business have called for the passage of the Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Bill to be expedited within the... →
One-year progress report says rooftop installations have doubled since start of Energy Action Plan
By: Terence Creamer 31st July 2023 Despite ongoing loadshedding, President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to highlight some of the implementation progress under the Energy Action Plan... →
Bid to interdict Eskom's new grid rules fails
By: News24Wire 31st July 2023 Renewable energy company G7 has failed to interdict Eskom from applying its new grid access rules. Had the interdict been granted, the progress of... →
Eskom hands control of Ekurhuleni loadshedding back to the municipality
By: Marleny Arnoldi 28th July 2023 State-owned power utility Eskom has handed loadshedding operations in Ekurhuleni back to the municipality, after having revoked its authority to... →
Stage 4 overnight on Friday - and a weekend of loadshedding ahead
By: News24Wire 28th July 2023 Stage 4 loadshedding will continue to be implemented until 05:00 on Saturday, Eskom has said. Thereafter, various stages of loadshedding will be... →
CEOs from 115 companies pledge to help rebuild South Africa 
By: Terence Creamer 27th July 2023 CEOs from over 115 leading corporations operating in South Africa and which collectively employ 1.2-million people and have a combined market value... →
Eskom seizes control of Ekurhuleni loadshedding
By: News24Wire 26th July 2023 Eskom has taken over loadshedding in the City of Ekurhuleni, saying the municipality failed to implement power cuts. "Eskom has on numerous... →
Only approved inverters to be accepted from October, warns City of Cape Town
By: Irma Venter 25th July 2023 The City of Cape Town has announced that all solar photovoltaic (PV) and/or battery systems connected to the wiring of a building must be... →
Ramokgopa attacks climate finance pact
By: Bloomberg 25th July 2023 South Africa’s electricity minister attacked the country’s groundbreaking $8.5-billion climate finance pact with some of the world’s richest... →
Power-crisis anger sets South Africa on path for record protests
By: Bloomberg 25th July 2023 The number of so-called service-delivery protests in South Africa — demonstrations over the failure of municipalities to provide services such as... →
