Loadshedding
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... →
IFC ready to support private grid investment in South Africa 
By: Terence Creamer 25th July 2023 The World Bank’s private sector financier, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has indicated a willingness to fund public–private... →
Loadshedding bumped to Stage 5 
By: News24Wire 24th July 2023 Power utility Eskom has announced that Stage 5 loadshedding will be implemented from 14:00 on Monday. This was "due to further delays in returning... →
Enter the weekend on Stage 5 as Eskom battles to meet rising demand
By: News24Wire 21st July 2023 Due to higher than anticipated demand, Stage 5 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 today until midnight on Friday, Eskom said in a... →
South Africa urged to elevate universal electricity access to status of education to fight extreme poverty
By: Terence Creamer 20th July 2023 Calls are growing for government to overhaul its free basic energy (FBE) scheme amid indications that fewer than a quarter of qualifying indigent... →
Stage 4 loadshedding returns on Wednesday after eight generating units break down
By: News24Wire 19th July 2023 Two days after announcing an improvement to the system after several generating units returned to service at the weekend, Eskom has now announced... →
Eskom system operator doesn’t foresee grid instability should both Koeberg units be offline simultaneously
By: Terence Creamer 19th July 2023 Eskom’s system operator GM, Isabel Fick, does not foresee the Western Cape power grid being materially destabilised if both of Koeberg’s two... →
Fitch maintains South Africa's ratings, says an ANC election loss won't mean new economic policies
By: News24Wire 18th July 2023 On Monday, Fitch again maintained its "BB-" credit rating on South Africa – despite now expecting no economic growth this year. The US credit... →
Loadshedding reduced further as six generating units come back online
By: News24Wire 17th July 2023 Loadshedding will be reduced to Stages 1 and 3 from 5:00 on Tuesday, following the return to service of six generating units over the weekend,... →
Ramokgopa deeply worried about prospect of both Koeberg units being unavailable due to Unit 1 outage slip
By: Terence Creamer 17th July 2023 Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has expressed deep concern that another delay to the return to service of Koeberg Unit 1 could result... →
Brace for a weekend of Stage 6 loadshedding
By: News24Wire 13th July 2023 Stage 6 loadshedding will continue to be implemented over the weekend in order to replenish emergency reserves, Eskom said in a statement on... →
