Loadshedding
Stalled South African power projects for 1 850 MW risk losing grid access
By: Bloomberg 12th July 2023 Companies yet to complete financing arrangements to build 1 850 MW of power-generation capacity in South Africa in terms of a government tender in... →
Stage 6 loadshedding returns
By: News24Wire 12th July 2023 Less than a week after Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said he was confident that Eskom had enough generating capacity to withstand the... →
Stages 2 and 4 load shedding to continue until further notice
By: News24Wire 10th July 2023 Eskom on Monday announced that Stage 2 and 4 loadshedding will continue to be implemented until further notice. This was due to increased demand,... →
As cold front hits, Ramokgopa expects loadshedding intensity to remain in check as attention turns to reducing frequency of cuts
By: Terence Creamer 9th July 2023 Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the first part of the Energy Action Plan’s (EAP’s) two-part goal of reducing the intensity of... →
Loadshedding on the horizon for the weekend as repairs delayed accreditation
By: News24Wire 6th July 2023 Varying stages of loadshedding will be implemented from Friday until Monday morning, Eskom said in a statement on Thursday. Stage 1 loadshedding... →
Rand Water weighed down by municipalities, electricity
By: Natasha Odendaal 5th July 2023 Despite all efforts, Rand Water remains challenged by the nonpayment of municipalities for water provided and the ongoing power outages and... →
Power trips at Rand Water an Eskom issue, says entity's chief as water woes continue
By: News24Wire 5th July 2023 Water outages in Johannesburg and Tshwane are a result of loadshedding, says Teboho Joala, Rand Water's chief shared services officer and acting... →
Updated loadshedding code includes up to 16 stages to reduce grid-collapse risk 
By: Terence Creamer 4th July 2023 A new and updated edition of the loadshedding code of practice, which includes up to 16 stages of loadshedding, has been finalised by and expert... →
Eskom to implement Stages 1 and 3 loadshedding on Wednesday and Thursday
By: Creamer Media Reporter 4th July 2023 Power utility Eskom will implement Stage 1 loadshedding from 05:00 to 16:00 and Stage 3 loadshedding from 16:00 to midnight on Wednesday and... →
South Africa power outages may have reduced growth by 3.2 percentage points
By: Bloomberg 4th July 2023 South Africa’s energy crisis may have reduced the nation’s economic growth rate by as much as 3.2 percentage points last year and is likely to... →
De Beers, Botswana agree in principle on sales, mining licences
By: Martin Creamer 3rd July 2023 Diamond mining and marketing company De Beers and the Botswana government have reached an in principle agreement on a 25-year extension of the... →
