Loadshedding
Gordhan refutes claim that he prompted De Ruyter’s private Eskom investigation 
By: Terence Creamer 17th May 2023 Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan tore strips off former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter during his appearance before Parliament’s Standing... →
eThekwini residents can expect regular loadshedding, with some exceptions, to resume from end of May
By: News24Wire 17th May 2023 The eThekwini Municipality’s reduced loadshedding schedule will come to an end next week. The municipality said in a statement that it would... →
Mantashe outlines procurement schedules, including for nuclear, as he confirms IRP delay
By: Terence Creamer 16th May 2023 Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has pulled back from his statement that the release of the revised Integrated Resource Plan,... →
Climate commission recommends grid PPPs to speed up just energy transition
By: Terence Creamer 15th May 2023 The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) is recommending that alternative investment models, including public-private partnerships (PPPs), be... →
Fuel industry does not foresee loadshedding-induced diesel shortages this winter
By: Terence Creamer 15th May 2023 The South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) is not anticipating a domestic diesel supply crunch this winter as a result of a spike in... →
Powerships likely to feature in five-year Eskom emergency procurement
By: Terence Creamer 12th May 2023 The prospect of South Africa procuring electricity from powerships docked either in South Africa or in a neighbouring country has increased, with... →
Mashatile to meet CEOs amid investment strike
By: Bloomberg 12th May 2023 Deputy President Paul Mashatile is set to meet captains of industry amid an energy crisis that’s stifling economic growth and souring investor... →
Ramaphosa denies JETP ‘incoherence’ or being forced to transition from coal
By: Terence Creamer 11th May 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied that there is any incoherence in his Cabinet regarding the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) with... →
Cabinet assures SA of govt effort to ‘prevent attempts to collapse national grid’
By: Thabi Shomolekae 11th May 2023 Cabinet stressed on Thursday that government is working closely with embattled State-owned enterprise Eskom to fast-track the repair of power... →
Ramaphosa asked to shed light on electricity crisis in parliamentary Q&A
By: News24Wire 11th May 2023 With the country still hampered by loadshedding, and with no end in sight, it is perhaps no surprise the focus of President Cyril Ramaphosa's... →
Lack of action by law enforcement agencies prompted private Eskom investigation – Makgoba
By: Terence Creamer 10th May 2023 Former Eskom interim chairperson Professor Malegapuru Makgoba believes there would have been no reason for former CEO André de Ruyter to pursue a... →
