Loadshedding
Solar installations slow in South Africa after blackouts ease
By: Bloomberg 12th June 2024 Repairs to South Africa’s coal-fired stations that have helped the State power utility avoid debilitating blackouts for three months straight is... →
South Africa’s climate focus needs to shift from setting targets to tangible results – Moosa
By: Terence Creamer 11th June 2024 South Africa is now entering a new and more demanding phase of climate action, Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) deputy chairperson Valli Moosa... →
Reform momentum must be sustained ‘regardless of the form or composition’ of new government
By: Terence Creamer 10th June 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has underlined the importance of the new government – which is yet to be formed after no single party secured an outright... →
Marokane says R285m spent on diesel in May compared with R2.8bn in May 2023 
By: Terence Creamer 6th June 2024 Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has rebuffed persistent suggestions that the utility is keeping loadshedding at bay owing to an “excessive” reliance on the... →
Presidency insists 22.5 GW private IPP pipeline won’t be disrupted by Eskom move to reserve grid for public projects
By: Terence Creamer 22nd May 2024 The Presidency does not anticipate that Eskom’s move to reserve scarce grid capacity for independent power producers (IPPs) participating in public... →
Eskom board approves plan to operate Camden, Grootvlei and Hendrina to 2030
By: Terence Creamer 20th May 2024 The Eskom board has given its approval for the continued operation of the Camden, Grootvlei and Hendrina power stations to 2030 – a departure from... →
Ramaphosa denies pre-election loadshedding respite is a ‘political ploy’
By: Terence Creamer 13th May 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has entered the politically charged discussion on the reasons behind the recent dramatic reduction in loadshedding ahead... →
Genuine progress, not electioneering, behind the easing of loadshedding, council says
By: Darren Parker 9th May 2024 The current loadshedding reprieve is not a result of excessive diesel burning to pacify voters but rather a consequence of government and business... →
Eskom takes City Power to court over R1bn debt
By: Sashnee Moodley 6th May 2024 State power utility Eskom has said it has "no choice" but to approach the Johannesburg High Court to force City Power to pay just over R1-billion... →
Ramokgopa insists loadshedding not being ‘stage managed’ ahead of May 29 poll
By: Terence Creamer 6th May 2024 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa denies that the prevailing reprieve from loadshedding has been “stage managed” to improve the prospects... →
The lights are on in South Africa and many people are suspicious
By: Bloomberg 3rd May 2024 South Africa is enjoying a rare streak of uninterrupted electricity right before elections, drawing more suspicion than praise in a nation that’s... →
