Loadshedding
Eskom latest: Fuel costs for Netcare; Astral Foods skips payout
By: Bloomberg 22nd May 2023 South Africa’s largest private health-care network expects diesel costs to more than quadruple to R165-million this year as it runs generators to... →
Despite low risk of blackout, Eskom’s restoration protocols should be paired with larger country plan 
By: Terence Creamer 19th May 2023 Amid rising public anxiety over the prospect of a blackout, a former senior Eskom executive has added his voice to those highlighting the low... →
Enviro department evaluating EIAs for renewables projects with a combined capacity of 9 789 MW
By: Terence Creamer 19th May 2023 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy reports that the department’s environmental impact assessment section is currently... →
Stage 5 loadshedding to be implemented from 16:00
By: Creamer Media Reporter 18th May 2023 Power utility Eskom will implement Stage 5 loadshedding from 16:00 this afternoon until 05:00 on Friday. Thereafter, various stages of loadshedding... →
Eskom warns of Stage 8 loadshedding this winter but insists risk of blackout is low
By: Terence Creamer 18th May 2023 Eskom has indicated that Stage 8 loadshedding – representing 16 hours of cuts in a 32-hour cycle – is possible this winter if coal plant breakdowns... →
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... →
