Loadshedding
Eskom will miss target to boost power output from coal plants
By: Bloomberg 7th March 2023 State power utility Eskom will miss a target to boost output from struggling coal-fired plants by the end of March, highlighting the poor state of... →
Ramokgopa says assessment will determine what powers he needs to close 10 GW electricity deficit 
By: Terence Creamer 7th March 2023 Newly-appointed Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, reports that he will conduct an assessment over the coming seven to 14 days to help... →
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa appointed ‘transitory’ Minister of Electricity as Ramaphosa seeks urgent action on loadshedding
By: Terence Creamer 6th March 2023 As anticipated, Dr Kgosientso Ramokgopa has been appointed as South Africa’s Minister of Electricity, a position which President Cyril Ramaphosa... →
Loadshedding ramped up to Stage 5 after multiple breakdowns
By: News24Wire 6th March 2023 Following the failure of five generating units on Monday, Stage 5 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 until 05:00 on Tuesday, Eskom said.... →
DTIC to act as one-stop shop for streamlining of energy project applications
By: Terence Creamer 3rd March 2023 The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has been designated as the “single department” referred to in the recently published State... →
Implats unable to stem inflation tide as well as hoped, says CEO
By: Martin Creamer 3rd March 2023 Platinum group metals mining and marketing company Implats was unable to stem the high global inflation tide in the six months to December 31.... →
Stage 4 and 5 loadshedding to continue until Friday, Stage 3 on Saturday
By: News24Wire 2nd March 2023 Eskom has announced that Stage 4 loadshedding will continue to be implemented until 16:00 on Thursday. Thereafter, Stage 5 loadshedding will be... →
Retrieved 1999 Eskom time capsule contained warning of likely generation shortfall by 2007
By: Terence Creamer 2nd March 2023 In his letter to the employees of Eskom of 2023, buried in a time capsule in 1999 near to the ‘rock man’ energy statue at the entrance of Megawatt... →
De Ruyter warned WCape's Winde to be independent of Eskom soon, 'there's big trouble ahead'
By: Bloomberg 2nd March 2023 South Africa’s only opposition-led province plans to facilitate the construction of almost 6 GW of power generation capacity to counter nationwide... →
Harmony CEO hails strong performance of South African mines despite loadshedding
By: Martin Creamer 1st March 2023 The South African operations of Harmony Gold did very, very well in the six months to the end of December last year load curtailment... →
Back to Stage 5 after a brief reprieve
By: News24Wire 28th February 2023 Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented until 16:00 on Tuesday, after which Stage 4 will be rolled out until 16:00 on Wednesday. Stage 5... →
