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Electricity tariffs are currently determined using the MYPD methodology and involve various adjudication steps, including the public hearings pictured here

Not practical to implement new ‘black box’ tariff rules from 2025, Eskom insists  

By: Terence Creamer     12th February 2024 Eskom says the Electricity Pricing Determination Rules (EPDR) approved by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) in December cannot... 

Loadshedding affecting traffic lights

Eskom to downgrade loadshedding to Stages 3 and 4 from Tuesday

By: Creamer Media Reporter      12th February 2024 Power utility Eskom plans to downgrade loadshedding to Stage 3 from 05:00 on Tuesday. This will be followed by Stage 4 loadshedding from 16:00 on... 

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

Ramokgopa denies President’s pre-Stage 6 SoNA assertions caused embarrassment and insists loadshedding ‘corner has been turned’ 

By: Terence Creamer     11th February 2024 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has move to defend the statement made by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address... 

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President Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa moots ‘innovative investment models’ for grid as he reiterates support for power and logistics reform 

By: Terence Creamer     8th February 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa used his final State of the Nation Address ahead of upcoming elections to reiterate government’s commitment to reforms in... 

Standard Bank chief economist Goolam Ballim

Standard Bank not expecting major fiscal slippage despite election pressures 

By: Terence Creamer     7th February 2024 Standard Bank chief economist Goolam Ballim does not anticipate “material fiscal slippage” in the 2024 Budget, despite expenditure pressures... 

Power lines

Nersa makes far-reaching changes to tariff rules, but implementation timing uncertain 

By: Terence Creamer     6th February 2024 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved far-reaching changes to the way electricity tariffs will be set in future, but... 

Energy Council CEO James Mackay

Energy Council welcomes IRP extension, calls for strong reform message in SoNA 

By: Terence Creamer     6th February 2024 Energy Council CEO James Mackay has welcomed the decision of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy to extend the comment period for the... 

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Collaboration and grid investment key to making 2024 a turning point in SA’s power crisis

By: Tasneem Bulbulia     2nd February 2024 If South Africa’s energy investment programmes and reforms continue, the energy availability factor (EAF) for State-owned utility Eskom’s coal... 

A burning candle

Night loadshedding escalates to Stage 3 

By: News24Wire      29th January 2024 Loadshedding will jump to Stage 3 at 16:00 Monday after a delay in the return to service of two generating units. "Over the past 24 hours, five... 

Power line and substation

Independent transmission project office to be set up to procure new grid using build, operate, transfer model  

By: Terence Creamer     23rd January 2024 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that government plans to establish an independent transmission project office, located either at... 

Dan Marokane

Marokane to officially report for duty as Eskom CEO on March 1

By: Terence Creamer     19th January 2024 Eskom has announced that Dan Marokane – who was named group CEO on December 8, almost a full year after André de Ruyter formally resigned – will... 

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