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Loadshedding

Full weekend of power cuts as generation units fail

By: News24Wire      12th January 2024 Eskom has warned South Africans to prepare for a full weekend of power cuts.  The utility said stage 3 load shedding would be implemented at 16:00... 

Priscillah Mabelane

Sasol’s Mabelane to head board at Eskom’s unbundled grid company, NTCSA 

By: Terence Creamer     9th January 2024 The inaugural board of directors of the National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA), which was announced by the Eskom board on Tuesday,... 

Lineworkers on a high-voltage powerline

Ramokgopa seeks to unlock private finance for 6 000 km of new grid in coming three years 

By: Terence Creamer     9th January 2024 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the current plan for rolling out grid infrastructure, particularly in the coming three years, is... 

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South Africa moves to procure 5GW of renewables, 2GW of gas-to-power, 615 MW of battery storage

South Africa moves to procure 5GW of renewables, 2GW of gas-to-power, 615 MW of battery storage  

By: Terence Creamer     14th December 2023 The South African government has released three requests for proposals (RFPs) for new electricity generation and storage capacity, including 5 000... 

The Klipheuwel wind farm

South Africa launches renewables procurement round for 5 000 MW of wind and solar 

By: Terence Creamer     14th December 2023 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has released the much-anticipated and delayed seventh bid window (BW7) of the Renewable... 

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

South Africa to release 2 500 MW nuclear RFP by March, despite electricity plan review  

By: Terence Creamer     12th December 2023 The South African government will publish a request for proposals (RFP) for 2 500 MW of new nuclear capacity by March 2024, following the National... 

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni

Ntshavheni confirms draft IRP 2023 contains ‘significant’ revisions, but offers no clarity on consultation process 

By: Terence Creamer     11th December 2023 Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has confirmed that the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) approved by Cabinet for public comment... 

Image of Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

Govt accepts loadshedding Constitution breach but seeks January deadline legal advice

By: News24Wire      11th December 2023 While the government has accepted a High Court finding that loadshedding undermines South Africans' rights, it has sought legal advice on a... 

The Koeberg nuclear power station behind transmission lines

Koeberg Unit 2 to return in Sept, heightening risk of both units being out simultaneously  

By: Terence Creamer     10th December 2023 Eskom generation head Bheki Nxumalo has indicated that an extended outage at Koeberg Unit 2, which begins on December 11, is currently expected to... 

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has confirmed that the IRP update contains a revised decommissioning schedule for Eskom’s aged coal power stations.

IRP update approved by Cabinet includes new coal decommissioning schedule 

By: Terence Creamer     10th December 2023 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that Cabinet has approved the release of an updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for public... 

The loadshedding schedule for this weekend

Brace for a weekend of loadshedding

By: News24Wire      8th December 2023 Stage 3 load shedding will be implemented from 16:00 on Friday until 05:00 on Saturday, Eskom said on Friday afternoon.  Thereafter, loadshedding... 

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