Loadshedding
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... →
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... →
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,... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
