Loadshedding
South Africa’s quest for energy security threatens climate goals
By: Bloomberg 21st November 2023 South Africa is likely to prioritise energy security over its decarbonisation aspirations to avoid further damage to its economy, said James... →
Stage 3 loadshedding to be implemented until Saturday morning
By: Creamer Media Reporter 16th November 2023 Power utility Eskom says the shortage of generation capacity requires the implementation of Stage 3 loadshedding from 16:00 today until 05:00 on... →
South Africa expected to be worst affected by security-impacting energy supply disruption in 2024
By: Marleny Arnoldi 9th November 2023 London-based global security company G4S finds in its inaugural ‘World Security Report’ that South Africa will be the worst-affected country... →
Eskom’s Hex battery the first of eight utility-scale projects being deployed across four provinces 
By: Terence Creamer 9th November 2023 Eskom has officially started operating the first of eight utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects being introduced as part of... →
Municipalities approved for Eskom debt relief could rise to 67 – Eskom
By: Terence Creamer 31st October 2023 Eskom’s head of distribution Monde Bala reports that Eskom and the National Treasury are hoping that the number of municipalities participating in... →
Eskom warns of another R23bn loss as loadshedding underpins R24bn collapse
By: Terence Creamer 31st October 2023 Eskom has warned that it is likely to report another R23-billion-plus loss for its current financial year to the end of March 2024, having... →
$1bn World Bank loan to support South Africa's energy reforms and decarbonisation
By: Terence Creamer 25th October 2023 The World Bank has approved a $1-billion Development Policy Loan (DPL) to support market reports under way in the country, as well as South... →
Eskom targets 1 000 MW as it launches cross-border standard purchase offer
By: Terence Creamer 24th October 2023 South Africa’s electricity utility Eskom is aiming to contract for 1 000 MW of additional electricity imports from it regional neighbours using a... →
‘Height of folly’ to develop overreliance on aged coal plants for future supply
By: Terence Creamer 23rd October 2023 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says attention should shift to adding new and cleaner generation to the loadshedding-prone electricity... →
Koeberg: New delay as reactor is prepared for startup
By: News24Wire 20th October 2023 The return of Koeberg's Unit 1 to commercial service has been delayed by a further 10 days as some critical tests are still to be completed before... →
Merafe reports 21% lower ferrochrome production in first nine months
By: Martin Creamer 20th October 2023 Third-quarter attributable ferrochrome production of Merafe Resources from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture was 40 000 t, which resulted in a... →
