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Loadshedding affecting traffic lights

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... 

The 20 MW/100MWh Hex BESS site, in Worcester in the Western Cape

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... 

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Eskom’s head of distribution Monde Bala

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... 

Acting Eskom CEO Calib Cassim

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... 

Power line

$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... 

power line

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... 

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

‘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 Power Station

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... 

Lion ferrochrome smelter.

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... 

Eskom supplied photo showing Kusile units in operation

Ramaphosa says loadshedding corner has been turned as another Kusile unit restarts  

By: Terence Creamer     17th October 2023 African National Congress President Cyril Ramaphosa claims that South Africa “has turned a definite corner as far as loadshedding is concerned”,... 

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