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Power Alert 1 - Power system tight and risk of loadshedding in the evening
30th January 2020 The power system is under stress this morning and we are using diesel generators to meet demand. The units that were expected to come back from... →
Power Alert 1 - Power system tight this morning, but risk of loadshedding low
28th January 2020 The power system is tight this morning and we are currently using diesel turbines to supplement capacity as we await the return of some generation... →
No, Eskom doesn’t generate 45% of electricity used in Africa
By: Africa Check 27th January 2020 South African state-owned electricity provider Eskom had a nightmarish start to the year. Only four days into 2020, rolling blackouts resumed... →
Low risk of load-shedding on Monday despite volatile grid – Eskom
By: News24Wire 27th January 2020 There is a low risk of load-shedding on Monday, Eskom has said, despite a volatile power system. The utility, in a power update on Monday morning,... →
Power Alert 1 - No loadshedding expected today
27th January 2020 Eskom continues to manage a volatile power system but there is a low risk of loadshedding today. We begin the week with generation units breakdowns... →
Power Alert 1 - No loadshedding expected today
24th January 2020 While the power system remains constrained, no loadshedding is expected today. Eskom has enough capacity to meet the demand for electricity. In... →
South Africa's energy crisis has triggered lots of ideas: why most are wrong
23rd January 2020 Since late last year South Africans have, once again, been subjected to power cuts by the power utility, Eskom. The need for what’s called... →
Power Alert 1 - Power system constrained this morning but loadshedding risk low
23rd January 2020 The DA in eThekwini is deeply concerned with a meeting that has taken place between the majority of the ANC’s Executive Committee Membership and... →
