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Load-shedding blamed on broken conveyor belt at Medupi 
By: News24Wire 16th October 2019 Eskom has blamed the severe power constraints in South Africa, and which is triggering Stage 2 load-shedding, on a broken coal conveyor belt at the... →
Eskom warns of load-shedding today
By: News24Wire 16th October 2019 In a statement on Wednesday morning, Eskom warned that Stage 2 load-shedding could be implemented from 9:00 to 23:00 today. Eskom said that it is... →
Platinum-linked hydrogen economy is way to go – Phiri
By: Martin Creamer 6th August 2019 The hydrogen economy is the answer to South Africa’s decarbonised mobility future to avoid battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sapping up too much of... →
ESKOM: Progress report on sustainable electricity supply
30th April 2019 Eskom has not implemented loadshedding for 36 consecutive days. This is line with the commitment made at the joint media briefing held by Eskom and... →
Eskom attributes load-shedding-free period to improved plant performance
By: Terence Creamer 29th April 2019 State-owned electricity utility Eskom reported on Monday that an improvement in plant performance had enabled it to avoid load-shedding for 36... →
CSIR analysis highlights positive contribution of renewables during 2019 load-shedding periods
By: Terence Creamer 24th April 2019 South Africa’s fleet of utility-scale variable renewable energy plants contributed to limiting the extent of load-shedding instituted by Eskom... →
Eskom’s financial woes not abating in sync with load-shedding risk
By: Terence Creamer 3rd April 2019 The cautiously optimistic prognosis provided by Eskom on the outlook for electricity supply for the coming nine months has been more than offset by... →
What is to be done?
By: Terence Creamer 29th March 2019 In the short-term, the only way for South Africa’s crisis-prone electricity utility to stave off rotational power cuts, or decrease the severity of... →
