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Any interdict of Eskom’s new grid rules would create ‘problem’ for renewables roll-out
23rd July 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The South African government has expressed concern that its plans for the addition of new renewables capacity could be disrupted should a legal challenge launched against Eskom’s recently announced... 


Electricity Pylons
Enter the weekend on Stage 5 as Eskom battles to meet rising demand
21st July 2023 By: News24Wire

Due to higher than anticipated demand, Stage 5 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 today until midnight on Friday, Eskom said in a statement. Thereafter, Stage 4 loadshedding will be... 


Power lines running above informal settlement in Cape Town
South Africa urged to elevate universal electricity access to status of education to fight extreme poverty
20th July 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Calls are growing for government to overhaul its free basic energy (FBE) scheme amid indications that fewer than a quarter of qualifying indigent households are benefiting from the 50-kWh-a-month... 


An Eskom power station
Stage 4 loadshedding returns on Wednesday after eight generating units break down
19th July 2023 By: News24Wire

Two days after announcing an improvement to the system after several generating units returned to service at the weekend, Eskom has now announced that Stage 4 load shedding will return on Wednesday... 


Power lines with Koeberg in the background
Eskom system operator doesn’t foresee grid instability should both Koeberg units be offline simultaneously
19th July 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom’s system operator GM, Isabel Fick, does not foresee the Western Cape power grid being materially destabilised if both of Koeberg’s two nuclear reactors are out of service simultaneously later... 


External view of the NEC XON SolaMD containerised BESS installed at the Clapham pump station in Limpopo
Battery energy storage system installed at Limpopo pump station
19th July 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Energy solutions provider NEC XON Systems and the Lebalelo Water User Association (LWUA) have partnered to install an emergency battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Clapham pump station, in... 


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Fitch maintains South Africa's ratings, says an ANC election loss won't mean new economic policies
18th July 2023 By: News24Wire

On Monday, Fitch again maintained its "BB-" credit rating on South Africa – despite now expecting no economic growth this year. The US credit rating agency kept its "stable" outlook on South... 


IPP Office head Bernard Magoro
Grid still seen as key risk for upcoming renewables round despite reduction in govt guarantee
18th July 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The government-default component of the government guarantees extended to the independent power producers (IPPs) that will be selected to build new solar and wind projects under the upcoming... 


Light bulb
Loadshedding reduced further as six generating units come back online
17th July 2023 By: News24Wire

Loadshedding will be reduced to Stages 1 and 3 from 5:00 on Tuesday, following the return to service of six generating units over the weekend, Eskom said in a statement on Monday. However, Stage 4... 


Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Ramokgopa deeply worried about prospect of both Koeberg units being unavailable due to Unit 1 outage slip
17th July 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has expressed deep concern that another delay to the return to service of Koeberg Unit 1 could result in both of the nuclear power station’s units... 


Eskom's Tutuka power station
Brace for a weekend of Stage 6 loadshedding
13th July 2023 By: News24Wire

Stage 6 loadshedding will continue to be implemented over the weekend in order to replenish emergency reserves, Eskom said in a statement on Thursday.  "The increase in the demand for electricity... 


Eskom power station
Eskom Generation mulling concession models as it seeks to improve coal plant performance
13th July 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom’s generation business is currently weighing various concession models as the utility assesses ways to improve the performance of its breakdown-prone coal-fired power stations in a context of... 


Eskom Power Lines
Stalled South African power projects for 1 850 MW risk losing grid access
12th July 2023 By: Bloomberg

Companies yet to complete financing arrangements to build 1 850 MW of power-generation capacity in South Africa in terms of a government tender in 2021 may lose the right to connect to the national... 


Electricity infrastructure
Stage 6 loadshedding returns
12th July 2023 By: News24Wire

Less than a week after Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said he was confident that Eskom had enough generating capacity to withstand the cold weather, the power utility announced the... 


BLSA CEO calls on govt to honour commitments in public-private partnership
11th July 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has stressed the importance of the commitment made by government in June to support the agreed collaboration between the State and... 


The Tutuka power station
Stages 2 and 4 load shedding to continue until further notice
10th July 2023 By: News24Wire

Eskom on Monday announced that Stage 2 and 4 loadshedding will continue to be implemented until further notice. This was due to increased demand, it said. 


Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsh Ramokgopa
As cold front hits, Ramokgopa expects loadshedding intensity to remain in check as attention turns to reducing frequency of cuts
9th July 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the first part of the Energy Action Plan’s (EAP’s) two-part goal of reducing the intensity of loadshedding has been largely achieved as the plan... 


Solar panels in front of Komati's cooling towers
Eskom to launch solar, battery tenders in 2024 as part of Komati ‘repowering’
7th July 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom reports that concessional funding of $497-million secured for the repowering and repurposing of the Komati coal power station, in Mpumalanga, is expected to become effective at the end of... 


Nersa approves five generation licence applications for BW6 bidders
7th July 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved generation licences for five preferred bidders of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy's Renewable Energy Independent... 


Electricity Pylons
Loadshedding on the horizon for the weekend as repairs delayed accreditation
6th July 2023 By: News24Wire

Varying stages of loadshedding will be implemented from Friday until Monday morning, Eskom said in a statement on Thursday.  Stage 1 loadshedding will remain in place until 16:00 on Thursday,... 


Hydro Power Equipment (HPE) director Ulrich Kienle.
Water power in underground mining has gone mainstream, says HPE
6th July 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The long-standing use of water to cool underground mines is increasingly providing the opportunity to apply the free water pressure head that this offers to energise mining equipment. High-pressure... 


Rand Water's Vereeniging operations
Rand Water weighed down by municipalities, electricity
5th July 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Despite all efforts, Rand Water remains challenged by the nonpayment of municipalities for water provided and the ongoing power outages and loadshedding. While South Africa's national grid is... 


BESS system being tested
Grid storage uptake in South Africa lacks ‘direction or momentum’
5th July 2023 By: Terence Creamer

A new report published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) highlights that grid storage has yet to gain “direction or momentum” in South Africa, despite a growing... 


A grocery store aisle
Food producers warn of higher prices as infrastructure crumbles
5th July 2023 By: Reuters

South African food producers, among the biggest on the continent, are spending hundreds of millions of rand mitigating prolonged rolling power blackouts, water supply issues and crumbling... 


Rand Water Zuikerbosch Water Purification Plant
Power trips at Rand Water an Eskom issue, says entity's chief as water woes continue
5th July 2023 By: News24Wire

Water outages in Johannesburg and Tshwane are a result of loadshedding, says Teboho Joala, Rand Water's chief shared services officer and acting managing director. On Sunday, the municipalities... 


Power lines
Updated loadshedding code includes up to 16 stages to reduce grid-collapse risk
4th July 2023 By: Terence Creamer

A new and updated edition of the loadshedding code of practice, which includes up to 16 stages of loadshedding, has been finalised by and expert group and delivered to the National Energy Regulator... 


The Tutuka power station
Eskom to implement Stages 1 and 3 loadshedding on Wednesday and Thursday
4th July 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Power utility Eskom will implement Stage 1 loadshedding from 05:00 to 16:00 and Stage 3 loadshedding from 16:00 to midnight on Wednesday and Thursday. Stage 3 loadshedding will also be implemented... 


Power lines
South Africa power outages may have reduced growth by 3.2 percentage points
4th July 2023 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s energy crisis may have reduced the nation’s economic growth rate by as much as 3.2 percentage points last year and is likely to dampen output until at least early 2024, according to... 


Power lines
South Africa can’t afford to kick grid investment can down the road – Ramokgopa
2nd July 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa argues that South Africa should give urgent attention to the strengthening and expansion of the transmission grid to avoid any further extension of the... 


Electricity Pylons
Loadshedding suspended (briefly) on Friday night - then it's Stage 3 at peak hours
30th June 2023 By: News24Wire

Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 on Friday until midnight. After that, it will be suspended until 16:00 on Saturday.  Stage 3 loadshedding will then be implemented again over the... 


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