Loadshedding
‘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... →
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”,... →
Only 28 of the 136 munis owing Eskom R58bn-plus approved to participate in write-off scheme
By: Terence Creamer 10th October 2023 Only 28 municipalities have to date been given approval by the National Treasury to participate in the Eskom Municipal Debt Relief Support... →
Kusile Unit 3 supplying 720 MW to grid, Eskom confirms
By: Terence Creamer 9th October 2023 Eskom has confirmed that Unit 3 at the Kusile coal-fired power station is currently providing 720 MW into the electricity grid using a temporary... →
‘Instrument’ being studied to open rooftop solar to poorer households
By: Terence Creamer 9th October 2023 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says that work is under way on the creation of an “instrument” that will allow poorer households to... →
Pace of energy transition will define South Africa’s economic prospects – Olver
By: Terence Creamer 5th October 2023 Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) executive director Dr Crispian Olver says South Africa’s energy transition and the pace at which it... →
As Kusile unit returns early, South Africa misses renewables procurement deadline
By: Terence Creamer 1st October 2023 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has welcomed the earlier-than-expected return of Kusile Unit 3 coal-fired generation, but has also... →
No daytime loadshedding expected over the weekend
By: News24Wire 29th September 2023 Due to the sustained improved performance of generation availability as well as the anticipated lower demand over the weekend, loadshedding will be... →
JET pledges rise to $11.9bn as South Africa moves to finalise implementation plan
By: Terence Creamer 29th September 2023 The South African government has received additional pledges, worth nearly $3.5-billion, in support of its Just Energy Transition Investment Plan... →
