Loadshedding
De-escalation in loadshedding forecast for coming week as country emerges from renewed Stage 6 trauma 
By: Terence Creamer 26th November 2023 Eskom is forecasting a de-escalation in the intensity of rotational power cuts for the coming week following the traumatic return of Stage 6 on... →
Black Friday loadshedding triggered by depletion of reserves and heat-wave demand spike
By: Terence Creamer 24th November 2023 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa attributed the “unwelcome” ramp up in the intensity of loadshedding to Stage 6 to a need for Eskom to... →
Eskom declares Stage 6 loadshedding during Black Friday
By: Creamer Media Reporter 24th November 2023 Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 6 loadshedding from 12:00 on Friday to 05:00 on Monday. The declaration came amid 'Black Friday',... →
South Africa’s quest for energy security threatens climate goals
By: Bloomberg 21st November 2023 South Africa is likely to prioritise energy security over its decarbonisation aspirations to avoid further damage to its economy, said James... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
$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... →
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... →
