Loadshedding
Eskom aiming not to breach Stage 4 loadshedding this summer 
By: Terence Creamer 27th September 2023 Eskom is aiming to limit loadshedding to Stage 4 during the summer months to the end of March by restricting unplanned breakdowns to 14 500 MW... →
Roadmap to ‘fundamentally reform’ freight logistics sector by end of October
By: Terence Creamer 27th September 2023 Government has committed to finalise a Freight Logistics Roadmap, outlining a sequenced set of actions to fundamentally reform the logistics... →
Creecy upholds decision allowing Kusile to bypass pollution system, with tighter conditions
By: Terence Creamer 26th September 2023 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has upheld the decision of the National Air Quality Officer (NAQO) to permit the... →
Eskom suspends loadshedding over the long weekend
By: News24Wire 22nd September 2023 Due to the sustained improved performance of generation availability as well as the anticipated lower demand over the long weekend, Stage 2... →
Early Kusile restart uncertain as Creecy adjudicates emissions appeal
By: Terence Creamer 22nd September 2023 The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and the Environment (DFFE) has confirmed that Minister Barbara Creecy is still adjudicating an appeal of the... →
Grid investment ‘fully funded’ for next three years, but scale-up requires alternative models
By: Terence Creamer 21st September 2023 Eskom has indicated that it has sufficient funding for the coming three years for the grid infrastructure investments that will be pursued in line... →
Eskom expects NTCSA to begin trading from April
By: Terence Creamer 19th September 2023 Eskom expects the remaining suspensive conditions required for the operationalisation of the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) to... →
'We have been doing nothing for 10 years': Idle Tshwane power stations cost the City billions
By: News24Wire 19th September 2023 Around R300-million is spent annually on salaries for staff and maintenance at the Rooiwal and Pretoria West power stations, which have not been... →
R107m Steenbras Dam scheme upgrade in the works to help Cape Town ease loadshedding
By: News24Wire 18th September 2023 A R107-million refurbishment of the Steenbras Hydro Pumped Storage Scheme is on the pipeline, with Capetonians hoping it will bring further relief... →
Energy Regulator approves two outstanding licences for new grid company
By: Terence Creamer 18th September 2023 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved the two licence applications required for the operationalisation of the National... →
Diesel supply problem blamed for low OCGT use during intense loadshedding week
By: Terence Creamer 17th September 2023 Eskom has confirmed that problems in the diesel supply chain last week meant that it did not operate its open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) as “hard”... →
