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Massive legal win for Business Chamber

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In its relentless efforts to reduce electricity pricing for businesses in the city, the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber together with local energy intensive industrial companies secured a massive win for electricity users in South Africa.   The North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday morning 16 August handed down judgement in favour of the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber and the energy intensive industrial companies based in Nelson Mandela Bay, in an application brought against the … [Read more...] about Massive legal win for Business Chamber

Eskom and Unions Agree

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Eskom has reached a two-year wage agreement with its trade unions, which effectively brings an end to this week’s illegal strike action. “We are pleased to announce that [we have] reached a two-year wage agreement with recognised trade unions, ending this week’s illegal strike action by members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM),” the utility said on Friday. The wage agreement was reached at talks facilitated by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), … [Read more...] about Eskom and Unions Agree

No Load Shedding

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Eskom says it anticipates no load shedding for the rest of winter as it continues to make progress with the maintenance of its power generating plants. "Our prognosis for winter and beyond is that there will be no load shedding. Eskom is progressing well with the maintenance of its power generating plant while supplying the country's electricity needs," said the utility's Group Chief Executive Brian Molefe. He briefed the media on Tuesday on the state of the power system in winter and … [Read more...] about No Load Shedding

R65 Million fraud conviction

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The former managing director of Eskom Mr Dawid Johannes Malherbe, 56, was found guilty of fraud and money laundering by the Bellville Specialised Commercial Court on Friday, June 17, 2016. Malherbe and another person were arrested in 2013 after a whistle-blower alerted the Hawks of the irregularities at the power utility’s tender awarding process. The Financial and Asset Forfeiture Investigations (FAFI) and Anti-Corruption Task Team investigated the allegations and found that Malherbe, during … [Read more...] about R65 Million fraud conviction

Almost like carrying a baby to term

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Eskom is continuing to deliver uninterrupted electricity supply with no load shedding having being experienced in the last nine months. In a statement on Tuesday, the power utility said it is progressing well with the maintenance of its power generating plant. Eskom provided uninterrupted electricity over the weekend despite the cold snap experienced in most parts of the country. "To date, we have not implemented load shedding in nine months, except for 2 hours and 20 minutes. This is due … [Read more...] about Almost like carrying a baby to term

Eskom’s winter plans

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Power utility Eskom has begun to ramp down planned maintenance to ramp up energy availability for the winter season. "Our winter plan formally kicked off on 1 April 2016 and runs until end of August 2016. As a result, we have already started to ramp down planned maintenance and ramp up energy availability for the expected winter peak so that we will have sufficient capacity to meet demand whilst we still conduct the required maintenance on our power station units," said Eskom on … [Read more...] about Eskom’s winter plans

Police seize dagga with an estimated street value of R81,570 in roadblock

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Update: Eskom pulls plug on power cuts in Eastern Cape: CAPE TOWN - Eskom says it will not institute more power cuts to four Eastern Cape municipalities, in peak hours, after they agreed to settle their outstanding bills. At least 100,000 residents from six Eastern Cape towns experienced power cuts today ... Steynsburg, Eastern Cape - Read more on Eyewitness News Johannes Wessels: Drought's R16bn tsunami – small, medium towns at risk: It's government statements like these which really … [Read more...] about Police seize dagga with an estimated street value of R81,570 in roadblock

Could this mean no more load shedding?

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The resilience of the power system was stress tested on Tuesday following multiple trips of units at three power stations resulting in a loss of 3 535MW, said Eskom. "No load shedding was implemented due to the increased resilience that Eskom has built into the power system over the past eight months," said the power utility. Due to the interconnectedness of the power system, an earth fault at the high voltage yard at Tutuka power station had resulted in three units of the Majuba power … [Read more...] about Could this mean no more load shedding?

Last gasp bid to stop Friday’s 9.4% electricity increase

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The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber has joined the case of the High Energy User Group (HEUG) - consisting of several energy intensive industrial companies based in Nelson Mandela Bay- as a co-applicant, in the launching of an interdict to stop Friday's electricity hike, approved by the National Energy Regulator (Nersa). The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber, representing the interest of our 700 membership base, has joined the HEUG with their legal case to apply for an interdict to stop, … [Read more...] about Last gasp bid to stop Friday’s 9.4% electricity increase

Eskom’s planned maintenance festival

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Eskom will step up its maintenance plans in preparation for the higher demand in winter, it said on Thursday. "As part of our planned maintenance programme, Eskom will this upcoming long weekend embark on yet another maintenance festival in order to improve the performance and reliability of our power generating fleet ahead of winter. "We are implementing appropriate levels of planned maintenance in line with the Generation Sustainability Strategy to ensure long-term plant health. This has … [Read more...] about Eskom’s planned maintenance festival

Electricity consumers to pay additional R10 Billion

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The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber is extremely disappointed with the increase awarded to Eskom, as it constitutes once again an unaffordable hike for businesses operating in Nelson Mandela Bay. This comes as the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) announced today that in analysis of Eskom's Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) application for the first year of the third Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD3) (2013/14), electricity tariffs will be increased by 9.4% for the 2016/17 financial … [Read more...] about Electricity consumers to pay additional R10 Billion

9.4% Eskom hike will have consequences

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The risk of load shedding could increase as a result of energy regulator Nersa's decision to only give Eskom half of its required tariff increase on Tuesday. Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said the decision to only approve a 9.4% electricity price increase doesn't help Eskom's financial sustainability and "will have operational consequences". "We will do our best to minimise the risk of load shedding, striking a balance with Eskom's already depleted balance sheet," he said in a statement. "We … [Read more...] about 9.4% Eskom hike will have consequences

YoY production and consumption of electricity decreases

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Both electricity production and consumption decreased in December, according to Statistics SA. Electricity production decreased by 0.3% year-on-year (y/y) in December 2015 and electricity consumption decreased by 1.5%. Total electricity generation was 2% lower in 2015 compared to 2014. The 2% decrease in annual electricity production followed a decrease of 0.6% in 2014 and a decrease of 0.6% in 2013. Total electricity consumption was 1.5% lower in 2015 compared to 2014. The 1.5% … [Read more...] about YoY production and consumption of electricity decreases

No load shedding

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Eskom CEO Brian Molefe on Wednesday said there would be no load shedding for the rest of summer and going into winter. "Our prognosis is that there will be no load shedding for summer, autumn and going into winter," Molefe said at the quarterly state of the power system briefing. Eskom’s unplanned maintenance decreased by 10% in the third quarter of 2015 from 17.69% for the same period of 2014. Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) usage has decreased by 66% from October 2015 to January … [Read more...] about No load shedding