Despite the great strides in increasing access to electricity in the last 25 years, electricity still remains an expensive and scarce household resource. As such it is important for all South Africans to use electricity with care, sparingly and efficiently, Energy Minister Jeff Radebe said on Tuesday. “Given our current energy availability challenges, it is also important for all of us to make our contribution to the effort to reduce consumption in order to reduce demand on the national … [Read more...] about Use electricity wisely
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Eskom ‘saved’ by Renewable Energy
Eskom says it will implement load shedding when absolutely necessary. On Thursday afternoon, the power utility alerted South Africans of a high risk of load shedding following a shortage of capacity due to the loss of generating units at its power stations. However, load shedding was not implemented on Thursday night, as the demand for electricity was lower than anticipated. The power utility had also received additional megawatts than projected from the wind power plants. At a media … [Read more...] about Eskom ‘saved’ by Renewable Energy
Electricity saving tips
Eskom has issued steps consumers can take to save electricity as the colder weather grips South Africa. “During the colder months, space heating can be responsible for up to 8% of an average household’s electricity usage. The current constrained electricity network calls for smart electricity usage to help keep the warmth inside and the cold outside,” said the power utility on Wednesday. This week the power utility is implementing its Use electricity smartly campaign which aims to reduce … [Read more...] about Electricity saving tips
Grahamstown News: Grahamstown faces daily 14-hour power cuts due to R90-million Eskom debt
Grahamstown faces daily 14-hour power cuts due to R90-million Eskom debt: South Africans are suffering regular and extended load-shedding by Eskom, an issue that shows no sign of being resolved. Grahamstown residents, however, face a much larger threat to their electricity ... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. Lungisa should not spend a single day in prison, advocate Ngcukaitobi tells Grahamstown high court: The effective two-year prison sentence imposed on Nelson Mandela Bay councillor … [Read more...] about Grahamstown News: Grahamstown faces daily 14-hour power cuts due to R90-million Eskom debt
Only Stage 1 load shedding anticipated this winter
With colder weather slowly settling in, South Africans should anticipate not more than Stage 1 load shedding up until the end of August, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday. Briefing media from Eskom’s Lethabo power station in the Free State, the Minister apologised to the country, including business, for the impact of the recent spate of load shedding incidents. This as the country experienced up to Stage 4 load shedding last month. At Wednesday’s briefing the … [Read more...] about Only Stage 1 load shedding anticipated this winter
$180m Renewable energy loan agreement
Eskom has secured a $180 million loan, which will be used to expand South Africa’s renewable energy efforts. The New Development Bank (NDB) and Eskom signed a loan agreement for Renewable Energy Integration and Transmission Augmentation Project. Under the agreement, the NDB will provide a loan with sovereign guarantee to the power utility. The agreement was signed by NDB Vice President and Chief Operations Officer (COO) Xian Zhu, and Eskom’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Calib Cassim, … [Read more...] about $180m Renewable energy loan agreement
Grahamstown News: Makhanda businesses battle it out with Eskom to stop massive 14-hour power outages
Makhanda businesses battle it out with Eskom to stop massive 14-hour power outages: The Grahamstown Residents’ Association, Grahamstown Business Forum and individual businesses resorted to court for an urgent interdict to stop Eskom from implementing its threat to switch off ... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. Makhanda fights to stay lit up: Eskom will go ahead with its threat to cut off Makhanda (Grahamstown) on April 2. This is despite businesses in Makhanda and the the Grahamstown … [Read more...] about Grahamstown News: Makhanda businesses battle it out with Eskom to stop massive 14-hour power outages
Makhanda News: Makhanda businesses battle it out with Eskom to stop massive 14-hour power outages
Makhanda businesses battle it out with Eskom to stop massive 14-hour power outages: Lawyers for Makhanda businesses and the local ratepayers on Thursday morning began a marathon meeting with Eskom lawyers to try and come to settlement that will see the city’s lights staying on. The ... Source: "Makhanda" - BingNews. Makhanda fights to stay lit up: Eskom will go ahead with its threat to cut off Makhanda (Grahamstown) on April 2. This is despite businesses in Makhanda and the the Grahamstown … [Read more...] about Makhanda News: Makhanda businesses battle it out with Eskom to stop massive 14-hour power outages
Relief at Loadshedding Break
Statement by Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor, Councillor Mongameli Bobani: I want to express my relief at the current week-long break that has been confirmed by Eskom on the devastating load-shedding. This challenge has had a serious negative effect on ordinary residents, both working and job seeking. It has also been felt by business, more especially Small and Medium businesses operating in our townships. The break will go a long way in relieving our people and businesses from the … [Read more...] about Relief at Loadshedding Break
Reconvene Parliament to solve the national energy crisis
The following statement was delivered today by Democratic Alliance (DA) Leader, Mmusi Maimane, at Nkululeko House, Johannesburg. Maimane was joined by DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises, Natasha Mazzone, and DA National Spokesperson, Solly Malatsi: Today South Africa faces a national electricity crisis due to years of ANC corruption, looting and mismanagement of Eskom and a refusal to diversify our energy sector. With persistent blackouts in every corner of our nation, we remain on the … [Read more...] about Reconvene Parliament to solve the national energy crisis
Grahamstown News: Grahamstown faces daily 14-hour power cuts due to R90-million Eskom debt
Grahamstown faces daily 14-hour power cuts due to R90-million Eskom debt: South Africans are suffering regular and extended load-shedding by Eskom, an issue that shows no sign of being resolved. Grahamstown residents, however, face a much larger threat to their electricity ... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. Weather forecast forGrahamstown, Eastern Cape (South Africa): 00:00–06:00 Partly cloudy. 18° 0 mm Gentle breeze, 5 m/s from southwest 06:00–12:00 Partly cloudy. 17° 0 mm Gentle breeze, … [Read more...] about Grahamstown News: Grahamstown faces daily 14-hour power cuts due to R90-million Eskom debt
Truth in Advertising – SA Government says; “Darker Days Ahead”
South Africans will again have to bear another round of rotational Stage 4 load shedding which got underway at 9am this morning. “Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented on Wednesday, 20 March 2019 from 9am to 11pm. This is due to a shortage of capacity,” said the power utility on Wednesday. The power utility said load shedding is a highly controlled process, implemented to protect the system and to prevent a total collapse of the system or a national blackout. During Stage 4 load … [Read more...] about Truth in Advertising – SA Government says; “Darker Days Ahead”
If you said THIS about Eskom then you were right….
Malfeasance, coupled with aging infrastructure and decreasing expenditure on maintenance, have been blamed for Eskom implementing load shedding over the past five days. This emerged in what Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom management termed a frank discussion on the country’s current energy supply challenges. Addressing the media on Tuesday, Gordhan said the rolling blackouts were a result of aging power plants and maintenance that has been deteriorating due to … [Read more...] about If you said THIS about Eskom then you were right….
Can we change the word ‘likely’ to ‘definitely’?
Nersa has said that it is 'likely' to investigate Eskom governance issues. The National Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) is looking at the possibility of initiating an investigation into governance failures at Eskom. Announcing its decisions with regards to the power utility’s two applications for the Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) Year 5 (2017/18) and the Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD) 4 application, Nersa expressed concern at governance failures at the power utility. At … [Read more...] about Can we change the word ‘likely’ to ‘definitely’?
Today’s Load Shedding Risk
While some generating units have returned to service, there is a risk of load shedding today. “The power system, however, remains tight and vulnerable and while Eskom is making every effort to limit load shedding, it could be implemented at short notice should there be a shift in plant performance,” said the utility. Load shedding can also be included if there is a significant loss in generating plants due to unplanned technical breakdowns. The power utility said load shedding will … [Read more...] about Today’s Load Shedding Risk
