Loadshedding
Loadshedding downgraded to Stage 2
By: Creamer Media Reporter 25th February 2025 Power utility Eskom downgraded loadshedding to Stage 2 from 05:00 on Tuesday, from Stage 4 on Monday. This followed the successful recovery of... →
Eskom reduces loadshedding to Stage 4, but questions linger over Stage 6 shock
By: Terence Creamer 24th February 2025 Eskom reduced the intensity of loadshedding to Stage 4 in the early hours of Monday morning after having shocked the country by rapidly ramping up... →
Eskom says maintenance focus to shift to balance of plant, after failures lead to shock Stage 6 return
By: Terence Creamer 23rd February 2025 After taking the shock decision to ramp up loadshedding to Stage 6 in the early hours of Sunday February 23 - having declared Stage 3 on Saturday -... →
Eskom falls painfully short of going 365 days loadshedding-free
By: Terence Creamer 31st January 2025 After having operated South Africa’s electricity system without resorting to rotational power cuts for 310 days, Eskom declared Stage 3... →
Eskom forecasting full-year profit of R10bn, as it digests Nersa decision 
By: Terence Creamer 31st January 2025 Eskom has confirmed that it is forecasting to make a full-year profit of more that R10-billion for 2024/25, having reported a R17-billion profit... →
Eskom to implement Stage 3 loadshedding from 17:00
By: Creamer Media Reporter 31st January 2025 Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 3 loadshedding from 17:00 on January 31, after warning earlier in the day that there was a high... →
Eskom now targeting full year loadshedding-free milestone as it breaches 300-day mark
By: Terence Creamer 21st January 2025 Eskom group executive for generation Bheki Nxumalo says the utility is focussed on ensuring that South Africa achieves a full year without... →
Updated IRP report to be released ahead of Cabinet approval, Mathe confirms
By: Terence Creamer 28th November 2024 South African National Energy Development Institute CEO Dr Titus Mathe has confirmed that a report containing a remodelled Integrated Resource Plan... →
As Eskom confirms 2 GW renewables plan, role of tariffs in funding roll-out comes into focus
By: Terence Creamer 14th October 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has expressed confidence that tariff and non-tariff solutions can be found to ensure that... →
Publication of Eskom’s 36% tariff submission by Nersa heralds formal start of consultation showdown 
By: Terence Creamer 24th September 2024 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has formally published Eskom’s much-anticipated and much-criticised allowable revenue... →
Ramokgopa seeks to strike ‘delicate balance’ on Eskom tariffs, labelling mooted hikes ‘untenable’
By: Terence Creamer 19th September 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has labelled a mooted increase in Eskom’s electricity tariff of 36% “untenable” and... →
