Loadshedding
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... →
South Africa’s first Just Transition perception survey highlights low awareness and concern over impacts
By: Terence Creamer 18th September 2024 A new South Africa-wide survey shows that, while 62% of respondents support the shift from coal to renewable energy, a striking 65% have never... →
Business calls for soul searching on Nedlac’s future amid big socio-economic shifts
By: Terence Creamer 6th September 2024 While reaffirming its commitment to the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac), organised business has again questioned whether... →
Marokane says ‘holistic’ conversation needed on tariff rules and other regulatory gaps
By: Terence Creamer 30th August 2024 Eskom CEO Dan Marokane says the State-owned company is eager to participate in a “holistic conversation” about the gap that has emerged between the... →
More renewable energy on cards at South Deep – Gold Fields
By: Martin Creamer 28th August 2024 The provision of more renewable energy at the South Deep gold mine 50 km south-west of Johannesburg is under intense scrutiny by Gold Fields, which... →
Eskom holds back from declaring end to loadshedding pending return of delayed units
By: Terence Creamer 26th August 2024 Eskom has refrained from officially declaring an end to loadshedding despite having operated for more than 150 days without implementing rotational... →
