Loadshedding
Cabinet targets 1 000 MW of demand-side savings as winter approaches 
By: Terence Creamer 28th April 2023 Cabinet reports that a target has been set to save about 1 000 MW, or the equivalent of one stage of loadshedding, through demand side management... →
De Ruyter continues to draw link between corruption and loadshedding in damp squib Parliamentary appearance
By: Terence Creamer 26th April 2023 Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter continued to draw a direct link between corruption at the State-owned utility and ongoing loadshedding during his... →
Loadshedding downgraded for long weekend
By: News24Wire 26th April 2023 Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 today until 05:00 on Thursday, Eskom announced. Thereafter, load shedding will be progressively... →
No immediate clarity on how coal extensions will be aligned to R254bn debt-relief conditions
By: Terence Creamer 25th April 2023 No immediate clarity has been provided as to how the current proposal to extend the life of certain coal stations beyond their scheduled retirement... →
Mantashe doubles down: Loadshedding can be over by year-end - but take Karpowership 'seriously'
By: News24Wire 25th April 2023 Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe still believes loadshedding could be over by the end of the year if emergency power... →
Electricity Minister: No power, no budget, no oversight, no problem
By: News24Wire 25th April 2023 A parliamentary committee will not oversee Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as his ministry won't have its own budget, the National... →
South Africa weighs mega renewable-energy tender to curb outages
By: Bloomberg 25th April 2023 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa proposed a “mega bid window” for the procurement of renewable energy to curb rolling blackouts, even as... →
Ramokgopa to fight outages with diesel
By: Bloomberg 25th April 2023 South Africa’s electricity minister proposed a plan to stave off deeper power cuts by increasing the use of diesel turbines along with building... →
Ramaphosa seeks to offer just energy transition assurances despite coal-extension proposal
By: Terence Creamer 24th April 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied that the current process of re-examining the timeframes for the closure of coal power stations represents a... →
Loadshedding negatively impacting South Africans’ emotions, study confirms
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 21st April 2023 The University of Johannesburg’s Professor Talita Greyling, a wellbeing economist, has looked at the crisis of loadshedding and has provided... →
Eskom chair Mpho Makwana says SA needs to decarbonise fast
By: News24Wire 21st April 2023 As President Cyril Ramaphosa considers a proposal to extend the lifespan of some of South Africa’s coal-fired power plants, Eskom chairperson Mpho... →
