Loadshedding
Ramaphosa promises ‘completely transformed energy landscape’ as he admits to loadshedding’s ‘devastating impact’
By: Terence Creamer 15th February 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged the “devastating impact” of almost daily loadshedding on the economy and the lives of South Africans but... →
Power aggregators seen as key accelerators of South African mining’s energy transition 
By: Martin Creamer 13th February 2024 Many energy projects selling to one buyer, who in turn sells to many mines – this procurement model is seen as a key financial tool to accelerate... →
Households can now apply to sell their excess solar power to the City of Cape Town
By: Irma Venter 12th February 2024 The City of Cape Town is now enabling households to earn cash for the power generated from their solar photovoltaic generation systems. Mayor... →
Not practical to implement new ‘black box’ tariff rules from 2025, Eskom insists 
By: Terence Creamer 12th February 2024 Eskom says the Electricity Pricing Determination Rules (EPDR) approved by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) in December cannot... →
Eskom to downgrade loadshedding to Stages 3 and 4 from Tuesday
By: Creamer Media Reporter 12th February 2024 Power utility Eskom plans to downgrade loadshedding to Stage 3 from 05:00 on Tuesday. This will be followed by Stage 4 loadshedding from 16:00 on... →
Ramokgopa denies President’s pre-Stage 6 SoNA assertions caused embarrassment and insists loadshedding ‘corner has been turned’
By: Terence Creamer 11th February 2024 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has move to defend the statement made by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address... →
Ramaphosa moots ‘innovative investment models’ for grid as he reiterates support for power and logistics reform
By: Terence Creamer 8th February 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa used his final State of the Nation Address ahead of upcoming elections to reiterate government’s commitment to reforms in... →
Standard Bank not expecting major fiscal slippage despite election pressures
By: Terence Creamer 7th February 2024 Standard Bank chief economist Goolam Ballim does not anticipate “material fiscal slippage” in the 2024 Budget, despite expenditure pressures... →
Nersa makes far-reaching changes to tariff rules, but implementation timing uncertain
By: Terence Creamer 6th February 2024 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved far-reaching changes to the way electricity tariffs will be set in future, but... →
Energy Council welcomes IRP extension, calls for strong reform message in SoNA
By: Terence Creamer 6th February 2024 Energy Council CEO James Mackay has welcomed the decision of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy to extend the comment period for the... →
Collaboration and grid investment key to making 2024 a turning point in SA’s power crisis
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 2nd February 2024 If South Africa’s energy investment programmes and reforms continue, the energy availability factor (EAF) for State-owned utility Eskom’s coal... →
