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PPC hands over Phase 1 of borehole project in Madibeng
14th December 2023 PPC formally handed over Phase 1 of its project to rehabilitate nine boreholes in villages close to its Beestekraal quarry, within the Madibeng... →
Koeberg Unit 2 to return in Sept, heightening risk of both units being out simultaneously 
By: Terence Creamer 10th December 2023 Eskom generation head Bheki Nxumalo has indicated that an extended outage at Koeberg Unit 2, which begins on December 11, is currently expected to... →
Both Koeberg units to be offline from July unless NNR approves Eskom’s licence decoupling request in Jan
By: Terence Creamer 4th December 2023 The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) will decide in January whether to grant Eskom’s request for the Koeberg Unit 1 and Unit 2 licences to be... →
Black Friday loadshedding triggered by depletion of reserves and heat-wave demand spike
By: Terence Creamer 24th November 2023 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa attributed the “unwelcome” ramp up in the intensity of loadshedding to Stage 6 to a need for Eskom to... →
Independent World Bank report underscores the DA's longstanding warnings on tourism
24th November 2023 This week, the World Bank released a report titled Safety First: The economic cost of crime in South Africa, affirming the DA's consistent concerns... →
Eskom says Koeberg Unit 1 being started as another resumption target is missed
By: Terence Creamer 15th November 2023 Eskom reports that it has received permission from the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) to restart Koeberg Unit 1, but has once again missed a... →
Eskom’s Hex battery the first of eight utility-scale projects being deployed across four provinces
By: Terence Creamer 9th November 2023 Eskom has officially started operating the first of eight utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects being introduced as part of... →
#EmfuleniGeneratorsScandal: DA opens an inquiry docket with Hawks to investigate MEC Khumalo
7th November 2023 Today, the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng opened an inquiry docket with the South African Police Services' Directorate for Priority Crime... →
