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Eskom welcomes drop in infrastructure vandalism & theft
Eskom has welcomed a drop in attacks on its electrical infrastructure – including mini-substations, transformers and high-voltage pylons – compared…
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SA reaping rewards of investment in generation recovery plan, says Eskom
Eskom, South Africa’s national power utility, has reported remarkable progress in its energy recovery efforts, with the country experiencing 247…
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Eskom says Pravin Gordhan drove key reforms at power utility
As South Africa mourns the passing of former Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, his legacy in public office continues to…
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163 consecutive days without load shedding
Load shedding has been suspended for 163 consecutive days and Eskom achieves a R12 billion reduction in diesel expenditure it…
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Eskom customers urged to upgrade prepaid meters ahead of expiry date
With about three months left before all prepaid meters in the country expire, Eskom says over two million of its…
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Load shedding remains suspended for SA
Eskom said residents and businesses across the country are expected to have another weekend of reprieve as load shedding remains…
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Eskom reduces diesel spend by almost R10 billion
Eskom said that it has reduced its hefty diesel spend by almost R10 billion in the past five months. This…
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Eskom adds 800MW to grid as Kusile Unit 5 switched on
As Eskom continues to keep the lights on, the power utility says it has scored some reprieve in the fight…
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Eskom rubbishes claims of load shedding’s return after elections
Eskom has slammed claims that load shedding will return after Wednesday’s provincial and national elections. In a statement issued on…
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No power cuts expected this weekend
Households and businesses across the country can expect another weekend without load shedding as the dreaded power cuts remain suspended.…
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No election plot as load shedding suspension extended for the week
It’s been forty-six days of zero load shedding and counting and this is likely to be extended after Eskom said…
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Power restored to Tshwane after major outage
Power has been restored to all affected areas in Tshwane. This is after a major power outage on Monday night…
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Eskom says no load shedding this week
South Africans will enter another week of no power cuts, with Sunday marking the 18th consecutive day of uninterrupted power…
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Load shedding remains suspended
Load shedding will remain suspended until further notice. “This decision comes after two consecutive weeks without load shedding, as a…
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Eskom extends load shedding break until further notice
Eskom has announced that load shedding will remain suspended until further notice – the longest break from power cuts since…
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Stage 2 load shedding for Sunday, stage 3 to startfrom 8pm
Load shedding will be reduced to stage two on Sunday morning until 8 pm before the rolling power cuts are…
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Stage 2 load shedding expected on Sunday afternoon after suspension
Load shedding has been suspended until Sunday afternoon before Stage 2 power cuts kick in. Eskom said load shedding was…
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Stage 2 load shedding continues until further notice
Eskom has said that stage two load shedding will remain in effect until further notice as the utility’s emergency reserves…
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Eskom returns units to service
Eskom says some reprieve is on the cards for households and businesses as its generating capacity sees some improvement. On…
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Stage 2 load shedding until further notice
Stage 2 load shedding has kicked in until further notice, Eskom announced late on Monday night as it juggles the…
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Minister Ramokgopa says Eskom is addressing load shedding crisis amid system failures
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s warning that load shedding is here to stay had barely time to see the light when…
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Eskom suspends load shedding until Monday
Eskom continues to be the bearer of good news, announcing that load shedding will remain suspended at least until Monday.…
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Load shedding to remain suspended until Friday
South Africans can look forward to a stable supply of power for the Christmas long weekend. On Friday, Eskom announced…
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Eskom suspends power cuts until further notice
As the county heads into a long weekend, Eskom has suspended load shedding indefinitely. The utility said that this was…
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Eskom: Load shedding to drop to Stage 2 on Saturday, suspended on Sunday
Some good news for the upcoming weekend. Eskom announced that load shedding will drop to Stage 2 on Saturday morning,…
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Eskom implements stage 2 load shedding
Power utility Eskom on Tuesday, announced it has implemented Stage 2 load shedding. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena said the power…
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Eskom to reduce power cuts to Stage 4 from 8pm
Hours after it announced the country will be dabbling between stages of load shedding, Eskom has announced Stage 4 load…
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Eskom to implement stage 6 load shedding during evenings until Saturday
Eskom has announced that load shedding will once again be pushed up to stage 6, making it the second time…
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Eskom reduces load shedding to stage 4
Eskom has announced that load shedding will be reduced to stage 4 from Sunday afternoon. The country was thrust into…
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Eskom increases load shedding after generation unit delays
Eskom has implemented stage 2 load shedding from 5 am to 4 pm on Wednesday. Spokesperson Daphne Mokwena said the…
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No load shedding during the Rugby World Cup final
Eskom has announced day-time load shedding will continue to be suspended until the weekend. This is good news for South…
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Eskom extends suspension of load shedding
Good news on the power front. Eskom has extended its suspension of load shedding due to the improvement in generation…
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Stage 2 load shedding back after weekend of no rolling power cuts
After a weekend of no load shedding, stage 2 power cuts will return on Monday. “Due to the return to…
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Eskom keeping close eye on power system amid weekend load shedding reprieve
Eskom said it is keeping a close watch on the power system after implementing a weekend load-shedding reprieve. This weekend,…
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Eskom suspends load shedding between 5am & 4pm this weekend
South Africans can breathe a sigh of relief as power utility Eskom announced the suspension of load shedding from 5…
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Eskom suspends load shedding for the long weekend
Power utility Eskom has announced on Friday it will be suspending load shedding over the long weekend. This is due…
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Eskom reaches highest peak losing over 6000 megawatts: Daphne Mokwena
Eskom Spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says the power utility last night reached the highest peak losing over 6000 megawatts due to…
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Eskom: 9 arrested at Kusile for theft of coal and fraud
Nine people have been arrested at the Kusile Power Station for theft of coal and fraud, Eskom said on Friday.…
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Weighbridge operators & coal truck driver arrested for allegedly stealing from Eskom
Nine people have been arrested for allegedly stealing coal from Eskom. In a statement on Friday, Eskom’s Daphne Mokwena said…
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Eskom implements stage 6 load shedding until further notice
Eskom has confirmed that stage 6 load shedding will be implemented from 5 a.m. on Tuesday. The embattled power utility‘s…
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Eskom: Load shedding to continue at stage 3
Stage 3 load shedding will continue to be implemented from 4 pm until 5 am, Eskom announced on Friday ahead…
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Eskom suspends power cuts, for now
Eskom has suspended load shedding from 11:30 am until 4 pm on Monday. The embattled power utility’s spokesperson Daphne Mokwena…
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Varying stages of load shedding to be implemented due to generating unit breakdowns
Eskom said it would implement varying stages of load shedding on Monday following a breakdown of some generating units. Stage…
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Eskom eases load shedding for the weekend
Eskom said it will be decreasing load shedding this weekend amid the cold front, but stage 4 power cuts would…
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Eskom ramps up power cuts to stage 4 until Monday
Eskom will ramp up load shedding to stage four from 2 pm on Sunday until 5 am on Monday morning.…
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Eskom begins microgrid rollout in the NC
Eskom is in the process of rolling out microgrids in parts of the country in efforts of ensuring that some…
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Several breakdowns force Eskom to increase power cuts
Eskom said the breakdowns of eight generating units have put severe strain on the power generation system and forced it…
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Slight reprieve for South Africa as Eskom confirms lower stages of load shedding
Following what was described as the coldest week since the start of the current winter season which saw the demand…
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Eskom suspends load shedding until 4pm today
Eskom has suspended load shedding from midnight on Sunday until 4 pm on Monday. The news comes as a relief…
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Eskom increases load shedding
Eskom has announced increased load shedding with stage 3 having kicked in at 4 pm on Thursday and suspended at…
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