Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
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Eskom implements stage 5 load shedding
Power utility Eskom announced stage 5 load shedding from 10 a.m. on Tuesday. In a short statement, Eskom said this…
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Ramokgopa says lower stages of load shedding likely in the coming week
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said this coming week, load shedding is unlikely to hit the high levels the country experienced…
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Load shedding increased to stage 2 until 4pm
You may have been growing accustomed to the blackout patterns of Stage 1 till 4 pm then up to Stage…
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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa: 400MW coming from Mozambique
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says 400 megawatts received from neighboring countries will contribute to bolstering South Africa’s transmission lines. This…
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Ramokgopa: Eskom not in a position to speedily finance grid expansion
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said that Eskom cannot finance the country’s electricity generation on the scale and the speed at…
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Eskom: Deployment of SANDF troops at power stations paying off
The deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to Eskom’s power stations is yielding fruits. In December last…
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Police investigating over 1,500 reports of Eskom sabotage
Police are investigating over 1,500 reports of sabotage at Eskom. Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says police are winning the war…
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Disruptions could deepen power crisis, warns Ramokgopa on Eskom wage talks
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says it’s not his ministry’s role to engage in wage talks between Eskom and its employees,…
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Fikile Mbalula throws weight behind Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has thrown his weight behind Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Mbalula said Ramokgopa must…
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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa proposes SA should delay decommissioning of old power stations
As the country grapples with higher stages of load shedding, Cabinet is expected to meet on Wednesday to discuss proposals…
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Minister Ramokgopa: Reducing demand a way to mitigate power cuts
As South Africa looks to new Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa for solutions to load shedding, the minister said that there…
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SA won’t go beyond Stage 6 power cuts – Ramokgopa
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has assured South Africans they won’t have to suffer power cuts higher than Stage 6. His…
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Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa promises to reduce intensity of rolling blackouts
The Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says he will focus on reducing the frequency and intensity of rolling blackouts. He has…
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