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Eskom & Minister caught off guard by demand spike
Eskom has implemented Stage 6 blackouts until Monday. The Electricity Minister and the utility says they were caught off guard…
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Minister Ramokgopa apologises to SA for stage 6 load shedding
Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has apologized to the nation for Eskom’s implementation of stage 6 load shedding, an event…
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Ramokgopa: Eskom interventions to ensure energy buffer for December
Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said that Eskom would initiate two interventions to ensure that there was an energy buffer…
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Black Friday deal: Eskom gifts SA with stage 6 load shedding
For Black Friday, power utility Eskom has given the nation 50% of our electricity supply off, with some areas set…
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Eskom board chairperson not proud of poor results
Eskom board Chairperson Mteto Nyati says the generation recovery plan is the only way for the utility, to see light…
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Eskom expects to appoint new CEO by year end
Eskom, the state-owned electricity utility, has announced that it is awaiting final approval from Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to…
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City Power warns of challenges as stage 4 load shedding takes effect
City Power, Johannesburg’s electricity provider, has expressed concerns about the challenges posed by the implementation of Stage 4 load shedding,…
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Eskom announces Stage 4 load shedding
South Africans are waking up to the bad news that Eskom will be implementing Stage 4 load shedding. In a…
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Eskom: Load shedding to alternate between Stages 2 and 3
Eskom ramped up load shedding to Stage 2 from Tuesday morning until the afternoon, before Stage 3 power cuts kicks…
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Ex-Eskom boss Koko and co-accused to hear judgement on corruption case delay
Former Eskom chief executive Matshela Koko returns to the Middelburg Magistrates Court on Tuesday. This will be for judgment on…
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Eskom’s transmission financing project at advanced stage: Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
The Electricity Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says the transmission financing project is at an advanced stage and will be presented in…
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Koeberg Unit 1 successfully synchronised to the grid
The country’s blackout problem may be alleviated as Unit 1 at Eskom’s Koeberg Power Station has been brought back online.…
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Truck driver arrested for allegedly stealing R500K heavy fuel oil intended for Eskom
A truck driver was arrested for allegedly stealing heavy fuel oil meant for use an Eskom power station this week.…
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Minister Ramokgopa says no one currently at Eskom to blame, load shedding started in 1997
The Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, said no one currently managing Eskom should be blamed for load shedding and that…
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Investigator who probed Eskom corruption claims apologises to SCOPA for no-shows
After three no-shows, the retired police brigadier who dealt with corruption matters at Eskom has finally appeared in Parliament on…
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Minister Ramokgopa commends Eskom for averting stage 8 load shedding
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has commended Eskom for managing to avert the “worst-case scenario” of stage eight load shedding. On…
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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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Gauteng Premier Lesufi promises to light up areas in Soweto without power by Christmas
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said that Soweto communities who have been in the dark due to the power crisis in…
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Eskom launches Africa’s largest battery energy storage system in Western Cape
Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned electricity supplier, has taken a monumental step in addressing the country’s electricity crisis by launching the…
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Minister Gordhan: No limit to the greed that permeates the whole ecosystem at Eskom
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan called out the greed at Eskom on Tuesday. At a briefing before Parliament’s Standing Committee…
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