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Plan in place to reduce unplanned capacity loss, says Ramokgopa
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa blames the high stages of blackouts on unplanned losses. He says the plan is to reduce…
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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa says blackouts are unwelcome occurrences
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says power cuts are unwelcome occurrences. Ramokgopa indicated the cold front expected in Gauteng could lead…
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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa extremely worried about Koeberg maintenance delays
Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has expressed concern over the maintenance frequency the Koeberg nuclear power station’s unit one. Ramokgopa…
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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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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa to assess fire damage at Grootvlei
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa will visit Grootvlei to assess the damage caused by Saturday’s fire. During his weekly update on…
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Ramokgopa: At least 66 people arrested for crimes at Eskom since 1 April
At least 66 people were arrested for various crimes at Eskom since 1 April. Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on…
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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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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa apologises for recent increase in blackouts
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has apologized for the recent increase in blackouts. He blames it on a drop in generating…
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Stage 6 load shedding for the weekend
Eskom says Stage 6 power cuts will continue into the weekend. The utility says it needs to replenish emergency reserves.…
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Eskom announces new stages of load shedding
Eskom has announced Stage 6 blackouts will be implemented from Wednesday afternoon but first the day begins with Stage 4.…
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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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Fewer units tripping and lower demand have improved generation capacity, says Ramokgopa
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said that the country has had an unexpectedly improved generation capacity this winter, as fewer units…
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President Ramaphosa says ANC welcomes Eskom’s energy improvements
African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa said the party welcomes improvements by Eskom to increase energy availability. Ramaphosa was…
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Electircity Minister Ramokgopa gives update on energy action plan
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is updating the country on the implementation of the energy action plan. Ramokgopa, who had last…
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Eskom sees signs of improvement in power generation
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says South Africa is keeping an escalation in power cuts at bay. That’s because Eskom is…
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Electricity Minister confident SA will survive winter amid power boost
With a significant boost in power generation, South Africa is poised to weather the winter season, electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa…
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Electricity Minister: Energy-short South Africa will survive winter
South Africa, which has experienced crippling electricity outages in recent months, will “survive” this winter season thanks to a huge…
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Increase in energy availability has helped reduce load shedding, says Ramokgopa
A significant increase in energy availability over the last two months has enabled Eskom to reduce load-shedding stages. This is…
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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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Gap between electricity supply and demand closing, says Ramokgopa
There may just be a glimmer of light at the end of the rolling blackout tunnel. Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa…
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Kgosientsho Ramokgopa: 1 300 megawatts of improvements achieved
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says 29,000 megawatts of capacity is available, with 1,300 megawatts of improvements having been made. He…
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Ramokgopa: Sulphur dioxide emissions exemption to lower power cuts by 2 stages
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said Eskom being exempted from minimum sulphur dioxide emissions can reduce load shedding by at least…
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Ramokgopa says 3 Kusile units to return to service
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the exemption of emission regulations will give Eskom an opportunity to return three units to…
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Electricity Minister to give update on energy crisis
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is expected to give an update on the energy crisis at 1pm. He will outline the…
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Former Eskom employees & experts to help ease load shedding
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has announced that technical experts supported by the Resource Mobilisation Fund (RMF) will be stationed at…
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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa: Power grid collapse highly improbable
Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said higher stages of load shedding don’t mean a grid collapse is imminent. In fact,…
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Ramokgopa: Govt considering solutions to mitigate load shedding at hospitals
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said the government is committed to ensuring there’s a sufficient electricity supply to hospitals during load…
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Electricity Minister Ramokgoba says new powers will help him end load shedding
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Saturday said the new powers given to him by President Cyril Ramaphosa will give him…
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Gauteng Health MEC has faith Minister Ramokgopa can help end power cuts at hospitals
Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko said she believes that interventions by Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa will assist to avert load…
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Minister Ramokgopa says power cuts to significantly reduce by end of December
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has assured South Africans that power cuts will be drastically reduced by the end of the…
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City Power meets with Kgosientsho Ramokgopa to outline load-shedding challenges
City Power has welcomed support from the national government in addressing the electricity challenges in the city of Johannesburg. The…
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President Ramaphosa outlines Electricity Minister’s role
President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally announced the roles and responsibilities of Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. This comes two months after…
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Eskom to implement Stage 4 load shedding on Tuesday after 3 more units break down
Power utility Eskom says stage 4 load shedding will be implemented from 5 am to 4 pm on Tuesday. Stage…
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Race to get three Kusile units up
There is no end in sight for rolling blackouts at this stage. Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa visited the troubled…
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Electricity Minister: It does not look possible to end load shedding this year
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula told the nation that rolling blackouts could be history by the end of the year.…
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Work on Kusile units remains on track, says Ramokgopa
After those well-publicized visits to all Eskom power stations, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has returned to Kusile Power Station. Three…
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Electricity Minister visits Kusile Power Station again
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is visiting the Kusile Power Station in Delmas. He will receive a status report on measures…
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Eskom seeks Nersa approval for cross-border energy procurement
Eskom wants authority from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to go ahead with its plan to procure…
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Nersa to hold public hearings on Eskom’s emergency procurement plans, says Ramokgopa
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said the country’s national energy regulator will hold public hearings next Friday on Eskom’s plan to…
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Ramokgopa: R2.5 billion set aside for alternative energy solutions for farmers
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said that the land bank had set aside R2.5 billion to be invested in alternative energy…
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Those that want to use load shedding for electioneering will be disappointed: Ramokgopa
Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says he and the Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan and Minister of Minerals and…
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Smart meters already bearing fruit in the Eastern Cape, says Ramokgopa
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said the installation of smart meters that allow the utility to manage energy consumption was already…
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Department will ensure production of solar panels as demand increases, says Ramokgopa
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said over a period of time his ministry will ensure that solar panels are produced in…
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President Ramaphosa satisfied with Ramokgopa as DA pushes for oversight committee
Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said the president was satisfied with the work being done by his newly-appointed electricity minister, Kgosientsho…
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Ramokgopa: Not possible to commit to definitive end date for load shedding
Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said it was currently not possible to commit to a “definitive” end date for the…
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Agri SA bemoans impact of load shedding on food security
The agricultural sector noted that persistent load shedding was fast becoming a threat to food security – as it may…
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President Ramaphosa mum on Electricity Minister’s powers
One political analyst has warned that not having a clear mandate for the new electricity minister runs the risk of…
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12 500 MW to be added to the grid in 18 months, says Ramokgopa
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said he expected 12,500 megawatts of power to be added to the grid in the next…
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Kgosientsho Ramokgopa wants Eskom’s power stations to improve performance
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the stages of load shedding could be reduced significantly if Eskom’s poor-performing power stations could…
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Process to protect national key points from power cuts set to begin, says Ramokgopa
Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said the assessment of national key points where emergency solutions to load shedding would be…
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