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Eskom ramps up power cuts to stage 4 and 3
Eskom has announced that stage 4 load shedding will continue to be implemented from 4 pm until 5 am while…
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Eskom hopes to ease pressure on grid with 14 generators set to return to service
Stage 4 power cuts have kicked in on Tuesday morning. Eskom on Monday announced the drop in the load shedding…
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Eskom expected to respond to Nersa tariff hike decision
Eskom said that it would respond to Nersa’s decision to grant it only a portion of its revenue application on…
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Eskom implements Stage 4 load shedding from 9am
South Africans are plunged into darkness as power utility Eskom said Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented from 9…
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Stage 4 power cuts until Monday morning
Eskom has ramped up load shedding to Stage 4 – effective from Saturday night. The power utility said further breakdowns…
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New diesel supply helps Eskom manage load shedding
After a new diesel supply, Eskom said it’s managed to bring the power cuts back down to stage 1 and…
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Stage 4 load shedding to be implemented until further notice, says Eskom
Eskom says that changes in power cut stages are unpredictable, but stage four has been implemented indefinitely. The utility announced…
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2 Eskom truck drivers arrested for possession of stolen coal
Eskom says two truck drivers working for the power utility have been arrested in Mpumalanga for being in possession of…
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Eskom implements Stage 2 load shedding from 9am
Power utility Eskom will be implementing Stage 2 load shedding from 9 am on Tuesday. The implementation of Stage 2…
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Load shedding to continue into weekend as generation reserves dwindle
Eskom has warned that South Africans can expect varying stages of power cuts until midnight on Sunday. Stage 3 power…
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Eskom to reduce load shedding to stage 1 from Friday
Eskom has announced that stage 2 load shedding will continue on Wednesday and Thursday night from 4 pm until 12…
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Stage 3 load shedding to continue until Thursday
Be prepared for stage 3 load shedding at least until 5 am on Thursday. This was announced by Eskom citing…
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Eskom to reduce load shedding to stages 3 & 4 over the weekend
South Africans are being given a break after last week’s stage six power cuts. Eskom said it will reduce load…
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Load shedding: Eskom secures additional power generaton capacity amid continued power cuts
Eskom has paved the way to secure an additional 1,000 megawatts of power. It’s been struggling to produce enough electricity…
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Eskom announces ease to stage 5 load shedding
Eskom has announced that it will reduce the stage of load shedding to stage 5 at midnight. The power utility…
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Eskom to reduce power cuts to stage 3 on Monday morning
South Africans can expect to bid farewell to stage 4 load shedding from Monday, with Eskom de-escalating to stage 3…
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Eskom recovers R30 million unlawfully paid to Brian Molefe’s pension fund
Eskom has confirmed that it has successfully recovered the R30 million it unlawfully paid to former Chief Executive Officer Brian…
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Eskom warns that stage 2 load shedding may be implemented on Wednesday & Thursday
Eskom has warned that it may need to implement stage two power cuts again on Wednesday evening and the same…
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Eskom implements stage 2 power cuts for the weekend
Eskom wants you to know that due to the continued shortage of generation capacity, stage 2 load shedding will be…
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Eskom ramps load shedding to stage 4 as shortage in generation capacity persists
Eskom on Wednesday said persistent shortages in generation capacity at its several power plants has led to the return of…
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Load shedding: Eskom hopes to quickly restore broken units to avoid power cuts
Eskom is pinning its hopes on the quick restoration of broken-down units at its power plants – to avoid implementing…
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Eskom in talks with neighbouring countries to acquire surplus energy
Hamstrung power utility Eskom said it was in talks with countries that have a surplus in energy capacity. This comes…
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Eskom hopeful that President Ramaphosa’s reforms will end load shedding
Eskom said President Cyril Ramaphosa’s elaborate reforms to tackle South Africa’s energy crisis will accelerate the end of load shedding.…
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Load shedding on the cards after 5 units trip at Kriel Power Station
Eskom has announced that it may be forced to implement load shedding at short notice after five units tripped in…
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Eskom: Stage 2 and 3 load shedding this weekend, but things may change
Embattled power utility Eskom says while some generation units are on planned maintenance, it has about 3,000 megawatts of power…
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Stage 4 load shedding announced for Friday as all striking Eskom staff return to work
All striking Eskom workers have returned to work. The state-owned power utility on Thursday said stage four load shedding would…
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Eskom to act against striking workers
Eskom says it will act against employees who’ve embarked on an unprotected strike. The power utility says this is what…
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Unprotected strikes at some power stations tantamount to sabotage, says Eskom
Eskom on Monday said the wildcat strike at some of its power stations is tantamount to sabotage and the public…
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Eskom warns load shedding may be ramped up during evening peaks
Eskom said that power cuts may be bumped up to a higher stage during evening electricity usage. The power utility…
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2 children die in shack fire in Orange Farm
Two children have died in a shack fire, south of Johannesburg. City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services said they responded…
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Struggling Eskom warns power cuts may be ramped up at short notice
Eskom has apologized to the nation for the latest bout of rolling blackouts, saying that it only implements the power…
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Eskom implements stage 2 power cuts until 10pm tonight
Another day another round of load shedding. Eskom has implemented stage 2 power cuts that are expected to last until…
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Rolling blackouts to continue until Wednesday, says Eskom
Eskom said that rolling power cuts were set to continue until Wednesday. The power utility announced on Monday that stage…
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Eskom not happy with Nersa decision
Eskom says it notes energy regulator, Nersa’s decision not to grant the power utility its full 20.5 percent electricity increase…
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Eskom urges SA to use electricity sparingly to avoid further outages
Eskom has encouraged South Africans to use electricity sparingly, saying the improvement in generation capacity was not enough to suspend…
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Eskom warns of 4 000MW shortfall and increased risk of power cuts
Eskom said that it would continue to have a shortfall of more than 4,000 megawatts of generation capacity this year,…
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Eskom confirms transformer fire at Camden Power Station
Eskom on Wednesday said an internal fault resulted in a transformer explosion on unit 8 of the Camden Power Station…
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Eskom spokesperson: Don’t panic about stage eight load shedding
Following Eskom’s stage eight load shedding scare, as they were slapped with an obligation to comply with emission standards, experts…
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Load shedding: Eskom hopes to keep the lights on this week despite vulnerable system
Eskom is hopeful it will be able to keep the lights on this week after a sudden round of weekend…
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Eskom urges South Africans to use less electricity as load shedding under way
Eskom is urging South Africans to reduce their electricity usage to help lessen the strain in its power grid. The…
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Heavy rains & possible floods expected in parts of Free State, Gauteng and KZN
The South African Weather Service said it was monitoring a potential risk of flooding in low-lying parts of the country.…
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Eskom says grid is stable
After a week of rolling power cuts, Eskom said the grid is stable. It hasn’t sent out a warning of…
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Eskom warns SA that stage 2 load shedding will last the weekend
Eskom says stage two load shedding is expected for the rest of the weekend as it battles to keep the…
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2 Eskom employees in court over corruption
Eskom isn’t only dealing with power cuts. Some of its employees are facing charges of theft, fraud, and corruption. Two…
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Load shedding stage 2 to escalate over weekend if Kendal loses all units
Eskom on Friday announced it would be implementing stage 2 load shedding as units were taken offline at the Kendal…
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Eskom implements load shedding stage 4
Eskom says it will implement stage 4 load shedding starting at 12 pm on Wednesday until 5 am on Friday.…
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Eskom: Stage 2 power cuts to start on Tuesday and continue to Saturday
Stage 2 power cuts will start at 9am on Tuesday and continue until Saturday, Eskom said. The power utility said…
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Extra 6 000 megawatts needed for Eskom to keep generating capacity to keep lights on
Eskom has laid out what it needs to keep the lights on and that is an need an additional 6,000…
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Eskom probing reasons behind recurring boiler tube leaks
Eskom said that an investigation was underway to determine why the utility was overburdened by boiler tube leaks which contributed…
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Ramaphosa on the return of load shedding – There will be light at the end of this brief tunnel
President Cyril Ramaphosa says while he is concerned about the return of load shedding, as announced by Eskom on Friday,…
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