Eskom has issued an alert for a high risk of load-shedding at short notice after more than 10 months of uninterrupted power supply. Eskom CEO Dan Marokane said this is a potentially temporary setback. “Load-shedding is largely behind us…
The electricity to households in four streets at Station Hill has been restored – this after residents had endured four weeks without power, thanks to cable thieves hitting the sub-station in Kivido Street. At least three residents told…
Eskom has announced that it will resume load reduction in some areas due to network overloading with the onset of winter. Load reduction is implemented in areas when the demand is higher than the infrastructure – such as transformers – is…
Managing planned maintenance to a minimum and increasing diesel burn at open-cycle gas turbines are some measures Eskom will undertake to keep the lights on this winter. This was announced by the energy utility’s interim group CEO Calib…
The cold weather and failure of two generating units have forced Eskom to implement stage 6 load-shedding an hour earlier than anticipated on Monday. The ailing utility on Sunday had announced alternating stages 4 and 6 in the morning…
Varying stages of load-shedding will be implemented over the long weekend, including a predicted reduction to stage 1 — a brief reprieve for South Africans. On Wednesday, the enforced power outages are at stage 4 from 4pm until 5am on…
Eskom’s three-year, R254bn debt relief package will help cover the troubled entity’s capital requirement for up to five years, allowing management to focus time on operations rather than raising funds, its leadership told parliament on…
Due to a slight improvement in available generation capacity, load-shedding will be implemented at stages 3 and 4 daily until further notice. The power cuts are envisaged to be at stage 4 from 4pm until 5am. Stage 3 will be implemented…
Eskom has plunged South Africans back to stage 5 load-shedding after minimal stages of blackouts over the Easter weekend. The power utility implemented stage 5 load-shedding on Wednesday morning due to high demand. Eskom’s interim…
The state of *disaster declared to address the electricity crisis in February will be lifted on Wednesday, according to a letter addressed to labour union Solidarity by the attorney-general’s office. TimesLIVE has seen the letter. “We are…
Eskom will decrease load-shedding from Monday after repairs at some generation plants. Eskom will remove 3,000 megawatts from the national grid from 5am on Monday until 4pm in the afternoon, according to a statement issued on Sunday. From…
Eskom has announced a 12-hour maintenance shutdown in Ndlambe. Areas affected (including surrounding farms) will be: Kleinemonde Bathurst Port Alfred Kenton-on-Sea Bushman’s River Mouth Marselle Klipfontein Canon Rocks Boknes Alexandria…
Makana Municipality has been found in contempt of court for failing to comply with the terms and conditions of a 2019 order instructing it to pay Eskom. In 2019, Eskom published notices warning that it intended to cut Makana’s electricity…
Eskom’s departing CEO said the stricken state-owned utility is losing R1bn a month to graft and theft committed by people often affiliated to the ANC. Andre de Ruyter excoriated government officials’ conduct and commitment to fixing the…
The order was granted by the Pretoria high court on February 16 after allegations of unlawful activities, corruption and maladministration at the Kusile power station The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU)…
