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Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom CEO André de Ruyter have apologised to the nation for plunging it deeper into darkness. On Wednesday, Eskom ramped up load-shedding from stage 2 to stage 4 as more of the utility’s electricity generating units deteriorated.

Stage 4 load shedding is stretching the City's resources- given the frequency of having to turn off and turn on power.

A glossary of terms to assist readers in understanding more about the key performance indicators Eskom uses to track generation performance.

Eskom on Monday painted a dire picture for the load shedding outlook at its state of the system briefing.

Sectorally, the pathway for coal requires an update on policy stance to have no new coal and no new conventional nuclear built to 2030 and beyond, the study found.

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Government’s plan to save South Africa – including changes for visas, businesses, and reducing load shedding Subscribe National Treasury has published its updated ‘Operation Vulindlela’ plan, detailing the government’s strategy to boost the economy after the Covid-19 pandemic. First announced by president Cyril Ramaphosa in parliament in October 2020, Operation Vulindlela is a joint initiative of the Presidency and National Treasury. It is a government-wide approach through which mini...

The rand traded in a narrow band as power generation woes weighed on sentiment, and traders were cautious ahead of the FOMC meeting later this week.

Eskom estimates that, without additional capacity, there will be an electricity supply shortfall of between 4,000 and 6,000 megawatts over the next five years,…

Generic image. Photo: Matthew Henry, Unsplash NATIONAL NEWS - In 2020, load shedding occurred for 859 hours of the year, apparently the most yet, a report by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has revealed. The report, titled Statistics of utility-scale power generation in South Africa in 2020, also said that electricity demand reduced noticeably in 2020 due to the Covid-19 lockdown and resulting reduced economic activity. The country experienced S...