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Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s purported plan to extend the life of old coal-fired power stations is dead on arrival because it ignores expert warnings about their declining Energy Availability Factor (EAF) and takes the focus away from renewable energy investments, which are key in helping the country address its energy needs. Independent energy experts have pointed out that, while the EAF for the Eskom fleet stands at 52% from January 2023 to date, the EAF for the coal fleet is only 45,6%. This means that since the beginning of the year, Eskom’s installed coal fleet has only be...

To date, South Africa only has about 6.2GW of installed capacity of renewables, making up about 10% of the country’s total 58GW of installed capacity.

The utility's board chair Mpho Makwana says the utility is advancing in filling the critical post.

Economists have commented on the continuing inability of Eskom to keep producing power after Stats SA published its recent report.

Latest warning of Stage 6 load shedding means generation of electricity will fall to its lowest level since 1994.