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Thursday 28 January 2021 - 11:00am Mining and energy expert Ted Blom spoke with eNCA's Jane Dutton. Courtesy of #DStv403 JOHANNESBURG - If Eskom has its way, you could be paying less for electricity -- but only during the winter months. The power utility plans to reduce its peak rates in the high-demand season of winter but hike rates in summer, which is the low demand season. Eskom tabled its new electricity tariff structure proposals to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa. Energy analyst Ted Blom says this doesn’t sound good for households and busi...

Eskom could quite easily plunge the entire country into darkness, according to energy expert Ted Blom. The national grid has been in various states of disrepair for decades due to neglect and shoddy workmanship. Cable and fuse theft is a common problem and thousands of homes and businesses lose electricity for hours every time a brazen thief rummages in a neighbourhood mini substation. Aside from suspect electrical work and a black market for copper, human error at the core of the national grid is a very real threat. Blom adds that our complex electricity grid isn’t designed to withstand co...

Research by EE Business Intelligence has found that government and regulators are getting in the way of private companies and municipalities that have the…

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Thursday said it is unhappy with the load-shedding being carried out in South Africa and “very disappointed” with the performance of Eskom under the leadership of chief executive André de Ruyter. “The current management team has taken the country to stage 6 for the first time in the history of this country. This team is perpetually failing to produce sufficient power to avoid load-shedding. Under this leadership, load-shedding is expected to be with us for the next two to three years,” said Khangela Baloyi, NUM Eskom ene...

The biggest labor group at South Africa’s Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. blamed “poor leadership” for ongoing nationwide power cuts, a discordant sign as the…