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GALLERY: Eskom removes illegal power connections in Diepsloot
Eskom technicians removed illegal power connections in Diepsloot on 29 September 2020. They were accompanied by the police and Red Ants as they conducted the...
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Cutting illegal power connections no long-term solution, says Eskom
Eskom technicians were in Diepsloot on Tuesday morning to remove illegal electricity connections.
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Govt’s plan to address energy crisis may take years to be rolled out - expert
This is the view of Tygue Theron from Energy Partners a company which helps manage utilities.
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Eskom says plans in place to minimise disruption from planned strike
The demonstrators are temporary workers employed by contractors and Eskom Rotek Industries.
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Eskom confirms Tuesday strike by some workers at its power stations
The demonstrators are temporary workers employed by contractors and Eskom Rotek Industries.
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Ramaphosa: Govt making progress in overcoming problems at Eskom
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that improvements were continuing in municipal debt collection and despite load shedding, maintenance work was continuing at power stations.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Plans to ease load shedding are in place
We can draw encouragement, confidence and hope from the measures we are taking now to address our immediate electricity challenges, writes the president.
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Eskom condemns 'unfounded claims' of abuse of power against COO Jan Oberholzer
The utility said it wanted to set the record straight months after Jan Oberholzer was accused of favouring the interests of contractor Aveng by pressuring an employee to pay off a R40 million invoice to that company.
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Load reduction in force in areas of Gauteng and KZN
Residents in some parts of Soweto, Benoni, Brakpan and Vosloorus in Gauteng and Intabazwe in Harrismith are among the affected communities.
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Eskom implements load-reduction in parts of Katlehong and Vosloorus
The power utility said the planned power cuts were used to target areas with rampant illegal connections that could overload the grid.
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Mantashe confirms govt to buy 6,800MW of solar, wind power
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said that electricity from independent power producers (IPPs) must be purchased by Eskom and programmes will target connection to the grid as soon as reasonably possible.
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Eskom's De Ruyter says he's had no political interference since taking job
'I really can't complain about the lack of political support and also the flip side of that, political interference,' Eskom chief executive officer Andre de Ruyter said.
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Electricity supply in Delmas threatened by transformer fire
The cause of the blaze is still unclear but Eskom says its teams are already on site.
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Heads up! Eskom warns it might implement load shedding at short notice
The utility said two generation units have been forced to shut down over the past 24 hours adding to those on maintenance and currently on the breakdown.
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N3 toll toute to temporarily close today as Eskom removes overhead power lines
The N3 Toll Concession warned motorists that this busy section of the highway would be closed for 15-minute periods until 1pm.
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Municipalities owe Eskom R31 billion
Spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said that the money was desperately needed to turn around the parastatal's financial troubles.
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Eskom denies ramping up load shedding to stage 6 without telling public
Energy expert Ted Blom accused the power utility of shedding more than 5,000 megawatts during stage 4 load shedding.
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Court hands 135 farms owned by FS municipality to Eskom over debt dispute
The High Court in the Free State made the order which is part of Eskom's efforts to recover some of the money the Matjhabeng Local Municipality has continuously failed to pay despite receiving bulk electricity for its customers.
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Essa offered Daniels R800m to ensure Koko became Eskom CEO, Zondo Inquiry told
Suzanne Daniels alleged that Salim Essa made the offer in June 2017 after pulling up alongside her at a fuel station in a black Maserati and that he knew precisely what she had said at an earlier meeting of Eskom’s audit and risk committee about Koko.
