Eskom
Eskom, City Power concerned about growing trend of cable theft in Gauteng
The broad use of copper has increased the value of the metal, enticing criminals and scrapyards to illegally obtain it.
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Parts of Soweto, Vaal without power due to load reduction - Eskom
The utility said it was part of its efforts to avoid the network overloading in high-density areas where illegal connections were rife.
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Eskom warns Gauteng residents of load reduction on Wednesday night
The power utility said that its network was currently under severe strain, with a number of areas in the province set to go dark.
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Eskom denies targeting black communities with 'load reduction'
The power utility said in 'high residential areas,' which are mainly townships, they have huge problems of illegal connections.
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'Load reduction' to affect some Gauteng areas on Saturday night
The rolling power cuts are already being implemented in some regions and could last up until 10pm.
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Mabuza sounds loadshedding warning as power demand rises
South Africans might have become accustomed to having an uninterrupted power supply during the COVID-19 lockdown but Deputy President David Mabuza said that the consistent power supply might not last for long after losing four units and two power plants.
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Eskom successfully recovers 4 generation units that broke down
Earlier this week, Eskom appealed to the public to reduce electricity consumption as the generation system was severely constrained.
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Mabuza: Eskom moving in the right direction under De Rutyer
Deputy President David Mabuza has appeared before the National Assembly on Thursday to answer oral questions.
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Eskom appeals to public to reduce power consumption as systems constrained
It said this was due to losing four power units because of unplanned breakdowns and a delay in returning to service, two other generation units.
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Infrastructure tampering will lead to outages, Eskom warns Gauteng residents
Several communities have been left without power as Eskom implements load reduction in certain areas due to illegal connections.
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Load reduction in Gauteng to resume until illegal connections end - Eskom
Many residents have been plunged into darkness due to illegal connections, which have caused harm to substations and transformers.
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YONELA DIKO: Youth and the climate crisis: the next frontier of struggle
Had young people been at the helm of Eskom, we'd be having a different story to tell after lockdown, writes Yonela Diko.
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Eskom defends use of load reduction in areas where illegal connections persist
Eskom said that Soweto, Diepsloot, large parts of the Vaal, Tshwane, and Ekurhuleni were some of the country’s biggest culprits when it came to illegal connections, which placed an enormous amount of pressure on the grid.
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‘Sparkless’ Fathers’ Day for some in GP as Eskom implements load reductions
The power utility says a spike in transformer and mini-substation explosions caused by illegal connections has resulted in unplanned power outages in some areas.
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Eskom warns Gauteng residents of load shedding this weekend
The power utility says it plans to cut electricity supply during peak hours in the morning and in the evening.
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SA kicks off preparations for nuclear build programme
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has published the Request for Information process to start preparations for a nuclear build programme of 2,500 Megawatts.
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Cold weather, illegal connections add pressure to Eskom power grid
The power utility said that tampering with equipment had also resulted in infrastructure damage in areas including Soweto, Cosmo City, Ivory Park and Diepsloot.
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Eskom warns Gauteng residents of power failures due to illegal connections
The power utility said there had been power failures due to unlawful connections in areas including Cosmo City, Diepsloot, Ivory Park, Orange Farm, Sebokeng, and Soweto.
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2 Eskom technician guards killed in Philippi
The power utility says the guards were gunned down in the community on Monday afternoon.
