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Eskom's 2 failures in quick succession disheartening - Yelland
Just last month, the power utility experienced an explosion at its Medupi power plant. On Saturday, a fire was reported at the Kendal power station resulting in...
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Medupi blast a complete failure of oversight - Yelland
The blast happened at the Limpopo power station on Sunday and its been said that the explosion could be heard dozens of kilometres away.
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Expert: Explosion at Medupi shows a complete failure of oversight
The blast occurred on Sunday night after which at least seven employees had to be treated for shock.
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No power stations running low on coal, says Eskom CEO De Ruyter
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said that it was regrettable that load shedding was still being implemented today.
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Energy experts to debate Eskom restructuring
Energy expert Chris Yelland says that this debate is about resolving the way that Eskom has been operating for almost a century.
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Nuclear far from a done deal - energy expert
Deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa, who is next in line to lead the country, told reporters at the World Economic Forum that South Africa can't afford to build a nuclear plant.
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Organisations continue to hail judgement to set aside govt’s nuclear plans
Energy expert Chris Yelland says this shows that government has been pursuing nuclear power in haste.
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Energy expert says govt’s nuclear plan incomplete
The power utility recently released the request for information to start its nuclear programme.
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Eskom faces court action over access to information
Chris Yelland and Outa have teamed up after requesting the information from the power utility and receiving no response.
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It’s D-Day for Medupi’s unit 6 on Sunday
Energy expert Chris Yelland spoke to Bruce Whitfield about Optimum Coal suspending it's supply of coal to Eskom and touched on Medupi Power Station’s unit six. Picture: EWN.
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'Tshediso Matona could've been forced out of Eskom'
Questions are being raised about whether or not Matona was pushed out of Eskom following his suspension.
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SA’s power system remains vulnerable
Eskom has tweeted its system is vulnerable, meaning further rolling blackouts may be necessary today.
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Industry experts slam Eskom
Experts says the power utility is sugar coating the country's power situation for the year ahead.
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‘SA govt putting out nuclear deal fires’
Energy expert Chris Yelland believes government made a mistake.
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Still no clarity on SA, Russia nuclear deal
The announcement reinforced suspicions behind President Jacob Zuma's recent lengthy visit to Russia.
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'SA's electricity supply still under pressure'
South Africa has up to five years to go before its electricity supply crisis is over.
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'Privatising Eskom would be a mistake'
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says the focus should be on ensuring SA has enough electricity.
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Eskom's money woes continue
Speculation is mounting that some Cabinet ministers may be considering selling parts of Eskom to raise money.
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‘Matjila knows the field well’
Energy expert Chris Yelland says the incoming Eskom CEO has a significant mixture of knowledge.
