Electricity
Thousands of Alex residents wake up to no power after substation fire
City Power has confirmed the blaze broke out at the Vasco da Gama Switching Substation on Tuesday night.
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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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A widespread situation: Eskom unable to clamp down on illegal power connections
The utility said some arrests had been made but not enough to protect transformers from exploding due to overloading on the system.
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Kempton Park to experience electricity supply interruption tomorrow
The municipality said the power cut was due to the emergency electrical equipment repairs.
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Soweto's Snake Park residents protest over lack of electricity
Eskom has conceded that its decision to restrict electricity supply to densely populated communities where illegal connections are rife will also have an impact on citizens who pay their bills.
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Eskom says will continue battle to hike electricity prices
Eskom is seeking relief from Nersa's multi-year price determination decision, which would see tariffs increase by just over 8% in the current financial year and 5.2% in the next one.
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South Africa will embrace private power generation, Ramaphosa says
Many power-hungry companies such as mines want to build their own renewable energy plants to reduce their reliance on Eskom.
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Eskom warns system under pressure after heavy rain in Mpumalanga
Eskom says the heavy rainfall in Mpumalanga this week caused disruptions to its coal supply overnight.
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Clean energy to be the main source of generating electricity, says Mantashe
He said while coal generation would continue for the foreseeable future, clean energy would gradually increase in the period to 2030.
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In the dark: Electricity a 'luxury' in poor Madagascar
Only 15% of the country's 26 million inhabitants have access to electricity.
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S. Africans come together to buy electricity for single SA mom
Her tweet was shared more than 6,000 times and resulted in many generous donations from other South Africans.
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EXPLAINER: Why restructuring Eskom won’t end the blackouts
South Africa isn't having an honest debate about proposals to fix its power utility Eskom, and the role that renewables might play.
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Eskom working with Mozambican technicians to restore power
Eskom says the two lines went offline because of tropical Cyclone Idai which battered parts of Mozambique and reportedly claiming more than 100 lives.
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Power restored to some parts of Centurion
The Brakfontein Substation was struck by lightning on Friday causing parts of area to go without power.
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'The ANC has killed the lights’: DA unveils billboard over load shedding
The display, with the headline ‘The ANC has Killed the Lights,’ suggests that Eskom and the ANC have failed the country.
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How close is South Africa to a national blackout?
National blackouts have been experienced in many countries and cities across the globe - including India, Italy, New York and Kenya.
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Radebe won't release names of new IPP owners
Energy Minister Jeff Radebe says the department had a confidentiality undertaking where divulging specific information requires the consent of the companies.
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City Power vows to restore electricity in north eastern parts of JHB
City Power says technicians are working on fixing the failure after implementing a load rotation yesterday to ease the heavy electricity.
