Electricity
Re-igniting a culture of responsible citizenry and accountable leadership
Failure to pay for municipal services has negatively impacted municipalities, making it difficult to deliver basic services.
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EC woman arrested for illegally selling electricity for R300,000
An Eastern Cape woman is the latest person to be arrested for selling power for R300,000.
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Eskom plans to extend Koeberg power station's lifespan by further 20 years
The power utility said that several outdated power stations would be decommissioned over the next decade, but the company will be adding capacity to the grid at the same time.
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SA needs to urgently address energy shortages & low growth rate, economists warn
Economists have weighed in during a webinar on investment outlook beyond COVID-19.
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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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Govt to prioritise new power generation projects, says Ramaphosa
The president has used his weekly newsletter, to touch on the country's energy crisis and how government plans to stabilise the situation at least in the short-term.
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Alex residents claim govt never gave them the chance to pay for electricity
City Power disconnected illegal electricity connections to flats in River Park and Waya Waya earlier on Wednesday. some residents have said they were never been given the chance to pay because government failed to install meter boxes for their properties.
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Large parts of Tshwane without power after Nyala substation tripped
Technicians are now on-site to establish what went wrong.
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Alex residents’ power restored as Vasco Da Gama switching station fixed again
The city has however warned residents to make sure that vandals don't access the switching station, which has been targeted at three times this year alone.
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City Power: Alex residents have to wait even longer to have their power restored
The Vasco da Gama switching station exploded on Sunday when criminals tried to steal cables and vandalised infrastructure for a third time this year.
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Alex to have power restored this evening after switching station explodes
On Sunday, a criminal allegedly gained entry to the switching station attempting to steal copper cables.
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Stage 2 load shedding to continue today and may be stepped up at short notice
Despite a drop in demand due to the lockdown, Eskom has implemented three rounds of load shedding since the COVID-19 outbreak in early March.
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Eskom in Gauteng warns of increasing electricity demand as cold front sets in
With temperatures expected to drop below zero degrees over the next few days, the utility has urged customers to use electricity sparingly.
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Eskom warns national grid under pressure due to high demand
Eskom said four power units at Tukela Power Station have suffered breakdowns adding more constrain on the system.
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Eskom tackles backlog of power complaints after massive storm
Residents in some areas of Cape Town have been waiting more than a day for power to be restored and Eskom said technicians were prioritising by the size and duration of the faults.
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Eskom heaps more misery on SA as load shedding returns. Because the cold front
"The generation system is constrained due to the cold front. Expect load shedding," warns Eskom's Sikonathi Mantshantsha.
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Eskom to cut power to 5 NC municipalities over failure to settle debts
Collectively, the municipalities owe the struggling state-owned entity over R273 million in electricity fees.
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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.
