Electricity
Power only likely to be restored on Wed evening after JHB south substation blast
Technicians are working to fix the damage to two transformers at the substation caused by Monday night's blast.
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City of Joburg appeals to residents to report illegal connections [Sponsored]
City Power is calling on Johannesburg residents to report illegal connections anonymously.
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City Power: Illegal connections have cost CoJ over R2bn in lost revenue
The utility said that the money could have been invested back into infrastructure and the city.
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Alex residents accuse City Power of failing them as illegal connections cut
Residents in River Park took to the streets after City Power, police and metro police descended on the nearby Alex Mall.
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Cape Winelands families want their lockdown electricity bills to be scrapped
The Cape Winelands municipality is battling to recover from their steep outstanding bills.
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Power restored in Pretoria east after being in the dark for almost a week
After close to seven days, electricity has finally returned to thousands of households in the suburb following extensive repairs at the Wapadrand substation.
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WC govt says amendments of Electricity Regulation Act a right step
"Load shedding costing the Western Cape economy R75 million per stage per day. Over the last two weeks bloodshedding has cost the Western Cape economy approximately R3.85 billion," said MEC for Finance and Economic Opportunities David Maynier.
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Several roads in Soweto remain closed due to protests
It's understood residents are demanding electricity be restored, saying they had been without power for months now.
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A growing problem: City Power's tree troubles
City Power has its work cut out for it in dealing with the vegetation growing and encroaching on servitudes alongside power lines, thus interrupting its ability to supply electricity to its customers.
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Energy Dept: IPPs could provide emergency electricity supply within year
The department said the eight preferred bidders would inject a total private sector investment amount of R45 billion into the South African economy.
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R1.5bn energy fund set up to help women-owned companies produce electricity
The fund, announced on Wednesday, seeks to invest in businesses and energy projects.
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Cope: Govt should review Eskom’s ‘exclusionary’ electricity tariff increase
As of Thursday, customers receiving power directly from Eskom will be charged over 15.6% more after the North Gauteng High Court granted the power utility permission to raise electricity prices.
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Eskom: Municipalities owe us R35bn and we want that money
The power utility presented the state of its systems at Megawatt Park on Monday.
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Benoni, Brakpan, Vosloorus residents wake up to no power due to load reduction
Eskom has cut power from 5 am and the outages will last until 9 am.
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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.
