Energy emergency
NUMSA welcomes judgment declaring load shedding unconstitutional
NUMSA has welcomed a landmark judgment declaring load shedding to be in breach of various basic rights and ordering Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa...
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Some energy experts believe court's load shedding exemption ruling impractical
On Friday, the court ruled that load shedding was unconstitutional, ordering Eskom and Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa to exempt schools, hospitals and police stations from the rolling power cuts.
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Eskom implements higher stages of power cuts to manage its emergency reserves
Load shedding has been reduced to stage three from Monday morning until 4PM in the afternoon before the rolling power cuts are ramped up to stage four.
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Observatory substation fire: Repair work may take up to 7 days - City Power
Residents in Kensington and its surrounding areas were plunged into darkness earlier on Saturday after a substation caught fire in the early hours of the morning.
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Ramaphosa vows to follow through with load shedding exemption court ruling
Speaking on the sidelines of the UN COP28 climate summit in Dubai on Saturday, the President said the judgment speaks to 'what we want to see done'.
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Observatory substation fire: Residents may be powerless for 2 days - City Power
City Power said it's working to establish the cause of the Saturday morning blaze, which affects residents living in Observatory, Kensington, and surrounds.
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Load shedding exemption court ruling described as monumental
The Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and Eskom have been ordered to offset the power utility’s planned power cuts at certain public institutions before the end of January 2024.
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No load shedding during the day on Sunday
Eskom reduces load shedding to Stage 2 for six hours on Friday.
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SA’s energy outlook remains uncertain going into festive season: Chris Yelland
Despite the Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa recently saying that load shedding would ease up during December, energy expert Chris Yelland said it isn't possible to predict how the future will pan out.
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City Power plans to exclude critical govt infrastructure from load shedding
Having recently taken over the management of load shedding from Eskom, City Power said because the utility covers a smaller area than Eskom, it is possible to exempt critical buildings from power cuts.
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Additional generation capacity plan in the offing, hints Electricity Minister
Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa noted a need for more reliable energy generation beyond Eskom and the generators availed by China.
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Eskom sees generation capacity improvement, power cuts reduced to stage 4
Spokesperson Daphne Mokwena said what will follow for most of Friday is another round of a reduced load shedding stage.
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Ramokgopa 'confident' load shedding intensity will reduce going into the weekend
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said South Africans can expect the intensity of load shedding to reduce going into the weekend.
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Eskom implements Stage 3 load shedding until Thursday afternoon
Stage 3 was implemented from 10am, and is set to be in effect until 4pm, after which Stage 4 will be implemented until 8pm.
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Panyaza Lesufi’s call to write off Eskom debt is 'irreponsible' – Outa CEO
A video of Panyaza Lesufi promising to wipe out Eskom’s municipal debt is making the rounds on social media.
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Eskom to implement stage 6 power cuts during evenings until Saturday
The ailing utility says that for the next four days, stage 4 load shedding will continue to be implemented until 8PM in evening, thereafter it’s stage 6 until 5AM in morning.
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Ramokgopa says there will be less load shedding over festive season
The minister said with some generating units expected to return to service during the week, there would be more generating capacity, allowing for lower stages of load shedding. there will be more capacity on the power grid, which would also allow some days to have load shedding suspended.
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Ramokgopa refutes Stage 8 load shedding claims
Briefing the media on Sunday, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said: 'I want to repeat on record, we were never at Stage 8; we were on Stage 6.'
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Load shedding to be reduced to Stage 4 from midday on Sunday
Eskom said Stage 4 will kick in from 12:00 on Sunday to 05:00 on Monday, thereafter, Stage 3 and 4 will alternate until Thursday.
