Eskom
Eskom confirms stage 2 power cuts for Wednesday and Thursday
Stage two rolling power cuts will be implemented from 4pm to midnight on Wednesday and Thursday, Eskom confirmed.
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Eskom warns that stage 2 power cuts may be implemented on Wednesday & Thursday
Eskom has warned that it may need to implement stage two power cuts again on Wednesday evening and the same on Thursday if the overall situation does not improve.
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Eskom announces Stage 2 load shedding from 4 pm until midnight
Eskom issued a warning on Monday saying the strain on the system would force it to implement loadshedding at short notice.
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Eskom warns of stage 2 load shedding at short notice for Monday evening
The utility is already dealing with a shortage of generation capacity and if there are further significant breakdowns, we could see controlled power cuts from 6pm until midnight.
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Cosatu Young Workers Forum leads march to Union Buildings
A group of Cosatu members gathered at an open field at the corner of Madiba and Kgosi Mampuru Street in the Pretoria CBD.
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Drop in mining output shows crippling cost of load shedding for SA economy
Bruce Whitfield talks to Thanda Sithole, senior economist at FNB, about the latest mining and manufacturing stats.
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Load shedding warning
Eskom has cited a shortage of generation capacity owing to a breakdown of several power stations.
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Solidarity hopes its energy experts are roped in swiftly to solve Eskom's woes
The trade union on Thursday sent its list of skilled power experts to Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom CEO André de Ruyter.
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Solidarity sends list of power experts to Eskom
Trade union, Solidarity, on Thursday sent its list of 300 power experts to Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom CEO, André de Ruyter. Solidarity Chief Executive Dirk Hermann says the list contains some of the country’s leading experts in the field. He says they have a wealth of expertise and knowledge.
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Eskom ramps power cuts to stage 4 as shortage in generation capacity persists
The utility announced stage four rolling power cuts will be implemented from 4 pm on Thursday and will last until midnight.
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Stage 2 power cuts return as Eskom suffers generation capacity shortage
The blackouts will be implemented between 4pm and midnight on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Gungubele: Ending power cuts a long-term objective of energy crisis committee
Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele said that they had identified distinct areas of intervention.
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Eskom hopes to quickly restore broken units to avoid load shedding
Power generation unit outages occurred at Medupi, Hendrina, and Camden - and at two units at the Majuba power station.
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Struggling Eskom warns power cuts may be implemented at short notice
Eskom has warned that due to the shortage of generation capacity, stage 2 power cuts may be implemented at short notice between 4pm and midnight over the next three days.
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Eskom withdraws services from protest-hit Tembisa over safety concerns
While the situation in the township remains tense, the power utility said that it would only resume services when it was safe for their employees to work in the area again.
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Eskom's unsustainable debt poses a risk to the state - Godongwana
The minister said that Eskom had not asked for money yet but the utility's debt was unsustainable.
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BUSA says businesses must invest in energy storage solutions
SMMEs should consider investing in their own energy storage solutions in light of load-shedding, which is here to stay for the foreseeable future, according to Business Unity SA’s Environment and Energy Manager Happy Khambule.
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Eskom meets with business over sustainable electricity supply solutions
Eskom said the business sector can make a practical and impactful contribution towards sustainable electricity supply in the country:
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Eskom has awarded battery energy storage contracts to two bidders
The project forms part of the Battery Energy Storage System initiative announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa when he presented government's energy plan earlier this week.
