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Eskom implements stage 2 load shedding
Eskom will implement stage 2 from 4pm to 10pm today, as a result of generating units not returning to service as planned and due to an additional loss of a generating unit.
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Eskom implements stage 1 rotational load shedding
On Friday, several parts of the country were hit by stage two controlled outages.
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Eskom urges citizens to continue using electricity sparingly
The power utility has warned that over the next two days the parastatal might have to implement stage 1 load shedding to replenish its diesel generators and water reserves.
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Weekend of load shedding ahead, Eskom warns
The utility says it may have to implement stage one power outages to allow the parastatal to replenish diesel generators and water reserves.
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Eskom warns of high probability of stage 2 load shedding for Friday
The parastatal says that there will be a high risk of load shedding until March next year.
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Eskom working with CoGTA to track owing municipalities
Eskom board chair Jabu Mabuza says directors have been lax in holding non-paying customers accountable.
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Energy expert urges South Africans to invest in renewable energy
Director of Stellenbosch University's Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies Sampson Mamphweli says South Africans need to be proactive.
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Eskom appeals to citizens to use electricity sparingly to avoid load shedding
Eskom says while load shedding is unlikely to take place this week, the festive season may bring about power outages depending on usage.
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Eskom puts HR management on top in its 9-point plan
Management has revealed that it is struggling to secure procurement deals in time to keep the grid up.
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Eskom forsees potential load shedding during festive season
Ten of the country's 15 power stations have less than 20 days’ coal supply, five of those have less than 10 days.
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Don’t rule out load shedding, Eskom warns SA
Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe says due to the low energy demand in December, the utility is planning to embark on planned maintenance.
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Eskom calls for evidence over alleged collusion to create power crisis
Energy expert Ted Blom claims that Eskom employees have been receiving kickbacks from suppliers by rigging coal purchase prices.
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Eskom pens new coal deals, can't guarantee keeping lights on
The power utility has been using diesel to alleviate pressure on some of its power stations to avoid rolling blackouts.
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'Eskom has been in denial about coal cliff'
Energy expert Ted Blom says the power utility has only themselves to blame for a decline in coal stockpiles at its power stations.
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Eskom: Using diesel cheaper than implementing load shedding
Eskom says 11 of its 15 power stations in Mpumalanga have less than 20 days of coal supply left.
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Eskom says low probability of load shedding this weekend
The utility is halfway through its 13-day recovery plan following disruptions to the system by some workers who took part in an industrial action last month over higher wages.
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Eskom says power grid relatively stable for now
Joburg was hit by controlled power cuts on Tuesday after some units went down at Eskom’s stations due to an ongoing wildcat strike and low coal levels.
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Police deployed to Eskom substations to prevent sabotage of power supply
The utility has warned South Africans that with workers picketing again this morning the parastatal can't rule out the possibility of load shedding.
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Eskom: Power grid stable for now
The utility says the strike by its workers affiliated to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa at power stations poses a risk to energy supply.
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Eskom: We don't have a coal crisis
Eskom's Khulu Phasiwe says they don't want to wait for a crisis to happen before reacting.
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Eskom: Joburg may still experience blackouts due to ageing infrastructure
Today's cold temperatures may also put the power grid under pressure as the electricity demand is likely to increase.
