Eskom power cuts
Diepsloot residents divided over protest action
Some community leaders in Diepsloot are calling on residents not to take part in Monday's planned shutdown in the area. They are worried that criminal elements...
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Alex without electricity after fire at City Power sub-station
It's not clear what started the blaze but the utility said it suspects vandalism.
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Power cuts set to continue in Zim if debts not settled, Eskom says
State power company Zesa Holdings LTD has admitted that the power crisis looks set to continue until it clears its debts.
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Mashaba vows to act on power issues in Diepsloot
Diepsloot residents said they have been without electricity for over a month now.
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Rustervaal residents demand Eskom switch the lights back on
Residents have accused the cash-stripped power utility of switching their lights off without giving any reason or notice.
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Several JHB northern suburbs without power
The utility says its technicians and those from Eskom are working to restore power, but they are not yet able to say when electricity will be fully restored.
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Eskom: No power cuts scheduled for Sunday but systems remain tight, vulnerable
Eskom implemented stage 4 rolling blackouts for six conservative days last week.
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What load shedding stages 5 and 6 mean for you
Officials and government are working to ensure that a national blackout and grid collapse doesn’t happen, reported Fin24 on Tuesday. If they fail, Eskom will be forced to implement stage 5 and 6 load shedding for the first time, the report said. These stages shed 5,000MW and 6,000MW respectively.
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Koko: Eskom in big trouble, but SA won't become another Venezuela
Former Eskom chief executive Matshela Koko said South Africa has a 'competent' system operator and won't become 'another Venezuela'.
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Eskom CEO Hadebe: 'Breakdown of 7 units could have been avoided'
On Monday, the utility implemented stage 4 load shedding, saying the system needed 4,000 megawatts off the grid to avoid a nationwide blackout.
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Eskom to implement stage 2 load shedding on Sunday
This is the first time the power utility will be load shedding in two months.
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Load shedding unlikely this week, says Eskom
Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe predicts that the systems will be constrained from the middle of the month when business returns to normal and demand increases on the old generators.
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Eskom urges Limpopo, EC, FS customers to come clean on irregular electricity use
The utility says complying customers will get a 50% discount on the once-off remedial fee.
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Concerns raised over increased crime activity during load shedding
National police say officers do have the capacity to ensure citizens and their belongings are safe despite being easy targets during load shedding.
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Eskom: High probability for stage 2 load shedding today
Eskom has however vowed to keep the lights on from 15 December to the 15 January without any power cuts.
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CT residents set for more load shedding as maintenance looms at Steenbras
The Steenbras pump storage scheme has been used to lessen the impact of load shedding, but the facility is scheduled for its own maintenance between January and April.
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Eskom warns citizens to prepare for load shedding this week
The power utility implemented stage two load shedding over the weekend.
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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 warns of power cuts due to low coal stockpiles
The state-owned power utility said the risk of load-shedding is rising.
