Eskom power issues
'We're sorry': City of Tshwane apologises following widespread blackouts
Mayor Stevens Mokgalapa and utility services MMC Abel Tau visited the station to assess the damage.
Rival federations Cosatu and Saftu say they will fight until the end to ensure Eskom does not end up in.
Eskom says while load shedding is unlikely to take place this week, the festive season may bring about power outages depending on usage.
Management has revealed that it is struggling to secure procurement deals in time to keep the grid up.
Reports from the talks this week indicated that Eskom had moved higher than its proposed 7% wage hike but none of the parties will confirm the latest figure publicly.
According to 'Carte Blanche', costs at the power plant spiralled from about R8 billion to over R30 billion.
Eskom spokesperson Khuli Phasiwe chats to 702’s Nikiwe Bikitsha about the utility’s turnaround strategy and whether there’s a decline in the demand for electricity.
This is part of the municipality’s proposal to pay R200k per month to the power utility.
Sibanye Gold says it’s important Eskom’s plan of action for supplying electricity is made clear to businesses.
Eskom is currently hosting public hearings to recoup nearly R23 billion via a tariff increase.
In the meeting with Eskom, some municipalities committed to paying some of the debt overnight.
Eskom’s Khulu Phasiwe says technicians are busy with repair work.
Eskom says one municipality in the Free State owes over R600 million.
Eskom says it has been performing well recently and it’s going to assess what else can be done.
181 police stations that have been battling during blackouts will get back up power generators.
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The bills provide for a R23bn injection and the conversion to equity of a previous R60bn govt loan.
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The utility says this is because of maintenance work on some of its bigger generators ahead of winter.