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World Bank cuts SA's growth forecast over load shedding - report
It now expects the economy to expand by 0.9% this year.
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Atlantis baker worried load shedding could cripple her business
Christal Skippers said that Eskom’s load shedding had cost her business a lot of money.
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CARTOON: Eskom's Excuses
By Dr Jack & Curtis.
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Eskom extends stage 2 load shedding until 6am on Friday
Eskom said that its emergency reserves were insufficient to meet the demand for electricity during the day.
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Eskom warns of daytime power cuts if more units lost
Eskom said that its power system remained vulnerable and unpredictable with breakdowns of 13,543MW of power.
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Load shedding back from 9pm
Eskom says load shedding is at night to minimise the impact of power cuts by not affecting the working day.
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High likelihood of load shedding for Wednesday evening - Eskom
Spokesperson Dikatso Mothae said that technical teams were doing planned maintenance to minimise unplanned outages.
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Nersa: If Eskom wins court matter, power prices will rise
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has filed court papers in response to those of Eskom, which has called for the High Court to review and set aside the regulator's tariffs decisions.
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Eskom responds to claims of R1.8bn loan for performance bonuses
The utility has responded to claims that it applied for R1.8 billion for performance bonuses from the National Energy Regulator.
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Stage 2 load shedding Wednesday ahead of matric results release
Eskom has announced that it will implement stage 2 load shedding from 01:00 until 06:00 on Wednesday morning in order to accommodate the release of matric results.
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Eskom denies asking Nersa for R1.8bn to pay bonuses
In a statement, Eskom said that in keeping with a board decision reflecting the poor performance of the business, no performance bonuses had been paid to employees in the past two years.
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Eskom: Risk of load shedding remains
South Africans were caught off guard when the utility implemented stage 2 load shedding at the weekend which it said would continue until 5am on Monday.
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Eskom postpones scheduled Medupi maintenance as power grid constrained
He says he's instructed experts to reconfigure the coal handling systems at some power stations.
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Andre de Ruyter officially begins tenure as Eskom CEO
Andre de Ruyter assumed his duties 10 days earlier than initially expected after he was asked to start sooner after load shedding escalated to stage 6 last month.
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No load shedding for Monday - Eskom
The utility is warning load shedding could be implemented at short notice if there's a significant shift in plant performance or an increase in unplanned breakdowns.
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SA bemoans early return of load shedding despite assurance from Ramaphosa
South Africans have taken to social media to express their unhappiness at the situation, with some pinning the blame on President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Load shedding to carry on into Monday
It's going to be yet another day with no power for parts of South Africa on Monday.
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Eskom warns of more breakdowns at power stations but no load shedding yet
Last year, the nation got some insight into how Eskom wound up in the dire situation it was in.
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Load shedding to continue for another 5 years, experts warn
Last year was a rough one for South Africa, with some nasty surprises from Eskom in the form of unexpected rolling blackouts.
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Lower demand gives Eskom hope of avoiding power cuts
Experts at the utility said that demand over the holiday period was lower than normal, so the risk of blackouts over this period was reduced.
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No load shedding for now - Eskom
Eskom said that technical teams would continue to work at reducing unplanned breakdowns to below 9,500 megawatts to minimise the possibility of load shedding.
