Load shedding
Energy-stricken SA weighs need to reduce emissions and keep lights on
Like many developing countries, South Africa is struggling to meet growing energy needs yet avoid deepening Earth's carbon crisis, one of the many dilemmas...
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Eskom investigating reasons behind recurring boiler tube leaks
Eskom said that an investigation was under way to determine why the utility was overburdened by boiler tube leaks, which contributed to power outages.
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Eskom: Load shedding will be suspended from 5 am on Thursday
The country has seen power cuts over the past six day due to problems with generating capacity.
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Energy expert: Load shedding might be around for 5 years, De Ruyter to blame
The power utility on Monday implemented stage two load shedding as it struggles to recover from a number of breakdowns.
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Extension of power cuts to replenish emergency reserves, says Eskom
The utility said that it would continue with its power cuts to address additional risks to its generation fleet.
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South Africa braces for stage 2 load shedding amid breakdowns
Eskom extended its rolling blackouts until Thursday next week as the power utility grapples with more breakdowns.
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Eskom monitoring generation reserves as it hopes to avoid daytime power cuts
South Africans will be saddled with stage two power cuts again from 9pm until 5am on Saturday morning.
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Load shedding to hit you on Thursday & Friday night
It said stage 2 load shedding would start on 9 pm on Thursday and end on 5 am on Friday, then start again on Friday at 9 pm and end at 5 am on Saturday.
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Eskom warns power grid under pressure due to generating unit breakdowns
The utility's spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said that they were not planning to implement power cuts but he warned that if they lost any more capacity they might be forced to.
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ANALYSIS: CEO of SA's troubled power utility Eskom explains how it's being reset
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter explains what the state-owned power utility is doing to tackle a litany of challenges.
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Eskom: No load shedding expected yet after Kendal Power Station fire
One of the units at the Mpumalanga plant tripped on Saturday and caught alight.
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Kendal Power Station fire raises load shedding fears
The Mpumalanga power plant's unit 1 tripped early on Saturday due to a failure of the generator transformer and caught fire.
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Electricity demand lower, less chance of power cuts, for now – Eskom
Eskom said that after South Africans responded to its call for the reduction of electricity consumption, demand had dipped.
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Eskom: We may be forced to implement load shedding at short notice on Thursday
The utility has asked the public to reduce the usage of electricity as the power system is under severe pressure following the loss of four generating units since Thursday morning.
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Change to electricity regulations are hoped to help end power woes
The amendment to the Electricity Regulation Act will allow independent power producers to generate up to 100MW of power.
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Energy experts welcome amendment allowing IPPs to generate power for SA
The amendment opens the door for independent power producers (IPPs) to generate up to 100MW of power without having to go through a drawn-out licencing process.
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Eskom warns load reduction power cuts in WC likely to expand in province
This week Eskom implemented load reduction in Khayelitsha to avoid network overloading during peak hours.
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Medupi power plant blast won't cause load shedding: Eskom
Just a week ago Eskom announced that construction on the plant had been completed after 14 years and an estimated R135 billion.
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Eskom completes Medupi plant after 14 years
Eskom announced on 2 August 2021 that it had finally completed the Medupi power plant whose construction began in 2007. #Eskom #Medupi
