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South African taxpayers have forked out an estimated R521 billion over the last 15 years to keep State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) alive, and have received nothing in return.
Eskom has announced a planned maintenance outage in parts of Gauteng on Thursday, affecting several areas for ten hours.
Eskom’s planned maintenance will result in a nine-hour power outage in parts of Johannesburg on Tuesday, 22 April.
Eskom said on Friday that loadshedding would remain suspended until further notice, due to improved generation capacity.
Eskom addresses winter demand, urges public cooperation, and reveals strategic plans to enhance service reliability.
Spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, said the utility was working to ensure the grid remained stable throughout the long weekend.
As winter approaches, Eskom in Gauteng officially launched its Winter Safety Campaign in Ivory Park to raise awareness about the safe and efficient use of electricity.
Eskom’s 2024 data shows that diesel-powered generation through Open-Cycle Gas Turbines costs R6 579 per megawatt-hour, compared to R541 for coal and R113 for nuclear. Professor Padayachee echoes ...
The City of Ekurhuleni has suspended its chief information officer (CIO) Moloko Monyepao after allegations of mismanagement ...
The South African cabinet recently approved the country's first renewable energy masterplan, which sets out what's needed to establish new renewable energy industries. The masterplan is an industrial ...
Eskom has issued a tender for the provision of milling plant reject removal for a period of 60 months at Camden Power Station ...
State-owned power utility Eskom’s ambitious plan to expand South Africa’s transmission network, which includes the roll-out ...