While Eskom previously said load-shedding would continue for 18 months, Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe yesterday told Parliament that it’s expected to continue for a minimum of two years. However mining and energy advisor Ted Blom, says different.
The battle against atmospheric corrosion has cost global industries billions in maintenance and premature structural failure. While carbon steel is the traditional workhorse of infrastructure, its tendency to revert to a natural state of iron oxide...
Just over a third (38%) of the residents of South Africa’s commercial capital, Johannesburg, reported being satisfied with their electricity services in a survey conducted in 2023/2024. This was down from 77% in 2017/18. The decline reflected years...
Eskom’s recovery continues to yield results as the power utility records some 260 days without the implementation of load shedding. The sustained progress stems from implementation of the Generation Recovery Plan, government’s Energy Action Plan...