As South Africa enters day 7 of a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, Eskom has announced that it will double maintenance work at its plants. “With the COVID-19 national lockdown in full effect, Eskom has experienced a significant reduction in demand for...
The South African Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe recently announced that Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) was currently being revised. The revisions will accommodate “self-generation and facilitate...
Subsequent to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe’s, address at the 26th Investing in Africa Mining Indaba, a series of headlines appeared proclaiming that “mining companies can generate own power without...
South Africans should brace themselves for more load-shedding. This is according to Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter. Source:...