The eThekwini Municipality has officially launched its solar photovoltaic (PV) project at the Ushaka Marine World Theme Park. The solar energy project was launched in line with the municipality’s commitment to reduce its carbon footprint and use...
Eskom has been asked by Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown to give municipalities until the end of this month to settle their outstanding debts to the power utility before cutting their power supply. Brown explained that cutting power would...
Municipalities and secondary cities cannot afford for South Africans to directly receive electricity from Eskom. This view comes from Eyal Shevel, sector head of corporate and public sector ratings at Global Credit Ratings (GCR), in light of Eskom...
Preferred bidders who have outstanding renewable power purchase agreements with Eskom are entitled to approach a court to enforce the power utility’s signature on the agreement. This is according to senior counsel at South African law firm Webber...