The resilience of the power system was stress tested on Tuesday following multiple trips of units at three power stations resulting in a loss of 3 535MW, said Eskom. “No load shedding was implemented due to the increased resilience that Eskom has...
Eskom has reached an agreement with three Mpumalanga municipalities who had defaulted on their payments to the utility. In a statement, the utility said over the past few weeks it had been engaging with the municipalities. “We are pleased to report...
The Sebenza substation project in Johannesburg is approximately 40% complete since work began at the end of 2014 following the awarding of the contract by City Power. The project was awarded to CONCO and entails the construction of a new 1000 MVA,...
Seeking to reduce its dependence on coal-fired power, South Africa is shifting its energy mix toward natural gas and renewables. The country currently consumes around 180bn standard cu feet (scf) of gas per year and remains heavily reliant on...
