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...
Melusi Maposa, Accenture’s Managing Director: Resources says he would like to see an increased uptake of As-A-Service models, as this allows utilities to leverage private capital to achieve service delivery outcomes by allowing private players to...
Efforts are being stepped up to alleviate electricity supply constraints, with government preparing to expand the Independent Power Producer (IPP) initiative, said National Treasury. “Government is stepping up initiatives that will alleviate the...
African heads of state, attending this year’s World Economic Forum, launched a New Deal on Energy, on Thursday 21 January 2015. The deal is aimed at securing universal access to electricity by 2025. The theme for WEF 2016 is “Mastering the Fourth...
The Medupi power station has been declared a National Key Point, Eskom said on Thursday. The power parastatal held an inauguration ceremony to declare the Limpopo-based power station as a National Key Point. “The Medupi Power Station is of...
Progress Place informal settlement in Welbedatch will soon have electricity according to the eThekwini Municipality. The Human Settlements and Infrastructure Committee recommended the installation of 1000 metres of medium voltage and 5800 metres of...
The Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and Human Settlements is set to launch the Back-to-Basics campaign on Monday. Earlier this week the provincial government said the launch aims to lay a foundation for...
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality will be implementing a pilot project for non-grid solar home systems which means the installation of green electricity at shacks, making it one of the first local authorities in the country to do so. Standing...
It’s understood that striking City Power workers targeted high-profile sites when they allegedly sabotaged the electricity supply in parts of Johannesburg this week. Many suburbs in the city were plunged into darkness after disgruntled...
