South Africa’s Solidarity trade union will accept a three-year wage offer from state-run power utility Eskom that would see pay hikes of 7% this year followed by annual increases of 7 and 6.5%, a union source told Reuters on Tuesday. Cash-strapped...
Three unions representing Eskom employees have requested a meeting with finance minister Nhlanhla Nene and public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan after they failed to reach an agreement on Tuesday. The National Union of Metalworkers of South...
Four of the 27 projects which have signed power purchase agreements with Eskom, have reached financial close. The four projects, which fall under South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme, (REIPPPP), are being...
Power utility Eskom has finalised a settlement agreement that will see McKinsey pay back the R1 billion paid to it by the utility under the Turnaround Programme. Eskom board Chairman Jabu Mabuza, says this is a significant milestone for the Board...
Power utility Eskom has warned the public against infrastructure and electricity theft noting says illegal connections are the leading cause of power outages. In a statement released on Monday Tebogo Rakau, Divisional Executive for Security said...
Despite ongoing wage negotiations and load shedding power utility Eskom managed to bag two prestigious accolades at the announcement of South Africa’s Most Attractive Employer Awards ceremony, conducted by Universum Global in Johannesburg,...
Experts at the 20th Africa Energy Forum held in Mauritius, say South Africa cannot continue to depend on coal and Eskom to meet its ever-increasing power demand. Later in 2018 the experts will release an Integrated Energy Plan which will see the...
The Department of Environmental Affairs’ proposed amendments to a law published under the Air Quality Act will force Eskom to comply with pollution standards, or shut down. The new law will only permit one postponement of compliance, for five...
Wage talks between Eskom and unions will resume Wednesday after the power utility made an offer of four-point-seven percent. The unions, led by Num and Numsa, have undertaken to give a formal response after consulting with their members overnight....
