Eskom | Infrastructure news - Part 22

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Yes, Eskom can cut power to municipalities

Eskom does not have an obligation to supply electricity to ratepayers and this has had civil rights organisations up in arms. Eskom announced that it was going to cut off power to seven municipalities if they are unable to repay their outstanding...
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Eskom’s future has already been decided

Opinion piece by Bruce Raw, Energy Programme Manager at GreenCape The process of grid liberalisation is already underway in South Africa, but rather than being seen as threat, it presents opportunities for all players in the energy market,...
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Does Eskom rely on state to keep it afloat?

Eskom is another of South Africa’s state-owned enterprises that had its outlook dropped from stable to negative last week. International ratings agency Fitch affirmed Eskom’s triple-B credit rating despite the negative outlook. This was similar to...

The reason Gordhan won’t approve nuclear

The burning question at the centre of South Africa’s new nuclear expansion programme remains whether the country will be able to afford it. While President Jacob Zuma has said that the country would undertake the project provided the country could...
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Eskom may pull the plug on Exxaro

Exxaro, Eskom’s biggest coal supplier, might have put a spanner in the works that could affect its coal supply deal with the power utility.   Last month Exxaro’s 10-year lock-up period ended. The company announced the unwinding of its black...