Following the State of Capture report released by former public protector Thuli Madonsela a week ago, Cabinet confirmed at the end of last week that Eskom will lead the country’s new nuclear power procurement drive. The decision was based on...
Eskom is considering taking the findings of the public protector’s State of Capture report under review, the power utility said at a media briefing at its Megawatt Park in Johannesburg on Friday. Non-executive director Pat Naidoo said the company...
Unit 3 of the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme, located near Van Reenen in KwaZulu-Natal, was synchronised to the national grid on Saturday. Eskom said that this was the final energy unit that needed to be synchronised. The power utility explained the...
South Africa narrowly escaped junk status earlier this year, however economists maintain the view that the country is on the tip of an economic meltdown. Government however remains positive and ambitious concerning its nuclear power programme. SA...
The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has accused power utility Eskom of abusing its position as chief operator of SA’s national grid. The association said Eskom was favouring its own investment in new power plants, when the power...
Cabinet will receive a proposal stating that Eskom be the designated procurer for the new nuclear build programme, Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said while briefing Parliament’s energy portfolio committee. She suggested that Eskom’s...
Power utility company Eskom signed its first agreement worth US$500 million (almost R7 billion) with the China Development Bank this week. The credit agreement will contribute towards Eskom’s current capital expenditure programme and if...
President Jacob Zuma has confirmed that the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP) is still part of government policy. “The presidency wishes to clarify that all the Independent Power Producer (IPP) Programmes, namely...
The National Energy Regulator (NERSA) will be appealing the North Gauteng High Court judgement regarding NERSA’s earlier decision on the approval of Eskom’s Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD 3) Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) for the 2013/14...
