Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has assured all lenders and investors that Eskom and Transnet are credible and reliable borrowers with strong credit fundamentals as evidenced by their respective credit profiles. This comes after...
Eskom’s Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme has brought Unit 1 into commercial operation thus effectively pumping close to a 1000 MW into the South African power grid. This is the third out of four units to come online, each contributing 333 MW each to...
A second unit at the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme, Unit 2, came into commercial operation last week, becoming the second generator after the power plant’s Unit 4 to have completed all the prerequisite quality assurance tests. Ingula’s Unit 4 was...
The North Gauteng High Court has overruled the National Energy Regulator’s (Nersa) decision to allow Eskom to implement a 9.4% tariff increase. Nersa is currently studying and analysing the North Gauteng High Court ruling regarding Nersa’s decision...
Eskom has reached a two-year wage agreement with its recognised trade unions, ending this week’s strike by members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). NUM members downed tools at Eskom on Monday in response to a deadlock in wage...
Opinion piece by Bruce Raw, GreenCape Energy Programme Manager The true impact of cancellations, delays and uncertainty around the IPP and renewable energy programmes go much further than the energy sector. It puts at risk thousands of current and...
The Labour Court has granted Eskom an interdict against the strike action by members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). This comes after NUM members downed tools at Eskom on Monday in response to a deadlock in wage negotiations. The...
Eskom workers have downed tools at three power stations amid a wage negotiation deadlock between the utility and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). According to NUM, the 7% to 9% wage increase offered by Eskom is “an insult to the...
Power Utility Eskom believes that South Africa is on the correct path with its nuclear aspirations, as recent global developments show that the world is increasingly moving towards nuclear power. Global overview Current projections indicate...