Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has welcomed the appointment of three executives aimed at stabilising Eskom. “Cabinet this week approved the appointments of Dr Ben Ngubane as Chairperson of Eskom’s Board, Brian Molefe as Chief Executive and...
Construction on a new coal power station in South Africa has been halted after a worker was killed when a crane collapsed at the site, utility Eskom said on Tuesday. An Eskom official said Kusile’s completion date would not be affected and...
Eskom is turning the corner following decisive interventions in the past year that culminated in a new board being appointed, says Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown. Speaking following the Annual General Meeting of Eskom in Cape Town, the...
By Kevin Norris, consulting solutions architect and Dave Smith, renewable energy expert Given the current power challenges in South Africa, as well as a growing trend toward solutions for sustainable electricity, solar technology as a source of...
The National Energy Regulator (NERSA) has rejected Eskom’s selective reopener of the third Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD3) Open Cycle Gas Turbines (OCGTs), which would have resulted in a total price increase of 25.3% for 2015/16. This was...
South African power utility Eskom has reduced its tariff hike request to 9.5 percent from 12.7 percent, acting chief executive Brian Molefe said on Tuesday. Molefe was speaking at a public hearing held by the National Energy Regulator of South...
The National Energy Regulator (Nersa) is to hold public hearings into Eskom’s reopener application for the third Multi-Year Price Determination next week. The public hearings will be held on 23 and 24 June at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg....
Eskom says it is set to continue with planned maintenance during the winter months, while the power utility also dispelled prospects of a total electricity blackout. Briefing reporters on Wednesday, acting Eskom Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Brian...
South Africa’s power utility Eskom said on Friday it aims to borrow a further R55 billion rand and turn its government debt into equity as it looks to boost generating capacity amid chronic power cuts. Africa’s most developed economy is...
