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Eskom’s electricity demand at manageable levels

Eskom says it’s off to a good start to the week, with generation plant performance better than last week and electricity demand at manageable levels. This as the utility’s industrial customers return to full production following power...
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Stimulating renewable energy in the Free State

A joint venture, between Basil Read Matomo (Pty) Ltd and Isolux Ingenieria, has been appointed by SunEdison to build a 60 megawatt (MW) AC solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Boshof, Free State. The Boshof region experiences some of the highest solar...

Eskom closes Ingula plant

Eskom closed its Ingula plant near Ladysmith where six construction workers died. eNCA reporter Nontobeko Sibisi has more. Source: eNCA News Source URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgGGcJetkAE

Prepaid meters spark anger in Free State town

Another community is up in arms over the installation of prepaid electricity meters. Residents of KwaKwatsi, in the Free State, say the reasons for these installations are dodgy. Their municipality owes Eskom over 180 million rand and is in danger...

Eskom is once again in the news for the wrong reasons

Once again Eskom has been ordered to remove electricity pylons from another Midrand country estate. Resident Wayne van der Burgh wants the utility to remove two pylons erected next to his property. He says they are simply too large for the area,...
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Geotextiles ensure protected dam linings

Kaytech has played an important role in providing its heaviest grade geotextile to protect the linings on newly constructed raw water dams at Eskom’s Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga. Roshcon SOC Ltd, an Eskom-owned service company, contracted...