Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has pinpointed energy efficiency as the short term answer to balancing electricity supply and demand. Speaking at the Southern African Ministerial panel at the 8th annual DLO Africa Power Roundtable in Johannesburg on...
By Mzukisi Kota* Restructuring Eskom into separate functions is a sensible solution to many of its problems. We believe it can be done in a way that should be acceptable to unions but will not prejudice its lenders and the sovereign debt rating....
The City of Johannesburg says the recent round of load shedding has had a detrimental effect on its power infrastructure. In a statement released last week while Eskom implemented load shedding round the country, the City confirmed that as one of...
Johannesburg Water has advised residents of the City of Johannesburg to check the load shedding schedule of their respective areas on the Eskom and City Power websites, as power outages affect water supply. In a statement released on Wednesday the...
The Department of Water and Sanitation says it is in consultation with a number of stakeholders and water entities around the country to ensure that their systems do not fail amid ongoing load shedding. Deputy Director-General for Special Projects,...
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the independent power producer (IPP) programme is not responsible for Eskom’s financial and operational challenges and will not collapse the utility. Responding to oral questions in the National Assembly on Thursday,...
Eskom’s challenges took centre stage at the first day of the Africa Energy Indaba as experts from around the world gathered in Johannesburg to seek solutions to enable adequate energy generation across the continent. This comes after the country...
The engineering fraternity says it is committed to being part of the solution to help resolve the country’s power generation constraints. This comes after the a combined engineering discipline based representative group under the auspices of...
Only a coordinated, multi-faceted approach can get Eskom back on track. This is the view of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Responding to the debate on the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in the National Assembly, on Thursday, the President said the...
