President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially signed the Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Act into law, marking a significant step toward establishing a fully independent Transmission System Operator (TSO) within the next five years. This...
The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has announced plans to review the R200 surcharge on prepaid electricity meters in response to concerns raised by residents and various stakeholders, according to Finance MMC Dada Morero. Morero emphasised the...
Eskom says the risk of load shedding is inevitable. This comes after the utility recently announced that four of its power stations have less than 10 days of coal supply left. In total 10 of the utility’s power stations are running below margin...
Eskom has overspent an estimated R286 billion on primary energy costs over the past seven years. This is according to the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) as it objects to Eskom’s Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) applications to the National...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has postponed its decision on Eskom’s controversial tariff hike application to next week. The regulator was due to announce its decision on the power utility’s request on Thursday but postponed...
Government is set to appoint a new board for power utility Eskom according to Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba. Tabling the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Parliament on Wednesday, Minister Gigaba said the new board will be appointed...
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...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) will hold public hearings on the renewable energy power plant license applications next week. The public hearings will kick off on Tuesday, in Kimberly, in the Northern Cape. The hearings will...
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...
