Eskom has asked all its senior managers to cancel their festive leave as the utility works around the clock to keep the lights on this Christmas. According to the utility it needs all hands on deck to try and reduce the current load shedding to a...
More than half of Eskom’s power stations are still running low on fuel. According to the utility’s spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe, 10 of Eskom’s 15 baseload stations throughout the country have less than three weeks of coal left. Phasiwe told...
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...
Infrastructure investment is key to government’s efforts to grow the economy, create jobs, empower small businesses and provide services to its people. This was the view of newly elected President Cyril Ramaphosa during his maiden State of The...
Eskom is set to give an in depth report on its plans heading into the festive season. Cabinet is also expected to meet on Wednesday, 10 December to discuss the electricity crisis. The power utility switched to stage three load shedding last week...
By Andrew Etzinger While the construction of Eskom’s three new power stations has attracted public interest, much less attention has been paid to a dedicated programme to reduce demand and help Eskom keep the lights on until the new power stations...
Lafarge South Africa is a gold sponsor of the Advances in Cement and Concrete Technology in Africa (ACCTA) conference scheduled for 28-30 January 2013 at Emperor’s Palace. The conference will focus on concrete as the building material with the...
Eskom again faces power shortages. Within six years the utility will have a 40m tonne coal deficit to meet its annual requirements. This shortfall is owing to Mpumalanga’s shrinking coal reserves, which need urgent supplementation with coal from...
