Month: February 2023

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in his State of the Nation Address on Thursday, February 9th that finance minister Enoch Godongwana will soon reveal measures by the National Treasury to accelerate the rollout of rooftop solar in South Africa, including tax breaks. The president stated that encouraging private households and businesses to generate their own electricity […]

On Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared load shedding a national state of disaster, with immediate effect. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs officially gazetted the declaration. During his State of the Nation Address, the president highlighted the damage the energy crisis has inflicted on the country and its economy, calling it an existential […]

Eskom has announced that it will implement heightened load-shedding measures. This means that power cuts will occur more frequently and for longer periods of time until further notice. The state-owned power utility has struggled to maintain a stable electricity supply due to a combination of financial constraints, breakdowns, theft, and sabotage at its power plants. […]

South Africa is facing an unprecedented number of consecutive rolling blackouts, with 100 straight days and counting, as the electricity crisis worsens. Eskom’s daily power cuts, imposed since October 31st, are aimed at protecting the national grid from collapsing due to its outdated and poorly maintained, mostly coal-fired power plants that failed to meet demand […]

Outgoing CEO of Eskom, André de Ruyter, believes that the power company requires both debt relief and increased tariffs in order to survive. South Africa has experienced 100 consecutive days of electricity cuts due to supply shortages primarily caused by outdated coal-fired power plants. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government is currently making efforts to resolve the […]

Eskom has released the latest load shedding schedule for the coming week. The rolling blackouts will alternate between stage 3 and stage 4 this week, with the aim of reducing to stage 2 and stage 3 by mid-week. Stage 3 load shedding will take place from 5:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily, while stage 4 […]