Category: News

The Unexpected Shock: Electrocution at Substation Late on Friday, 19th May, the energy crisis in Roodepoort took an unforeseen turn when an unidentified individual got electrocuted at a substation. Reportedly, the person, now hospitalised, was messing with the substation’s equipment at the time of the incident. Unusual End to Load Shedding Brings More Darkness Typically, […]

The Government’s Pledge to Renewable Energy As South Africa grapples with a daunting load shedding crisis, a silver lining emerges in the form of the government’s determined drive to fast-track renewable energy projects. Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment Minister, Barbara Creecy, shed light on this matter during the Department’s 2023/24 budget vote session in Parliament. […]

Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink announced that the City will propose the allocation of R1 billion for electricity and water infrastructure in the budget for the 2023/24 financial year. This move is aimed at reducing the City’s dependence on Eskom and will prioritize replacing aged water infrastructure. But Brink believes this is just the beginning, and […]

Eskom has forecasted a stage 5 minimum load shedding for most of the winter season and warns of a high possibility of stage 8 load shedding over July and August. Eskom’s chairman Mpho Makwana announced that their power system would be even more constrained this season due to cold weather and patterns of weather change […]

Eskom, the South African power utility, plans to start easing load shedding into the weekend, scaling back from stage 6 and introducing stages 1-4 load shedding over the weekend. Eskom has been struggling to keep unplanned outages below 17,000MW for some time, and the current generating capacity out of service for planned maintenance is 3,369MW. […]

With winter months approaching, solar owners in South Africa are starting to observe changes in the output of their systems. According to data from Matthew Cruise, the head of business intelligence and public relations at Hohm Energy, solar output decreases by more than 50% in the Western Cape, whereas, in Gauteng, it is largely unaffected. […]

The City of Cape Town reveals that Eskom, the country’s power utility provider, is causing massive energy instability in some instances following high levels of load shedding. The city reports that Eskom is over-shedding, then suddenly moves to a lower stage to prevent system instability, making it impossible to communicate timeously. The sudden changes necessitate […]

eThekwini Municipality has announced the end of Durban’s exemption from load-shedding from 25 May 2023, signalling an end to the relief offered after the catastrophic floods of April 2022. According to East Coast Radio, Eskom withdrew the relief after discussing the matter with the municipality. Durban residents were relieved from load-shedding to facilitate the repair […]

Eskom assures South Africans that the national electricity grid is not on the verge of collapsing, despite recent concerns raised on social media. These claims of an imminent blackout have been refuted by Eskom. The company stated confidently that measures have been put in place to prevent the collapse of the power system, with loadshedding […]

Power outages in South Africa are worsening day by day with insurance companies already changing their policies concerning power-related damages. Experts believe that the country is already on the brink of total blackout. In its recent announcement, Eskom implemented Stage 6 load shedding due to a failure in two generating units. Eskom has stated that […]