Tag: Energy crisis

In a recent article published on the Daily Maverick website, author Christo van der Rheede highlights the devastating impact that rolling blackouts have had on South Africa’s agriculture sector and its potential impact on food security. While load shedding has affected every sector of the economy, agriculture has been hit particularly hard, with numerous commodities […]

As we sit down to enjoy a warm slice of bread, we often forget about the hardworking farmers who grow the wheat and turn it into flour. But the truth is, these farmers are the backbone of our food system, and without them, we would not have access to the food we rely on. Unfortunately, […]

South Africa’s second-largest mobile network, MTN, has revealed that load-shedding cost the company R695 million in 2022. MTN Group’s annual results showed that the national grid’s power availability worsened in the second half of the year, negatively impacting MTN’s operating conditions. The company estimates that the load-shedding’s overall impact resulted in a negative impact of […]

South Africa’s state-owned oil company, PetroSA, is planning to construct a network of gas-fired power plants to tackle the country’s energy crisis, according to a report by the Sunday Times. The project could add 180MW of generation capacity to the national grid, and board chairperson Nkululeko Poya estimates that it could be ready within two […]

South Africa has been struggling with power outages for several years now, with Eskom, the state-owned power utility, struggling to meet the country’s electricity demand. Recently, Vally Padayachee from the NRS Association of South Africa has warned that the country could experience even higher levels of load-shedding than the current Stage 8 if necessary steps […]

According to Eskom board chairperson Mpho Makwana, it’s going to take 18 months to two years to fix load shedding in South Africa. Makwana emphasized that there is no “shortcut” and that everyone in South Africa needs to play a role in reducing demand. These comments come shortly after newly appointed Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa […]

Load shedding, a crisis that has long plagued South Africa, has reached its worst level ever, with Eskom imposing blackouts every day this year to protect the national grid from collapsing. The South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has been seeking private businesses to help capacitate the National Energy Crisis Committee (Necom) to tackle this issue. […]

South Africans have been grappling with frequent power outages, known as load shedding, for several years now. The situation reached crisis levels in 2020, when the country experienced more than 200 days of power cuts, and it has continued into this year, with a continuous stretch of 68 days so far. In a recent interview […]

As South Africa looks to solar energy as a solution to load shedding, scammers and criminals are finding ways to take advantage. Recently, the City of Tshwane issued a warning to residents of scammers posing as city representatives rolling out a new solar initiative. These scammers, pretending to be contractors in a City of Tshwane […]

The South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has released draft regulations for Energy Suppliers 2023 and similar exemptions for Energy Users under the Competition Act. These new regulations will exempt certain agreements or practices by energy suppliers and users in South Africa, in a bid to boost the uptake of new energy […]