Tag: Eskom

South Africa is set to experience another round of Load Shedding, as Eskom released a statement announcing Stage 6 load shedding, citing the failure of additional generating units and a delay in service return. This change was a follow-up to the previous plan of integrating Stage 4 load shedding over the weekend. It also follows […]

Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse CEO Duvenage highlights costly repercussions of preventing load sheddingSouth African citizens are facing an uncertain time as a ruling by the North Gauteng High Court has ordered that hospitals, schools and police stations be spared from load shedding, threatening the provision of regular electricity supply across the country and severely impacting […]

With South Africa’s winter approaching, Eskom is expecting an increase in energy demand, adding to the already frequent load shedding that is disrupting the country’s power supply. The Electricity Minister, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has warned that the next 150 days will be “very difficult”. He said the expected demand increase for this energy-intensive season could […]

South Africa is facing a very tough winter as the embattled power utility Eskom announced the implementation of Stage 5 load shedding until further notice. This follows the failure of five generating units, three from Medupi Power Station and two from Duvha Power Station. This weekend’s schedule has been changed, causing more power outages for […]

Energy analyst Professor Hartmut Winkler from the University of Johannesburg has warned South Africans to brace themselves for another five years of load-shedding. This is in contrast to Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe’s assurances that the energy crisis could be solved in six to twelve months. According to Winkler, South Africa is still […]

In a landmark judgment, the Pretoria High Court has ruled that load-shedding threatens constitutional rights and ordered that power cuts be stopped at public health facilities, schools, and police stations. The court found that the applicants had established a prima facie right and that the risk of irreparable harm to life and well-being was too […]

Unfortunately, it looks like you’ll have to be prepared for more of it this coming weekend, as Eskom will continue with load shedding at high stages. What We Know So Far According to a recent statement from Eskom, load shedding will range between stage 3 and stage 4 over the weekend, book-ended by stage 5 […]

Pick n Pay chairman, Gareth Ackerman, has denounced South Africa’s government’s apparent reluctance to fix the ongoing energy crisis. The cost of food prices skyrocketed in April, with food inflation at its peak since 2007. Rising irrigation and additional expenditure on diesel are among the drivers, as retailers risk spoilage if they do not have […]

The National Rationalisation Specifications (NRS) association, responsible for deciding codes of practice for municipalities’ response to load shedding, is close to completing an update that will cover load shedding beyond Stage 8. These codes regulate how municipalities must respond to instructions from Eskom’s National Control Centre or System Operator, when it advises how much load […]

Suburbs with the best solar generation potential in South Africa have been revealed by a Standard Bank and Riskscape platform, LookSee. As winter approaches and higher stages of load-shedding loom, it is important for homeowners to explore renewable energy solutions and this platform provides useful information and services including the Solar Score system. This generates […]