Tag: Minister of Electricity

Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, the Minister in the Presidency, appointed to address the critical electricity situation, is slated for a crucial tour to the Kusile Power Station today. Three significant units of the power station are currently inactive due to a malfunction in the flue gas duct that happened last October, leading to an alarming loss […]

Winde’s Call to Action at Presidential Imbizo At the sixth Presidential Imbizo held in Paarl just outside Cape Town, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde used the platform to challenge President Cyril Ramaphosa. Winde drew attention to the province’s most urgent issues, including the energy crisis and unemployment. The Premier captured the mood of the gathering, […]

South Africans are bracing themselves for another winter of load shedding, adding to the structural problems that the country is already facing. The gloomy economic outlook seems to be exacerbated by the energy crisis, says Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, the Minister of Electricity. To avoid an increase in load shedding beyond stage 6, the minister has called […]

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 […]

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 […]

South Africa is currently facing a severe load shedding crisis, and the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) has backed a proposal put forward by Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa to extend the service of aging coal-fired power plants. The plants were due to be decommissioned in line with the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2019, but this move […]

South Africans are bracing themselves for major power cuts as Eskom, the country’s largest electricity supplier, warns that electricity supply may be cut for up to 32 hours. The emergency measures are an attempt to prevent a total collapse of the grid at a time of high demand. If stage 16 of Eskom’s mandatory power […]

During a press conference on the Energy Action Plan, South Africa’s Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, announced that the government aims to increase the country’s generation capacity by 3,800MW, with 400MW set to come online by the end of May 2023. The minister also revealed that households and companies will receive incentives for reducing their […]

outh Africa’s government is ready to allow emergency energy supply from power ships, but with a time limit of five years, according to electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. This statement also reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensure transparency and competitive bidding processes for such contracts. Other power solutions are also under consideration, including battery storage and […]

South Africa is currently facing a major electricity crisis, and the situation does not look like it will improve any time soon. According to a recent media briefing, the Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, announced that Stage 6 load shedding will continue indefinitely due to significant strain on the system. […]