Tag: Minister of Electricity

A Return to Power Woes South Africa found itself once again facing the intensity of Stage 6 load shedding. At the heart of the matter? Eskom’s challenges with its maintenance schedule and a sudden loss of two critical generation units. The Maintenance Dilemma Short-Term Strain for Long-Term Gain Seasonal Insights: From Winter to Summer Surprisingly, […]

Dr. Ramokgopa and the Climate Debate: A Glimpse into Africa’s Green Future Location & Theme: Nairobi, Kenya is currently buzzing with discussions about our planet’s future as the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) kicks off. Taking place from 4-6 September, it centers around a powerful theme: ‘Green Growth and Climate Finance for Africa and the World’. […]

Electricity on the Mend Let’s begin with a dash of good news: the country’s electricity scenario is looking up. This tidbit comes straight from the Cabinet’s recent briefing, and the Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, shared her take on it with the media. “Yes, we witnessed an escalation to Stage 4 load shedding in […]

The grid’s feeling the heat, and Koeberg’s Unit 1 isn’t helping much. Remember that promise of the power unit whirring back to life by mid-2023? We’re going to need a bit more patience. Longer Wait Times After taking a sabbatical since December 2022, everyone was eagerly waiting for Koeberg Nuclear Power Station’s Unit 1 to […]

In light of recent concerns, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa stood his ground on the whopping R9 billion expense allocated towards diesel consumption. This, he explained, was crucial to ensure uninterrupted power amidst load shedding sessions. Burning Diesel, But Still Within Limits According to Ramokgopa, the cost might be monumental but remains under budget. The drive […]

In a Sunday briefing, Electricity Minister, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, shared a promising update about Eskom’s energy trajectory. The national energy supplier, plagued by issues in the past, now shows a noticeable uptick in its energy generation capacity. From 28,000 MW to 29,000 MW: The Climb Continues This past week alone, Eskom’s energy generation jumped from […]

Bleak Forecast for Power Availability With a week of unbroken load shedding, the first in nine weeks, South Africa is facing a disappointing reversal in the power situation. Despite a momentary respite in June and early July, Eskom’s load shedding patterns are progressively deteriorating. This comes from Pieter Jordaan, an independent energy analyst, whose Power […]

Eskom, the South African power giant, has declared that load shedding will ascend to stage 5 from Monday, 24th July. This shocking announcement comes on the heels of further hold-ups in the restoration of the utility’s generating units. A Leap to Stage 5 Stage 5 load shedding will debut at 14h00 and endure until 05h00 […]

While South Africa’s Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has been swift in crediting Eskom’s improved performance for the lower load shedding stages, a recent data analysis reveals a contrasting scenario at the struggling power utility. Unraveling the Facts Insights drawn from independent energy analyst Pieter Jordaan’s scrutiny of Eskom’s Data Portal depict the primary factors […]

A Worrisome Outlook for Koeberg Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa expressed growing trepidation on Monday over the potential delayed return of Koeberg nuclear power station’s unit 1 to service in Cape Town. Currently, the unit is undergoing a maintenance outage for a steam generator replacement, which, according to Eskom, was supposed to be completed by mid-September. […]