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South Africa’s power supply crisis may have far-reaching consequences for the global platinum market, warns a new industry report prepared for Singapore-based Auctus Metal Portfolios. If power outages in the country continue and disrupt production, the impact on platinum production may be catastrophic. South Africa produces 73% of the world’s platinum, so any profound decline […]

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 […]

Eskom, the South African power utility company, has released an updated schedule for load shedding this week. The plan will see the implementation of Stage 6 load shedding, which will continue daily from 4 pm to 5 am until Friday while various stages will be implemented during the day. The breakdowns remain persistently high, with […]

Energy experts are raising concern about Eskom’s coal fleet Energy Availability Factor (EAF) hovering at around 50%. This means that only half of the available power is being generated by the giant utility firm, and this could lead to higher stages of load shedding this winter. Lungile Mashele, an energy economist, has explained that the […]

Load shedding, the process through which the power utility Eskom deliberately switches off electricity supply to prevent the grid from collapsing, has been increased to stage 6 this week. Eskom had previously announced that stage 3 load shedding would continue until 5:00 am on Tuesday, however due to “delayed return to service” of several generating […]

As South Africans struggle to deal with the constant threat of load shedding, many are turning to alternative sources of power, such as candles and generators, to provide them with a sense of security in their homes. However, these sources of power also carry risks that need to be carefully considered. Candles may seem like […]

South Africa is currently facing a power crisis, with load shedding becoming a frequent and frustrating reality for citizens, and it seems things aren’t getting better any time soon. Eskom has announced that it’s moving back to stage 6 load shedding on Monday (25 April) as the power grid comes under strain. Due to generation […]

South Africa’s power crisis has taken a turn for the worse amidst severe load shedding returning as a result of the tripping of Unit 2 at the Koeberg Power Station. All-day stage 6 load shedding has now been enforced which extends the blackout to six hours at a time, with many areas left without electricity […]

Eskom, South Africa’s power utility, has released its weekend load-shedding schedule, which is expected to have little relief from the ongoing power cuts. Stage 6 load-shedding will persist, two 11-hour periods of stage 4 and stage 5, scheduled as follows: According to Eskom, the load-shedding remains a necessity due to a demand-supply gap in the […]

South Africans have once again been plunged into darkness as Eskom announced an all-day stage 6 load shedding until further notice. The move is due to a further breakdown of generating capacity at Medupi power station, which has exacerbated an already critical situation. Load shedding will be pushed to stage 6 from 16h00 this afternoon […]