Eskom unveils plan to expand transmission lines
Cape Town – Eskom’s Managing Director of Transmission, Segomoco Scheppers, has announced that the power utility is actively working... Read more
16 Nov, 2023
Load shedding since 1997, no blame on current Eskom leaders – Ramokgopa
Cape Town – Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has said that load shedding in South Africa began in 1997, and... Read more
16 Nov, 2023
Load shedding costs SA up to R1bn daily, threatens over 800 000 Jobs – Ramokgopa
Cape Town – Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has told the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises that load shedding... Read more
15 Nov, 2023
‘As good as a done deal’ – ANC backs Ramokgopa’s bid for more powers in tackling Eskom crisis
Cape Town – The African National Congress (ANC) is reportedly supportive of Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s request for more... Read more
15 Nov, 2023
‘Powerless’ Ramokgopa appointment poses fiscal threat, Scopa warns
Cape Town – The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has raised concerns over the appointment of the Minister... Read more
13 Nov, 2023
So who is in charge at Eskom? – Ramokgopa ‘confesses to powerlessness’
Cape Town – Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has reportedly complained to the ANC leadership about his limited powers in... Read more
12 Nov, 2023
National Treasury says Eskom, Transnet have prevented economy growth
Cape Town — National Treasury (NT) has said the poor performances of state-owned enterprises, Transet and Eskom, has had... Read more
11 Nov, 2023
New Eskom board chair gives update on upcoming CEO appointment
Cape Town – Eskom’s new board chairperson, Mteto Nyati, has provided an update on the positive changes taking place... Read more
7 Nov, 2023
Ramokgopa urges reliability boost for Eskom to tackle load shedding crisis
Cape Town – Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has emphasised the importance of enhancing the reliability of generating units... Read more
7 Nov, 2023
SA power outages: some improvement but a long way to go before the grid is stable
Hartmut Winkler, University of Johannesburg Over the past few months, South Africa’s power generation sector has performed better than... Read more
31 Oct, 2023
