Eskom has announced that it will implement stage 2 blackouts from 5pm on Tuesday. The power utility says peak supply constraints are to blame. There is also the possibility of higher stages should any breakdowns happen. Generation units at Kusile and Arnot power stations are expected to return to service on Tuesday. On Monday, a […]
ANC head of economic transformation Mmamoloko Kubayi says the African National Congress is not responsible for the mess at Eskom, but individuals in the party are. he African National Congress will on Monday meet to process and finalise policy discussion as part of its preparations for the party’s policy conference in December. Clement Manyathela speaks […]
Eskom says it’s doing everything it can to bring units back into service and will be able to review the power outages by Thursday. Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter is assuring South Africans there will be no national blackout. The country is on Stage 4 blackouts after the Majuba and Tutuka power stations tripped. De Ruyter […]
South Africa is currently under stage four load shedding and when that will be changed remains unclear with warnings of a dark winter from Eskom. Eskom says it has approached the national treasury for an exemption from sections of the Public Finance Management Act with regard to the procurement of some equipment. The utility has […]
Load-shedding will continue until Friday morning, says Eskom. While Eskom says it is still on track to suspend load-shedding at 5am on Friday, it has warned of the possibility of load-shedding next week. The power utility said the power system remains fragile. “And while that holds, Eskom will continue with the current instance of load-shedding […]
Eskom CEO André De Ruyter said some lines that fed electricity to the power station’s coal conveyer-belt were cut. Eskom CEO André De Ruyter on Friday morning confirmed that an investigation has revealed clear evidence of sabotage at the Lethabo Power Station in the Free State. He said some lines that fed electricity to the […]
Eskom has suspended stage two blackouts. The power utility says the suspension is with effect from 5am on Friday after generation capacity recovered enough to enable it to stop the blackouts. On Thursday, Eskom CEO, André de Ruyter, said that improvements in the power system had allowed the power utility to return electricity to normal ahead […]
The embattled power utility said the offer is conditional on labour representatives accepting amendments to some of the conditions of service. These changes include transfer benefits, overtime pay rates and travel time. Wage talks with the National Union of Mineworkers, Numsa and Solidarity began earlier this month. The NUM and Numsa are demanding a […]