Archives Of SA Electricity And Water Related News

DATESTAMP: 18 October 2021

Outages during service del debate...

Msunduzi slammed over electricity outages...

The post informed residents that mayor Mzimkhulu Thebolla was going to be live on SABC 2 at 8pm for the debate. A number of residents commented under the post stating they were unable to watch since they had no electricity.

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DATESTAMP: 17 September 2021

Embattled Emfuleni Municipality...

Embattled Emfuleni Municipality needs over R1bn over next 5 years..

The embattled Emfuleni Municipality will need over R1 billion over the next three to five years in order to fix bulk infrastructure such as electricity substations.

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DATESTAMP: 1 October 2021

Nersa rejecting pricing application...

Tariff wars: Nersa has created 'regulatory vacuum' by rejecting pricing application, says Eskom

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has created a "regulatory vacuum" for the electricity-supply...

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DATESTAMP: 4 June 2021

Companies to build solar plants...

Joburg wants companies to build solar...

The City of Johannesburg plans to seek at least R3.8 billion in investment in solar and gas-fired power as well as battery storage to improve electricity supply.

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DATESTAMP: 30 July 2021

Transition offers opportunities...

Eskom's transition from coal offers opp...

Eskom's transition from coal to clean energy offers opportunities for investors to repurpose the company's ageing fleet that is due to be decommissioned...

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DATESTAMP: 17 June 2021

Kusile power station to be completed...

Kusile power station to be completed by...

Government has been given the assurance that the Kusile power station will be completed within the 2024/25 financial year and within the budget of R161.4 billion.

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DATESTAMP: 27 May 2021

Splitting Eskom into three...

Splitting Eskom into three is on track, will cost...

It will cost an estimated R500 million to split Eskom into three entities, according to chief financial officer Calib Cassim. Eskom officials, including CEO Andre De Ruyter and Cassim, on Wednesday briefed Parliament's select committee on public enterprises...

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DATESTAMP: 30 July 2021

Eskom needs R1 billion a week...

Eskom needs R1 billion a week from government to...

Eskom, will require government funding of approximately R1 billion per week – the equivalent of R6 million every hour of the day – to remain both financially and operationally stable in 2021. Without the cash, it will not be able to...

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DATESTAMP: 22 Oct 2021

South Africa green investment plan...

South Africa to develop R7.3 billion green...

The country is the world's 8th-largest emitter of greenhouse gases and offers a major opportunity to shift from burning coal to generate the bulk of its electricity to using clean energy technologies. Eskom Holdings the nation's main power producer...

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DATESTAMP: 10 January 2020

More money needed...

Eskom needs more money, despite all the load shedding.

Despite load shedding, Eskom wants africans to pay more for electricity. Eskom and the energy regulator are heading to court after the power utility approached the High Court in Pretoria, asking that it...

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DATESTAMP: 06 January 2020

Eskom's new boss...

Eskom's new boss officially starts today

New Eskom boss, Andre de Ruyter started possibly the toughest job in South Africa on Monday. Apart from a renewed bout of load-shedding and power stations that are falling apart, the new Eskom CEO heads...

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DATESTAMP: 19 December 2019

Trouble at Medupi Power Station...

Medupi's trouble just cost Japanese construction company

Medupi's trouble just cost Japanese construction company Hitachi another R15 billion – but the money won't be going to Eskom. Hitachi has agreed to pay its rival – and later partner – Japanese company...

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DATESTAMP: 25 june 2019

Still in the dark...

4 months and workers still in the dark...

Trade unions have said that there have been no formal meetings with Eskom to discuss what the unbundling of the power utility will mean for workers - four months since it was first announced....

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DATESTAMP: 4 june 2019

Avoiding recession...

SA may avoid a recession...

South Africa's economy, which contracted the most in a decade in the first quarter as the nation suffered the deepest power outages since 2008, may avert a recession if the electricity utility is...

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DATESTAMP: 20 june 2019

More electricity usage...

Townships to use more electricity

Informal settlements may get one free unit of electricity for every unit purchased in a bid to increase power usage and reduce air pollution in townships. In its strategy to address air pollution in dense low-income...

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DATESTAMP: 20 june 2019

Municipality debt...

The Municipality debt has grown

Eskom told Fin24 on Monday that the debt crisis that it was locked in with various municipalities around the country had not improved since last year, despite the establishment of an inter-ministerial task...

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DATESTAMP: 17 May 2019

Getting it right...

'We'll get it right in year or two'

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan announced on Tuesday that Eskom's unbundling would go ahead and that there was no deviation from that plan. Gordhan was speaking during the ...

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DATESTAMP: 1 july 2019

Tariff hike kicks in...

Electricity tariff hike kicks in...

JOHANNESBURG - The price of petrol is expected to drop this week, but residents in some municipalities won't be celebrating much. The price of electricity goes up on Monday. "The National energy regulator...

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DATESTAMP: 2 july 2019

SA will be saved...

Eskom: World Bank says SA will save it

The risk of South Africa's struggling state power utility going bust doesn't appear to faze one of its biggest creditors: the World Bank. The Washington-based lender agreed to lend Eskom $4bn (about...

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DATESTAMP: 3 july 2019

Eskom funding...

Eskom: R17bn emergency funding

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni authorised a R17.6bn allocation to Eskom in April as the power utility faced difficulty in servicing its debts, members of Parliament have heard. Treasury...

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DATESTAMP: 2 july 2019

Zimbabewe owing...

Eskom: Zim paid back some money

Eskom has confirmed that payment from Zimbabwe regarding outstanding debt is reflecting in the power utility's account. Earlier on Tuesday, Fin24 reported that Zimbabwe Energy minister Fortune Chasi...

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DATESTAMP: 10 May 2019

Eskoms grid status...

Eskom - Grid stable as winter begins

No loadshedding is foreseen in the immediate future, but as demand rises in winter, the national power grid will inevitably be put under pressure, Eskom spokesperson on load shedding, Andrew Etzingner, told...

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DATESTAMP: 17 May 2019

Against shedding...

Organisations against shedding

A law firm believes that its plans to launch a class action against Eskom over load shedding are viable, despite a previous statement from the power utility that there are limited grounds...

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DATESTAMP: 3 May 2019

China Loan status...

China loan facility not in jeopardy

The Department of Public Enterprises says that power utility Eskom's multi-billion rand loan facility with the China Development Bank is not in jeopardy, despite concerns sparked by a delay in the release of a R7bn tranche...

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DATESTAMP: 11 April 2019

Low-carbon future...

South Africa's low-carbon future

Power shortages and a transition to a lower-carbon future, in line with SA's Paris Agreement commitments, will require the country to harness new technologies. Energy storage, which will be a critical...

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DATESTAMP: 8 October 2018

Smart Summit...

Smart water management in focus

The organisers of the African Real Estate & Infrastructure Summit have announced the gold sponsorship of Utility Systems, an industry leader in the field of remote communicating electronic...

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DATESTAMP: 20 june 2019

Solar power is it ...

South Africa: Investing in solar power

The recent strengthening of the Rand against the US dollar and the Euro has reduced the cost of solar installations for businesses substantially, making the business case for solar energy an even more attractive...

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DATESTAMP: 3 April 2019

Removing smart meters...

Tshwane removes first PEU meters...

The City of Tshwane on Friday kicked off the court-ordered process to remove the prepaid electricity meters installed in terms of its unlawful and invalid contract with the controversial PEU Capital Partners.

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DATESTAMP: 26 july 2019

Payments from Soweto...

It is time for Soweto to also pay for electricity

President Cyril Ramaphosa is mocked for dreaming about bullet trains and a smart city while existing trains and cities are dysfunctional – but he also deserves praise...

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DATESTAMP: 5 july 2019

Electricity fight in court...

Tshwane electricity tariff fight heads to court

AfriForum has endeavoured to stop the charging of unlawful tariffs by the city, which Tshwane's MMC for finance admitted was a mistake, and that the city had no idea how it happened. The City of Tshwane...

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