Fires in substations, transformers becoming more common due to rolling blackouts
Fire engineering consultants have warned of the heightened risk of fires breaking out in
Maimane launches petition to exclude public facilities from load shedding
Build One South Africa leader, Mmusi Maimane has launched a petition in the fight to ensure that
COPE slams Gordhan’s appeal of court’s decision on load shedding exemption
The Congress of the People has slammed the decision by Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan,
City Power reiterates not responding to calls from non-paying customers
City Power has reiterated that it will refuse to respond to outage calls from non-paying customers.
Schools should be exempt from load shedding to protect teaching, learning: Naptosa
The National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa in KwaZulu-Natal has warned that
Load shedding ramped up to stage 5
Eskom says that due to a shortage of generating capacity, stage five load shedding will be
‘Additional energy capacity will help Eskom fix failing coal fleet’
Professor Sampson Mamphweli of the South African National Energy Development Institute says bringing
Maruleng Local Municipality to study alternative energy to reduce blackouts
The Maruleng Local Municipality in Limpopo is to commission a feasibility study on alternative
Some level of load shedding stability only expected end of March 2025: Eskom
Eskom Board Chairperson Mpho Makwena says some stability in terms of load shedding is only expected
Eskom to implement Stage 3, 4 on Monday
Eskom says Stage 3 and 4 load shedding will continue into tomorrow amid an improvement in generating
Ramokgopa paints a bleak picture of SA’s electricity supply
Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has painted a bleak picture of the country’s
Stage 8 rolling blackouts suspicion grows
While Eskom’s rolling blackouts continue, there is growing concern that the country has already
Expert warns of possibility of Stage 11 blackouts in colder months
Energy expert Clyde Mallinson has warned that rolling blackouts as high as Stage 11 could be
Electricity Minister warns of prolonged rolling blackouts
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has warned of worsening load shedding over winter if
Eskom implements stage 5 power cuts
Eskom has announced that stage five rolling blackouts will continue on Wednesday, until further
Electricity Minister to provide updates on Eskom power stations
Electricity Minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa is to host a media briefing in Pretoria this morning to
Cape Town Mayor tables record R11 billion infrastructure development budget
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has tabled what he says is a record near R11 billion
Cape Town’s power plans kick off next week
The City of Cape Town says it is in the process of implementing four strategic intervention measures
Western Cape government unveils strategies to mitigate the impact of load shedding
The Western Cape government aims to install solar panel systems at 100 schools across the province.
Ramokgopa says Lethabo power station is performing well
Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the Lethabo power station in the Free State