Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the department is committed in its decarbonisation program and move from coal power to renewable energy. The minister reveal that the Northern Cape is a great location for renewable energy such as wind and solar energy. ALSO READ: EXPLAINER: Here’s why Eskom is implementing lower stages of load shedding The minister […]

South Africa’s electricity generation capacity continues to show signs of improvement and stabilisation, says Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. This follows work done in the past two weeks. The Minister was speaking on Sunday during his weekly media briefing on progress made regarding the implementation of the Energy Action Plan. Outlining the […]

The safety of solar panels left many questioning their safety after a Vodacom building at Century City sparked fire on the rooftop. FIRE BREAKS OUT OF VODACOM BUILDING Shortly after 11am yesterday morning, Sunday, 9 July, the City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue department was notified of a fire at the Vodacom building at Century […]

South Africa’s crushing electricity outages could end sooner than expected as power generation is being ramped up, an upbeat cabinet minister said on Sunday 9 July 2023. The state energy firm Eskom has been imposing daily scheduled blackouts, called load-shedding, to safeguard the grid whenever demand outstrips supply due to underperforming power plants. ALSO READ: South […]

Power utility Eskom has confirmed its load shedding plan until Monday, 10 July. VIRAL | Cheapest groceries in South Africa: Checkers v Pick n Pay v Woolworths – and more From 16:00 on Friday, Stage 3 load shedding will be in operation and will continue until midnight at which point it will be suspended until 05:00 on Saturday. Stage 1 will […]

Zimbabwe’s government on Tuesday 4 July 2023 announced a sudden end of blackouts that have crippled businesses and left millions of households without electricity for up to 19 hours a day. The information ministry said a cabinet meeting had “noted with satisfaction” that the power utility “has announced the end to load-shedding as a result […]

National Treasury has outlined the basic characteristics and requirements for the solar panel incentive, which is meant to help individuals in their immediate decision-making regarding any solar installation. This follows an announcement by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana at the tabling of the National Budget earlier this year that tax incentives would be provided to households […]

Loadshedding is a national crisis that has affected the economic growth of the country which trickles down to the ordinary citizen, one stage at a time. ABOUT LOADSHEDDING IN SOUTH AFRICA This concept was introduced by Eskom in the later months of 2007 and would remain with South Africans for well over a decade. According to Eskom, […]

Eskom on Wednesday afternoon confirmed that load shedding will return during the day for the rest of the week – as did the City of Cape Town. ALSO READ | Hollywoodbets Durban July: Ndlovu Youth Choir to sing national anthem This is due to delays in returning units to service which has hurt available capacity after a period of improved load shedding […]

South Africa, the second-largest economy in Africa, ranked 82 out of 120 countries on the Index for 2023. SA has improved its overall ETI score by 6% since 2014, however, energy transition remains an uphill battle. ALSO READ: Solar: SA businesses can eliminate five stages of load shedding South Africa’s system performance scores have improved, supported by better […]

Sarah Ngobeni wakes up at 6am every two to three days to push a wheelbarrow to a nearby river, about three kilometres away. She collects clay and takes it back to her shack in Extension 10 to prepare for the day ahead. The clay will be mixed with coal dust from an old mine dump […]

Energy experts had predicted that Eskom would implement load shedding as high as Stage 8 in winter due to high demand, however the power utility is implementing lower stages. In recent months, Eskom implemented Stage 6 rolling blackouts indefinitely which negatively impacted small businesses and people’s livelihoods. WHY IS ESKOM IMPLEMENTING LOWER STAGES OF LOAD […]

Solar-powered lights fixed onto the outside of shacks in informal settlements may be a better option than high-mast lights, a project in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, has shown. As part of their PhD project, Yael Borofsky and Stephanie Briers from ETH Zurich University in Switzerland collaborated with the leadership and residents of PJS informal settlement, the […]

Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokopa  has welcomed the decision by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s National Air Quality Officer to grant Eskom an exemption in terms of the Minimum Emission Standards (MES) pertaining to the sulphur dioxide (SO2) emission levels at Kusile power station. The postponement was granted on 5 June 2023 […]

Eskom said load shedding would be implemented on MONDAY. Here is your updated schedule. LOAD SHEDDING IMPLEMENTED ON MONDAY- WE HAVE THE UPDATED SCHEDULE FOR YOU ALSO READ: WATCH: SNOW confirmed NOW in these parts of South Africa The power utility said load shedding will be implemented at Stage 3 over the evening peak periods and suspended from […]

City Power is a state-owned power utility, wholly owned by the City of Johannesburg. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CITY POWER TO ITS CUSTOMERS Its responsibilities include buying electricity from power producers and supplying it to the public, and installing and maintaining the electrical infrastructure in the city of Johannesburg. ALSO READ: Soweto long outage: City Power promises restoration […]