electricity supply

In South Africa: Eskom CEO Blames Stage 6 Load-Shedding on Majuba Failures

In South Africa, Eskom CEO Dan Marokane says stage 6 load-shedding was triggered by multiple unit failures at Majuba power station in Mpumalanga after a transformer overload. He confirmed the issue is a structural and technical setback, but assured that isolation measures are in place. Despite further unit trips at Medupi and Camden, Eskom remains committed to its generation recovery plan. Marokane warns this week remains crucial in the recovery […]

February 24, 2025 32

South Africa

In S.A, AfriForum Demands Accountability for Municipal Mismanagement

In S.A, AfriForum says it demands that Eskom and the national government hold municipal officials accountable for the gross mismanagement of municipal finances, rather than depriving paying residents of basic rights. AfriForum Deidré Steffens says in Free State, corrupt officials are keeping towns in a stranglehold by not settling municipal power debts, but now communities are expected to bear the consequences:

February 17, 2025 38

South Africa

Eskom Reports Stable Power System with Load-Shedding Suspended

In S.A, Eskom says the power system continues to be stable with load-shedding remaining suspended. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena says the system also has sufficient emergency reserves. She says from 1 April last year to 14 February, load-shedding was suspended for 317 days, compared to 32 days in the same period last year. She adds that electricity supply was available 99-percent of the time, compared to just 10-percent last […]

February 15, 2025 44

South Africa

S.A’s Cabinet Lauds Energy Action Plan for Sustained Power Supply

The South African Cabinet has commended the successful implementation of the national energy action plan, led by Electricity and Energy minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. The plan has contributed to 252 continuous days of power supply, and a saving of 17.37-billion-rand. In her media address, minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said cabinet was also updated on Eskom’s progress with the successful rollover of 5.5-million prepaid meters:

December 6, 2024 28

World

Bulgaria’s nuclear plant starts to replace Russian fuel

Bulgaria's sole nuclear power plant began to use atomic fuel produced by US group Westinghouse in one of its reactors Monday, in the latest effort to reduce its dependence on Russian energy. The state-owned Kozloduy plant on the Danube river supplies more than a third of the country's electricity and has so far relied on Russian fuel for its two operational Soviet-built 1,000-megawatt reactors. The oldest reactor […]

June 10, 2024 38