insert_link South Africa Eskom says the generation fleet is gradually becoming more reliable Eskom says the generation fleet is gradually becoming more reliable, resulting in load-shedding being suspended. Today marks the 47th consecutive day with no blackouts. The power utility’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says the suspension of load-shedding is primarily due to the continued, sustained improvement in generation performance. She says this is owing to extensive planned maintenance during the summer period and the implementation of the Generation Operational Recovery Plan in March: […] todayMay 13, 2024 7
insert_link South Africa Julius Malema Accuses ANC of Vote Buying Through Load-Shedding Suspension Julius Malema, the President of the EFF, spoke at a gathering in De Aar, Northern Cape, alleging that the ANC government is engaging in vote-buying tactics by halting load-shedding during the election period. Malema highlighted that Eskom has not enforced load-shedding for 46 consecutive days. He emphasized the EFF's goal of ensuring electricity access for all households, pointing out that Eskom has the capacity to achieve this as it supplies […] todayMay 13, 2024 8
insert_link South Africa Energy Council of South Africa Denies Electioneering And Credits Progress in Tackling Electricity Crisis The Energy Council of South Africa says the current load-shedding reprieve is not electioneering, but the consequence of government and business making headway to solve the country’s electricity crisis. Former Eskom CEO, André de Ruyter, claimed that Eskom was burning more diesel resulting in increased expenditure. He said in 2022 the power utility burned about 19-billion-rand of diesel and last year, nearly 30-billion-rand. The council says the progress made in […] todayMay 10, 2024 2
insert_link South Africa Eskom Continues Load-Shedding Suspension, Marks 26 Days Without Power Cuts Eskom has announced the continued suspension of load-shedding until further notice, citing sustained generation capacity and ample emergency reserves. This marks 26 consecutive days without load-shedding, surpassing the previous record of 20 days in June 2022. The power utility plans to restore an additional 2,660 megawatts by the evening. Eskom reaffirms its commitment to eventually eliminating rotational power outages. todayApril 22, 2024 3
insert_link South Africa Load-shedding in South Africa will continue to be suspended until further notice Load-shedding in South Africa will continue to be suspended until further notice, marking 22 consecutive days without blackouts. The last time Eskom achieved a similar milestone was in June 2022, with 20 consecutive days without load-shedding. The power utility’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says the continued suspension of load-shedding is a result of sustained generation capacity, adequate emergency reserves, and reduced electricity demand from the grid: todayApril 18, 2024 7
insert_link South Africa ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says government is addressing electricity challenges in Orange Farm ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says government is addressing electricity challenges in Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg. He was campaigning in the area yesterday. Last year, the provincial government launched its multimillion-rand power transformer replacement programme as an important service delivery initiative. Transformers in some of the townships explode or malfunction due to illegal connections and overload flowing from high demand. Ramaphosa says progress has been made in installing or replacing […] todayApril 15, 2024 12
insert_link South Africa S.A’s Eskom Extends Load-Shedding Suspension Indefinitely South Africa's power utility, Eskom, has announced that the suspension of load-shedding will continue until further notice. This decision is attributed to the sustained availability of generation capacity and sufficient emergency reserves. The announcement follows two consecutive weeks without load-shedding, marking the longest period of uninterrupted power supply since the December festive season. Eskom's spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, has stated that the utility will provide a system update on Sunday afternoon […] todayApril 11, 2024 14
insert_link Business / Economics South Africa’s electricity crisis: what political parties say in their election manifestos about solving it By Hartmut Winkler, University of Johannesburg South Africa is in the middle of a deep electricity crisis. In 2023 the public, many of whom are voters, experienced the worst loadshedding to date, losing power for an average of five hours a day. The power shortages were largely due to excessive breakdowns in the country’s coal power plant fleet, which generates over 80% of South Africa’s electricity, combined […] todayMarch 28, 2024 10
insert_link South Africa Eskom Announces Daytime Load-Shedding Reprieve Amidst Improved Emergency Reserves In a recent statement, Eskom has confirmed its decision to prolong the suspension of daytime load-shedding, citing the recovery of emergency generation reserves and the reintegration of three generating units. The suspension will be effective from 5:00 AM until 4:00 PM, after which stage two load-shedding will be implemented. This operational rhythm is set to persist until further notice. Eskom further anticipates the return of an additional 3,330 megawatts of […] todayMarch 11, 2024 4
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
