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Fire Eskom boss, says FF Plus The Freedom Front Plus has backed a call from a group of senior Eskom staff and demanded that the power utility's chief executive, Jacob Maroga, be fired. Full Story... |
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Preparing for a blackout-free World Cup South Africa and its stadiums will have all the electricty they need for the World Cup, say Fifa and Eskom. Full Story... ANC to march over KZN power The ANC in Manguzi has accused the IFP-run municipality of plans to leave areas of ANC support without electricity. Full Story... Eskom extension request denied Eskom's request for an extension of the deadline for its tariff submission to the National Energy Regulator of SA has been denied. Full Story... Eskom boss gets 27% pay increase Chief executive Jacob Maroga will get an increase nearly three times what Eskom gave its workers. Full Story... |
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SA will need 20 gigs of new power by 2020 2009-09-07 10:56:07 Eskom says a new third power station would be needed by 2017 to help meet South Africa's fast rising demand. Full Story... SA saving energy 2009-09-03 14:02:25 South Africa has saved just under 2 000 megawatts of power through using electricity more efficiently and by implementing power conservation measures. Full Story... Will Eskom make good on its pledge? 2009-06-18 12:05:29 Eskom has had good and bad news for its electricity consumers. Full Story... Eskom under fire for tariff increase 2009-05-15 17:49:22 "Such a massive increase would inflict misery on thousands of poor households, especially as there is not yet a tariff policy that protects poor consumers," says Cosatu. Full Story... Eskom tariff hike on the cards 2009-05-15 15:37:45 Eskom has applied for a 34 percent nominal tariff hike, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa has said. Full Story... Cape spends to reduce power failure risk 2009-05-08 10:36:14 The Cape Town City Council has earmarked almost R900-million to upgrade the metropole's electricity network. Full Story... Koeberg's Unit 2 up and running - Eskom 2009-04-04 15:55:22 Eskom says the second unit at its Koeberg nuclear power station is running again after a shutdown and will reach full output within two days. Full Story... Mystery fault shuts down Koeberg generator 2009-04-03 12:56:46 Eskom says it does not know when Koeberg power station's second unit will be up and running again. Full Story... Both Koeberg units off line 2009-04-02 20:43:20 It's the second unit to shut down at the Koeberg nuclear power station in three months, but Eskom is seeing the bright side of this setback. Full Story... Eskom wants tariff increase 2009-03-30 09:35:50 State-owned electricity company Eskom is reportedly to apply to the National Energy Regulator of SA for a 34 percent increase in electricity tariffs. Full Story... Koeberg Unit 1 down 2009-01-30 13:39:29 Eskom's problematical nuclear power plant is down to half-power again. Full Story... Eskom enters high season of maintenance 2009-01-22 15:56:30 The electricity giant Eskom has explained why some consumers experienced power interruptions during the festive season. Full Story... State slow at rolling out solar water heaters 2009-01-08 16:22:47 The government's plan to save energy by distributing one million solar water heaters over three years has not panned out. Full Story... How will Manguzi avoid blackouts? 2009-01-08 12:01:07 Manguzi in Maputaland will soon be spared South Africa's blackouts, thanks to an Eskom decision. Full Story... 'Risk of load-shedding not over yet' 2009-01-07 12:24:51 Eskom says electricity savings are well below required levels. Full Story... Eskom considers alternatives 2009-01-04 09:45:37 South Africa's power grid could be boosted and its carbon footprint reduced with renewable energy. Full Story... Eskom pulls new nuke project 2008-12-05 11:07:35 The national power utility has taken this decision based on "financial constraints". Full Story... Eskom plant back in service 2008-12-03 17:09:07 "The reserve situation has improved, but we're still vulnerable," says Eskom. Full Story... Vavi calls on government to bail out Eskom 2008-12-03 08:57:03 Cosatu's general secretary has warned that higher electricity prices would be "a burden too heavy to carry". Full Story... Mbete calls for electricity saving 2008-12-03 09:22:23 The deputy president has urged all South Africans to embark on saving electricity ahead of Eskom's maintenance period next month. Full Story... 'Repairs at Koeberg unit to take days' 2008-11-24 09:40:15 Koeberg's Unit 2 should be back on line by the end of the week and not in two weeks as initially estimated. Full Story... Eskom shuts down Koeberg unit 2008-11-22 12:22:52 "It will take two weeks to effect the necessary repairs," said the national power utility. Full Story... Deadline for Joburg CBD power given 2008-11-21 08:17:18 Power is set to be completely restored to the centre of Johannesburg shortly. Full Story... SA, Moz to build R10bn power station 2008-11-14 10:54:54 Eskom and Mozambican power utility EDM will jointly construct a power station in a move to boost power supply ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup. Full Story... Gas may be used to generate electricity 2008-11-14 08:50:10 Gas could be used to generate electricity and as a primary fuel for heating in industry, says the out-going president of the Cape Town Regional Chamber of Commerce. Full Story... Passion for education lives on 2008-11-14 08:07:37 Without an education, George Bizos may have ended up owning a small cafe without ever mastering English. Full Story... Electricity usage too high 2008-11-10 16:05:06 Demand for electricity has remained high in recent months, supporting public enterprises minister Brigitte Mabandla's view that power saving has been "woefully" inadequate. Full Story... Candlelight Christmas for South Africans 2008-11-07 13:26:15 South Africans already planning their festive shopping might want to think twice about all those lights for the Christmas tree... Full Story... 'This isn't good news' 2008-11-06 15:05:51 Electricity production has slumped almost one percent over the past month, according to data supplied by Statistics SA. Full Story... Eskom news could hurt economy more 2008-11-04 12:16:02 Economists have warned that more power cuts could set the economy even further back... Full Story... Power saving still necessary - ministry 2008-10-31 17:39:34 Government has appealed to consumers to continue efforts to save electricity. Full Story... SA energy savings fall 'woefully' 2008-10-31 13:12:30 South Africa may face fresh power cuts early in 2009. Full Story... London company signs coal contract 2008-10-29 18:21:51 The aggregate amount of the coal delivered by Elitheni to IPPL would be determined by its unbeneficiated calorific value of 17,5-million gigajoules. Full Story... Rebate system to drive KZN solar power 2008-10-28 17:12:00 KwaZulu-Natal's reliance on solar power could increase significantly as Eskom expands its new rebate system to include major housing developments. Full Story... Transformer should end unscheduled power cuts 2008-10-28 10:23:40 A new transformer installed at a Cape Town substation should end the unscheduled power outages which have been plaguing the Gardens area. Full Story... Welcome to hell 2008-10-21 07:21:21 Central Joburg has been brought to a standstill after a bolt of lightning hit a transmission line, which fell on a truck, which blew out a substation. Full Story... Koeberg incorrectly zoned 2008-10-20 07:55:41 The farm Duynefontein, on which Koeberg Nuclear Power station is built, was not rezoned when the power station was built and retains its rural zoning. Full Story... Outage hits Midrand 2008-10-19 13:43:59 Large areas of Midrand have had a power outage after the Grand Centralsub-station tripped. Full Story... Training programme at Koeberg 2008-10-17 17:20:35 In a bid to address the skills shortage problem in the country, the SA Nuclear Energy Corporation and French company Areva launched a training company at the Koeberg Power Station. Full Story... Eskom to double capacity by 2026 2008-10-14 18:19:03 Eskom plans to almost double its generation capacity, and spend a trillion rand doing it, the power utility says. Full Story... Browse the [ESKOM Load Shedding] Archive |
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