The larger municipality of Vereeniging, Vanderbijlpark, Sebokeng and Sharpeville have recently learned from Eskom that there will be power outages from 6 August due to the huge overdue debt owed to the national power supplier. Eskom has declared that they will interrupt power on a regulated basis, enabling organizations to arrange their operations. The monthly debt..
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Get those candles ready and brace yourself for some more power cuts
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If you live in the Free State, make sure your municipality is up to date with its Eskom payments
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National power utility, Eskom, is determined to recoup costs from defaulting municipalities. The beleaguered power supplier has set its sight on two Free State municipalities, threating to cut them from the power grid should their debts not be settled immediately. South Africa’s power supplier is struggling financially – that’s no secret. The state-owned enterprise (SOE)..
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South Africa’s electricity system is falling apart – and it is much bigger than just Eskom
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Load shedding has returned to South Africa in recent weeks after striking Eskom workers sabotaged the national grid. However, this is not the biggest problem facing the country’s electricity system. MyBroadband has received new research on power outages in South Africa over the past two years, which shows a drastic increase in the number of..
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Top 10 municipal culprits not paying Eskom debt
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The top 10 defaulting municipalities owe Eskom R9.73-billion, and a parliamentary committee has resolved to meet with them to find out why they are not paying their debts………
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This is absolute crazy! – You may have to register your generator
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If you thought e-tolls were a total nightmare for consumers‚ wait until you read the new regulations that have been proposed by the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa).
The Rules for Registration of Small-Scale Embedded Generation‚ the draft consultation paper published last week‚ will require you to register with Nersa before connecting your generator at your home.
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Eskom coal supply dwindles – Dark days await SA
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While the Hawks hunt for Optimum coal mine owner Ajay Gupta, Eskom is looking for a way to keep the mine’s doors open as coal stocks fall.
If it doesn’t, Eskom could be lights out by Friday, according to an energy analyst.
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Gupta coal deals bites Eskom – coal reserves are running out
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With winter fast approaching and electricity demand expected to peak‚ the Gupta coal deals have come back to haunt Eskom once again‚ says energy activist Ted Blom.
Blom warns that Eskom has less than ten days to implement drastic corrective measures or South Africa will face another blackout‚ which SA struggled with in 2008.
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Well Eskom are looking at taking R67-billion out of your pocket
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The objections to Eskom’s efforts to claw back almost R67-billion in revenue began in earnest this week as the first round of public hearings into the matter got underway.
But this is not the end of attempts by the power utility to recover money it believes it is owed.
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‘Major Concern’ Over Eskom Coal supplies – Can we expect some power cuts soon?
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Parliament’s Energy Committee says it’s concerned by reports of Eskom battling with low coal supply at six of its power stations.
It wants the power utility’s top brass to appear before the committee as soon as possible to clarify the severity of the situation.
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Cash strapped Eskom in dire needs of funds and once again threatens consumers with load shedding
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The national energy regulator, Nersa’s public sessions on Eskom’s proposed tariff increase, are currently underway.
Eskom asks for an excessive increase of thirty percent to recover a R66 billion shortfall. Despite the shortages, Eskom continues to give excessive bonuses to its senior staff.
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George municipality meets Thembalethu residents after protests
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CAPE TOWN – George municipal officials are meeting with disgruntled residents from Thembalethu to find a resolution following a flare-up in protests.
Protesters had marched to the municipal offices earlier this week to hand over a memorandum of grievances
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Eskom wants permission to keep on polluting
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Environmental groups are fuming after Eskom applied for another postponement to regulations that would reduce pollution from one of their power plants.
The Highveld Environmental Justice Network and the Life After Coal Campaign‚ which includes the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER)‚ Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and groundWork‚ objected to Eskom applying for a postponement for their Tutuka power station – near Standerton in Mpumalanga – to comply with the minimum emission standards (MES).
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Eskom’s new chair is a man of ‘unimpeachable integrity’
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Who is Jabu Mabuza? The new chair of the Eskom board, Jabu Mabuza has an illustrious history in the South African corporate sector. He has served as a director on a number of boards and has had experience as chair on many others including: Telkom South Africa; Anheuser-Busch InBev; South African Tourism, and the Casino..
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Eskom agrees to lower quality coal from Gupta-owned Tegeta but purchasing it at a more expensive rate
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Eskom has agreed to allow Gupta-owned mining company Tegeta Resources and Exploration to deliver lower quality coal‚ at a more expensive rate‚ to its Hendrina power station in a show of the family’s continued influence at the power utility. Internal documents seen by TimesLIVE record that during negotiations between Eskom chief procurement officer Jay Pillay..
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