Soweto owes R20bn to power provider Eskom, but residents of the township only want to pay R150 a month for their power. Mpho Sesedinyane, ANC councilor and chair of the South African National Civic Organization (Sanco) in Soweto, feels that R150 is a fair amount and that, given the state of the economy, the residents..
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Court deals Soweto residents who wants to pay a flat tarrif of R150 a month for electricity a blow by striking case off the roll
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Power grid remains under pressure, possibility of load shedding not eliminated
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The electricity network remains under pressure and, according to Eskom, there is still the possibility of load shedding for today and the rest of the week, but will only be applied if absolutely necessary. According to Eskom, unplanned interruptions at 22:00 on Sunday were slightly less than 10,000 MW and good progress was made over..
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Parasitic SOE, Prasa also bankrupt? – Eskom threatens to cut power supply to trains due to default in payment
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This past week, the ANC’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, had to intervene so that Eskom did not cut off the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) power supply. The power supply would be cut off if the president did not intervene, and Prasa’s power supply for electrically powered trains would be cut off, which would force..
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Pull the generator closer and get those candles ready, Eskom #rollingblackouts will be with us shortly
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Eskom expressed its disappointment over the decision of the rating agency Moody’s that further downgraded the bankrupt entity of the state. The Moody’s Investment Service downgraded Eskom from a B2 to a B3, which means the entity has no confidence in consumers or the rating agency. With the downgrade, Eskom is brought into line with..
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R100 – that’s how much Soweto residents want to pay Eskom for electricity each month
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The township is said to owe Eskom R18 billion in unpaid electricity bills. This week, Lungelo Lethu Human Rights Foundation (LLHRF) is finishing up court papers in a bid to haul Eskom to the South Gauteng High Court over electricity disconnections. LLHRF’s president King Sibiya said they want an interim court order forcing Eskom to..
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Eskom warns – Be prepared for ‘load shedding at short notice’
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The struggling utility has been forced to go the expensive route of using water and diesel due to the breakdown of some units. The “unexpected loss” of some of Eskom’s generation units over the weekend has left the electricity system “severely constrained”, the struggling energy utility said in a statement. While the statement said load..
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Eskom with debt burden of more than R450 billion cuts power supply to parts of Soweto due to default
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The national power supplier is struggling to keep up with its debt burden of more than R450bn and the ineffective functioning of many power plants. In addition to its own problems, Eskom has continued to act reluctantly against municipalities that do not pay their monthly consumption to Eskom, and Eskom is too cumbersome to act..
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#ParasiticParastatal Another 59 Billion Bailout Has Just Been Granted To Mismanaged & Corrupt Eskom Gravy Train
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The National Assembly voted in favor of a special allocation bill on Tuesday that allows a bailout of R59 billion to struggling Eskom. The bill was approved by 200 votes to 105 with ANC MPs believing the bill is essential to keep the lights on. These MPs argued that many of them grew up in..
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Power shortages in SA can last up to four years due to Eskom’s inability to produce
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The ANC-SACP government’s long-term plan with the economy is closely linked to the supply of electricity. The government has already published its “plan”, warning it of a so-called “immediate risk” of major electricity shortages that will arise. To make matters worse, it is stated that the large power shortages can last for four years due..
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Power outages cost SA millions of rands a day and could mean an economic downfall
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Ramaphosa may forget to go ahead with successful results whilst begging for investments when Eskom has already started shedding power, says a well-known economist from Pretoria. Eskom’s load shedding, without any announcement, costs South Africa millions of rand a day, and the entity is in two ways destroying the country economically. On the one hand,..
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Matric exam disrupted by load shedding – will power failures now be blamed for poor performance among learners?
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The load shed unannounced by the bankrupt power supply led to the disruption in exam rooms where matrics had to stop their exams at dusk. Nearly 35 schools were disrupted at the same time on Wednesday’s during loadshedding and parents, teachers and pupils were outraged at the unannounced load at the most impossible time when..
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Eskom load shedding may have been applied over Nersa not approving electricity supplier’s tariff increase and is now used as leverage to manipulate the initial decision
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TAU SA finds it extremely suspicious that Eskom suddenly imposes loadshedding just days after the electricity supplier filed a lawsuit against Nersa, the regulator, because the entity was not satisfied with the tariff increases approved. “It almost seems as if there is a subtle blackmail here, as it has often happened in the past if..
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#RollingBlackouts are back due to a shortage of power generation at Eskom power stations contributed by lack of skill
African barbarism intensifies throughout SA – Protests, riots and arson are the order of the day when Bantu can’t get what they want
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The residents of the Elias Motsoaledi squatter camp in Johannesburg apparently had enough and started protesting by making the only route to Lanseria International Airport impassable. Burning tires, stones and bricks in the only route on Monday blocked the way to the airport, and vehicles that dared to face the barricades went under the residents’..
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Unproductive Eskom drags Nersa to court over reduced power tariffs showing financial deficit of R102 billion
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The greedy Eskom, which fails to become profitable on its own, and constantly stands by the ANC government, has now taken its arrogance a step further, according to financial experts. The bankrupt power provider has already taken steps to approach the Supreme Court in a case against Nersa’s decision to grant a lower rate than..
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