Eskom’s rolling blackout load shedding system, and its published schedules, have completely collapsed, causing so much chaos that no one is sure anymore when load shedding will be applied in a particular area, further exacerbating the energy crisis.
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Eskom’s #RollingBlackouts Schedule Collapses into Chaos Leaving Traffic Lights Dead in Rush Hour Despite Promises!
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Petra Diamonds halts SA mining operations over power cuts – Eskom will be to blame for the downfall of SA’s economy
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Petra Diamonds has confirmed it received a notification from Eskom, asking it to reduce its load to the essential level. As a result, it has announced it’s in the process of halting its mining operations in South Africa. Petra Diamonds said all production, hoisting and processing have stopped with immediate effect at its operations in..
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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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The DA’s Natasha Mazzone is highly suspicious of how much money is being spent on emergency diesel at Eskom, urging President Ramaphosa to “come clean”.
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The Shadow Public Enterprises Minister Natasha Mazzone has grilled Cyril Ramaphosa just hours before the polls open for the 2019 Elections. The DA MP – best known for her firebrand speeches in Parliament – wants the president to disclose more information on the deals to procure “emergency diesel supplies” for Eskom. It’s understood that the..
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BREAKING NEWS:- Load shedding likely to return this week, “high risk” of blackouts forecast
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The spectre of load shedding is set to haunt South Africans again this week, as Eskom reveal that there’s a “high risk” of power cuts over the next few days. Pravin Gordhan, Jabu Mabuza and a team of Eskom executives vowed to keep the lights on throughout winter last week. Their guarantee made it five..
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Eskom – You can’t sue us, it’s our right to load shed
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The power utility has brushed off a planned class action for damages caused during load shedding – a legal case an expert says won’t succeed. The planned class-action lawsuit against Eskom’s load shedding may garner popular support, but it may not be successful, considering the technicalities – and Eskom says they can’t be forced to..
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The ANC’s Eskom Deception – Power Provider received instruction from ANC regime not to apply load shedding until after the election to retain voter support
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Rumor has it that Eskom has been commissioned by the government to keep the electricity supply running without load shedding until after the election. This orders comes in light of the ANC’s decline in their support from voters for the upcoming election in May. The ANC apparently said Eskom had to keep the lights on,..
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SA is on the verge of a total “blackout” due to Eskom’s inability to provide power – National Power Supply and ANC regime are ready for phase 5 & 6
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The ANC government and Eskom are reportedly in the process of getting plans in place for phase 5 and phase 6 power outages. There are fears that the system will collapse completely, despite Pravin Gordhan’s assurance that there will be no more than phase 4 shedding. All available diesel has been bought to supply emergency..
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Medupi units drowning in ash as contractor forced to withdraw – Shows Eskom’s failure to operate the plant at the completed units properly – Just one more accomplishment of the ANC- regime
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The five power generation units at Eskom’s troubled new Medupi power station that have been operational are drowning in ash after Clyde Bergemann Africa (CBZ), which was contracted to supply and construct the dust handling units, withdrew its staff from the power station. CBZ managing director Jeremy Kirsch confirmed to Moneyweb on Monday that the..
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Eskom’s prior request for tariff hike slammed: Eskom’s stage 4 load shedding is a direct attempt to sabotage, and blackmail SA – Ordinary citizens are becoming the scapegoat to foot the bill of its complete and utter failures and lack of planning
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The South African Communist Party says Eskom’s management is rolling out massive blackouts in an attempt to blackmail South Africans to accept privatisation of the power utility. Eskom resumed with loadshedding for the first time this year on Sunday. Power cuts continued yesterday and Tuesday after a failure of generating units. “The management of Eskom,..
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South Africans should brace for more rolling blackouts as the power grid is unstable and cannot produce enough power to sustain the country
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Eskom warned of wider controlled power cuts on Monday after six additional generating units unexpectedly went offline. The power utility launched stage 4 load shedding, which requires the shedding of 4 000 megawatts from the grid. The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry is shocked by the sudden dramatic increase in load shedding. “How is..
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Former adviser has encouraged the South African government to bailout ESKOM (the-bottomless-pit) otherwise load shedding will just continue
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The South African government needs to “bite the bullet” and bail out struggling state-run power firm Eskom, which has asked for R100 billion in government support, the chief executive of Rothschild & Co in South Africa told Reuters.
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Eskom keeps lying to save its but, suddenly the power utility is experiencing Breakdowns, not a coal shortage
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Rotational rolling blackouts resumed on Thursday as Eskom technicians attended to breakdowns at several of its generating units in South Africa. Stage 2 load-shedding started at 9am and was expected to last until 10pm. While consumers and business owners lamented the ongoing power cuts – and the reasons behind them – the Middelburg Chamber of..
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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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Eskom warns of winter power cuts – unless Treasury signs new coal deals with Gupta owned company
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Eskom chairman Ben Ngubane has warned that South Africans can expect power cuts this winter unless the National Treasury urgently signs purchase agreements so Eskom can build up its coal reserves, according to a report by TimesLive. Speaking at the sidelines of African Utility Week conference at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Ngubane noted..
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