Eskom has permanently shut down several power generation units at older power stations due to its inability to fix them, the Sunday Times reports. This decision has cut the power utility’s available electrical capacity to meet demand, which may increase the risk of load-shedding going forward. Eskom said that the old power generation units at..
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Debt ridden Eskom shutting down power plants it can’t afford to fix and increasing the risk of #rollingblackouts- We can thank the incompetent ANC-regime for this!
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Eskom may be peddling its problems – now wants to sell some of its power plants to cut losses due to maintenance costs
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Eskom plans to sell off its power plants in order to get rid of the bigger problems in the industry. Informed sources told Die Vryburger that Eskom wants to sell its power plants that require large maintenance costs and are guilty of the huge pollution in certain areas such as the Eastern Transvaal to private..
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Eastern Transvaal village of Kriel suffers huge air pollution due to Eskom coal power station
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The Eskom plant at Kriel in the Eastern Transvaal is now the power plant that causes the second most air pollution with sulfur dioxide. The eastern Transvaal countryside is suffering from the huge air pollution caused by Eskom’s coal power plants, of which the Kriel plant is one of the biggest scapegoats. The details of..
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Cash strapped Eskom left red faced after court bans 3-year contract of R350 million for lubricant purchase
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Eskom was banned from awarding a contract that would be valid for three years, amounting to R350 million. The contract involves the purchase of lubricants for use at its various power plants, but the judge banned it because Eskom did not comply with its own procedure or that of the government in awarding contracts. The..
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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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