The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has ruled that Eskom cannot cut off electricity supply to the Ngwathe municipality in the Free State and the Lekwa municipality in Mpumalanga, despite the municipalities owing more than R2 billion in outstanding debts.
South Africans are gearing up for another year of power cuts, with experts warning that load shedding could get worse and more frequent in 2022.
Eskom has reiterated its calls for a 20.5% tariff increase for the 2023 financial year, warning that the hike is necessary for the continuation of its operations.
Eskom has reiterated its calls for a 20.5% tariff increase for the 2023 financial year, warning that the hike is necessary for the continuation of its operations.
Eskom will take unit 2 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station offline on Monday, 17 January, for a regular refuelling and maintenance outage that is scheduled for five months.
As South Africa appears to be leaving the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic behind it, much of the focus this year will be on getting the economic basics right. However, this could prove difficult given the country's widening energy supply…
Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says his city formally rejects an application by Eskom to increase the price of electricity by 20,5% in the 2022/2023 financial year.
The South African Local Government Association (Salga) has submitted an application to the North Gauteng High Court for a declaratory order that would give municipalities exclusive rights to administer, distribute and sell electricity.
Eskom says that Unit 4 of the Kusile Power Station Project has been connected to the national grid, which will contribute an additional 800MW to the country’s power system once the unit is fully optimised, following a series of tests…
With the cost of petrol having breached R20 per litre in December, and diesel up to R18:00 for a litre, motorists in South Africa should be looking at ways to bring down their driving costs.
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