Power ships have been met with hostility in South Africa - and on top of legal, environmental and logistical concerns, BEE problems are now also reportedly emerging.
Load shedding carries a staggering cost to the South African economy - with the knock-on effects doing untold damage.
Eskom's plans to suspend load shedding during the day this weekend have been pushed aside due to a lack of generating capacity to support it.
Eskom says a shortage of supply means no suspension of load shedding - at least for now.
Energy regulator Nersa has published the consultation document that contains the proposed new load shedding stages for South Africa - going up to stage 16.
National Treasury has launched the Energy Bounce Back Loan Guarantee Scheme to help businesses and households fund solar installations.
Solar panels and batteries are hot targets for criminals in South Africa - this is how they go about stealing them.
South Africa's R160 billion plan to move away from coal has been delayed, with the Presidency saying more research needs to be done.
Eskom says that load shedding will be eased for the rest of the week - with a break from outages during the day.
Rising oil prices and a weakening rand converge to create a bleak picture for motorists in September.
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