The City of Cape Town has published a 10-point plan to end load shedding in the country and move away from Eskom's grid.
The opposition Democratic Alliance says parliament is currently processing its Fuel Price Deregulation Bill, with the proposed law aimed at significantly lowering the cost of petrol in the country.
Eskom has announced that Riedewaan Barkadien will be stepping down from his role as chief nuclear officer after more than 27 years of service at the power utility.
Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter says that South Africa is set to continue with load shedding for the coming week, with no immediate plans to stop the outages.
Energy group Renergen says it has successfully introduced gas to its Virginia Gas Project, with commercial operations set to commence in the coming weeks.
Over the past two weeks, severe load shedding has disrupted the economy and caused extreme hardship for all South Africans, says president Cyril Ramaphosa.
Eskom has announced stage 4 load shedding will be implemented on Sunday afternoon, with varying stages of load shedding implemented during the week.
South Africa’s reliance on coal to generate most of its power makes it an environmental pariah but it’s also helping keep inflation in check, according to S&P Global Ratings.
New power plants will be key to meeting demand for energy in the country however environmentalists caution that their continued operation will be a major impediment to South Africa meeting its commitment to reduce emissions.
Power utility Eskom has announced that stage 4 load shedding will be introduced from Friday (8 July) as several generating units have been brought online.
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