KEY POINTS Eskom says South Africa’s electricity system remains stable and capable of meeting higher demand expected in the coming weeks as businesses and industries resume operations after the festive …
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Energy TransitionIn the News
Severe Weather Slows Eskom Power Restoration as Storms Batter South Africa
KEY POINTS Severe weather sweeping across South Africa during the festive season is hampering the efforts of ESKOM to restore electricity, with flooding and damaged infrastructure complicating access to affected …
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Eskom Outages Hit Nine Year Low as Power System Shows Strongest Gains Since 2016
KEY POINTS South Africa’s electricity grid is showing its strongest performance in almost a decade, with Eskom reporting a sharp fall in unplanned outages and steady gains in plant availability. …
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KEY POINTS South Africa’s national electricity supplier, Eskom, says its power generation system has stabilized and is better prepared to handle holiday demand. The utility points to sustained maintenance and …
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KEY POINTS Eskom has moved to spell out how responsibilities over South Africa’s electricity transmission system will be divided as the country edges closer to one of the most consequential …
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Eskom Taps Enerweb to Build Virtual Wheeling Platform as Trading Rules Lag Behind
KEY POINTS Eskom has quietly taken a decisive step toward reshaping South Africa’s electricity market, awarding a contract to Johannesburg-based Enerweb to develop a digital platform that will underpin its …
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South Africa Moves Ahead With Eskom Break-Up as Government Clears Revised Market Reform Plan
KEY POINTS South Africa has taken another decisive step towards overhauling its troubled power industry, with Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa approving a revised unbundling strategy for Eskom. The …
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Eskom Strikes MoU with Ferrochrome Producers as South Africa Races to Protect Industrial Capacity
KEY POINTS Eskom has reached a long-awaited understanding with two of South Africa’s biggest ferrochrome producers, Samancor Chrome and the Glencore–Merafe Chrome Venture, after a series of tense engagements with …
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Eskom Delivers Strong Interim Profit as Operational Stability Starts to Take Hold
KEY POINTS Eskom has reported a profit after tax of R24.3 billion for the six months to the end of September, a sizeable improvement on the R17.8 billion recorded in …
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South Africa Moves to Phase Out Load Reduction as Eskom Unveils Overhaul Plan
KEY POINTS Eskom has set out a fresh timetable to scrap load reduction across the country by 2027, marking its most assertive attempt in years to stabilise a battered distribution …