Eskom

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

KEY POINTS Namibia’s electricity outlook has brightened following Eskom decision to conclude firm power-supply agreements with both Namibia and Botswana, arrangements scheduled to take effect from 1 April 2025. The …

KEY POINTS Eskom annual wage negotiations have taken a sharp turn, with labour unions representing the bulk of the utility’s workforce dismissing a proposed 3.5 percent salary increase and instead …

KEY POINTS Eskom has drawn a line under one of its longest-running contractual disputes at the Kusile power station after securing a sharply reduced settlement with the Stefanutti Stocks Basil …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s ambitious plan to overhaul its ageing national power grid is facing fresh financial pressure, with Eskom cautioning that rising global demand for transmission lines is likely …

KEY POINTS Eskom has begun preparing a public list of municipalities that owe the power utility billions of rand, a step it believes could stir long-delayed action over what has …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s municipalities are warning that the country’s electricity system is drifting towards an unsustainable breaking point unless sweeping reforms are introduced at Eskom and the National Energy …