Eskom

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …