Two arrested in Buffalo City for cable theft
Two people were arrested for cable theft and vandalism of critical infrastructure, in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) over the weekend. The Municipality sees the arrest as a significant…
Olievenhoutbosch substation gutted by a fire on Christmas
The Olievenhoutbosch Substation, in Centurion, was gutted by a fire on Christmas Day. Eugene Modise, MMC for Finance, in the City of Tshwane, said the City suspects acts of cable…
No loadshedding expected until March 2026
Eskom confirmed there would be no loadshedding until March 2026, due to sustained improvements in plant performance from the Generation Recovery Plan. The Energy Availability Factor (EAF) is at 67.55%…
City Power key systems down
City Power reported an outage of its online systems on Christmas Day. The outage affects both operational and communication platforms. The dispatch systems, used to allocate and deploy field teams…
Storm hampered electricity and water supply in the Ugu District
The search continues on Tuesday, for one missing person who was travelling with four others, when their vehicle was swept away by Sunday evening’s floodwaters, in Amanzimtoti. Two occupants managed…
Three men arrested for masquerading as City Power Officials
Three male suspects were arrested by the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) Tactical Response Unit (TRU) for posing as City Power employees, at Evette Court, in Jeppe Street, Johannesburg. They…
Meet the Electricity Market Advisory Forum (EMAF)
The energy regulator (NERSA) made public the names of members of its newly established Electricity Advisory Forum (EMAF). The Forum is expected to advise the regulator on electricity market reform,…
7 caught red handed stealing cables in Gqeberha
Seven suspects were caught red handed, stealing underground cables, on Thursday. The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality said its Security Officers Response Team, responded swiftly to catch the suspects. Three others…
DBSA approves senior debt funding of $200 million towards the Lobito Corridor
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) signed a loan agreement for the Lobito Atlantic Railway Project in Angola. The DBSA approved senior debt funding of up to US$200 million…
6 City Power contractors arrested for cable theft
At least six (6) contractors were arrested on Reconciliation Day, in Fordsburg, for deliberately tampering with essential electricity infrastructure. Isaac Mangena, Spokesperson of City Power, said what is disturbing, is…