Sunday’s power and water supply interruptions
Residents of Johannesburg are advised to store up enough water, ahead of Sunday’s power outage at the Eikenhof Substation. City Power, Johannesburg Water, and Rand Water said urgent maintenance, to…
Court ordered Eskom to suspend attachment of eMfuleni bank accounts
Emfuleni Local Municipality’s (ELM) bank accounts were attached, due to non-payment of its current electricity account. Judge Neukircher of the Gauteng High Court, made a ruling on 18 October 2024,…
Huawei to power up rural Nigeria
Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa announced three microgrid projects to supply electricity to rural Nigerian communities. The three projects are Mebiowa Okposi (98 KW), Amaechi Okposi (75 KW) and Odege Okposi (97KW).…
Renergen’s increased revenue and losses
Renergen revenue increased by R1, 8 million in the six months ending 31 August 2024. About R25, 6 million of revenue was reported at the end of August 2024, compared…
Tetra Tech commits to COP29 goals
Global consulting and engineering company TetraTech, has committed to positively impact communities sustainably. This week at COP29 the international community is gathering to advance its commitments and enable global climate…
Power restored in Motherwell after explosion
Preliminary investigations have revealed moisture might have interfered with busbars at the Motherwell substation, and caused the explosion which then affected the breaker. But by Tuesday, at 15:45pm, power was…
Will Joburg have electricity in December?
Well, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, the Minister of Electricity and Energy, has intervened in the City Power/Eskom tussle.On Tuesday, Ramokgopa met with Dada Morero, the Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, on Monday…
“Dialogue, not violence” City Power CE plea
City Power has condemned another attack of its employees, at the Bellevue substation on Sunday evening, the 10 November 2024. City Power, said a group of armed men (7) were…
Sasol’s simulation on the N4
Sasol has explained details of a simulation exercise in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. The aim of it was to test the effectiveness of an outbound logistics emergency response plan during fuel and…
After the storm: Less power in FS
There is a power outage in the Free State, after Sunday’s heavy rains and severe thunderstorms damaged electricity infrastructure. While technicians are repairing faults and trying to restore the system,…