Outlook good, but we are not out of the woods yet
Although South Africa is on day 152 without loadshedding, should unplanned outages rise to 14, 000 Megawatts (MW), Stage 1 loadshedding could kick in. Eskom said in a statement, the…
Most of Nelson Mandela Bay in the dark due to inclement weather
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) has begun the procurement of generators, to power up the City, as strong winds collapsed infrastructure on Thursday. Sithembiso Soyaya, Spokesperson of the Nelson…
Man dies trying to steal transformer
A man died yesterday while trying to steal a transformer, in Diepsloot, Gauteng. The transformer exploded. Eskom found a total of 92 unauthorized transformers, successfully removed 35 of them, and…
Export Symposium in the EC
The Eastern Cape Export Symposium and Exhibition, has highlighted the Region’s export capabilities. In a statement, the Coega Development Project, said the event was themed, “Think Eastern Cape, think opportunities”…
Inclement weather causes power outages in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro
Inclement weather has caused widespread power outages in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro. Areas most affected are in Motherwell, Despatch, Coega and Kariega. In a statement on Wednesday evening, Sithembiso…
StatsSA releases tariffs and rates data
Electricity prices increased at a 10,5% rate every year for 15 years. This emerged from data for electricity, water and property rates, shared by Statistics South Africa, this week. Stats…
Open Access Energy secures $750K
Open Access Energy (OAE) Pty Ltd, has secured funding of about $750, 000 from Factor E Ventures. Open Access Energy (OAE) is South Africa’s first multilateral wheeling software platform that…
4 arrested for stealing heavy fuel at Eskom
Four Eskom employees and a contractor’s security guard were arrested for theft of heavy fuel oil at Camden Power Station. The 4, allegedly stole heavy fuel oil valued at R500…
Renewable Energy making headway in SA
Renewable energy projects are making headway in South Africa. Projected Installed Capacity for all renewable energy technologies has increased from 3.3 Gigawatts (GW) last year (2023) to 172.4GW in 2024.…
Power fully restored in Alexandra, Inner City, Midrand and Reuven
City Power said at 5pm on Monday afternoon, that power is back on, in areas supplied by the Sebenza Substation. This follows a veld fire that tripped up the substation,…