Is City Power wrong for cutting electricity to the blind?
City Power said in a statement that it is urging the management of the Johannesburg Society for the Blind to come clean about why the institution’s electricity supply and other…
Grootspruit Solar Project launched in Matjhabeng
The Grootspruit Solar Project, was launched this week in Allanridge, Matjhabeng. It is a R1.4 billion solar initiative, with a substation designed to ensure the Loop-In-Loop-Out (LILO) overhead line connects…
AFDB plans 2 more grants
The African Development Bank has approved ZAR 18.85 billion ($1 billion) loan to Transnet, South Africa’s major freight and logistics company, for its recovery and growth plans. In addition to…
Kathu Solar gives back to NC community
Kathu Solar Park donated cleaning equipment and tools to the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) of the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, in the Northern Cape. Speaking about this initiative,…
Veld fires in Gauteng, tripped up 7 substations
The Sebenza Substation’s 275kV breaker tripped as a result of veld fires around Gillooly’s Farm near the N3 Highway, over the weekend. This interrupted power supply across seven substations in…
Cape storm leaves a trail of electricity faults
Eskom said it has experienced high call volumes, as heavy rains continue in the Western Cape. There are power faults across the City, includingWynberg, Lakeside, Brooklyn, Rondebosch, Plattekloof, Penelyn Estate,…
Eskom employee and accomplice face the music
An Eskom employee and his accomplice, a service provider, made separate appearances before the Hendrina Magistrate Court last week on the 01 and 05 July 2024. They were each granted…
Load reduction to kickstart
Eskom announced this morning that load reduction is starting this Winter. Eskom’s Daphne Mokwena says while Eskom has suspended loadshedding for 104 consecutive days due to sufficient generation capacity, the…
SunCentral project
Phase 1 of the construction of SolarAfrica Energy’s project began this week.The development known as the SunCentral project, amounts to about R5 billion. During a breaking ground ceremony, David McDonald,…
Wild Coast Communities vs Shell
Communities on the Wild Coast are taking Shell to court. They want the Constitutional Court to set aside the energy giant’s right to conduct seismic tests on the Wild Coast…