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…
9 security guards part of 15 nabbed for cable theft
Fifteen (15) suspects were arrested for cable theft in Joburg over the weekend. Nine of the fifteen are security officers contracted by City Power. In a statement, City Power admitted…
Electricity transmission now has its own entity
The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has begun trading, Eskom announced in a joint statement today, with the Department of Public Enterprises. The NTCSA is a separate, distinct, and…
Progress of fibre projects at Coega
Coega Development Corporation gave an update of its investment projects including its R60 Million Orion Engineered Carbons Oil Tank Project, its Biofibre Hub Project (R1 billion) and its Hive Hydrogen…
Electricity tariff is increasing by 12%
South Africans have expressed disappointment at news of an electricity tariff hike this week. One reader, Nompumelelo Ngobese said her salary has remained the same, despite increases in 3 years…
Renewed commitment to keep lights on in Gqeberha
Rudy Dicks, Chairperson of the National Energy Crisis Committee (NECOM) said South Africa is not out of the woods as yet, despite major strides to secure electricity supply. Since load-shedding…
EN365 Tips: What to do if someone is shocked by electricity
The increase of cable theft opens up possibilities of electrical shocks.According to Eskom’s electricity safety tips, electrical shocks could come from exposed cables, illegal connections, vandalized equipment and exterior overload.…