South Africa's Energy Crisis Not Yet Over - Minister
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says the government will implement a plan that will see the use of integrated energy resources to sustain the country's electricity needs.
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South Africa:
26 Days of No Load Shedding
SAnews.gov.za, 4 September 2015
Eskom has been able to supply the country's electricity needs and do maintenance without implementing load shedding for the past 26 days, it said on Friday. Read more »
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South Africa:
Lynne Brown - Eskom Not Out of the Woods Yet
News24Wire, 4 September 2015
South Africa is not out of the woods yet despite having had 26 days without load shedding, Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown told a media briefing on Friday. Read more »
Eskom Megawatt Park.
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South Africa:
Eskom On Road to Stability - CEO Molefe
News24Wire, 4 September 2015
Eskom acting CEO Brian Molefe said on Friday it is a sign of Eskom's state of stability that there has been no load shedding for 26 days, despite 900 MW of Koeberg unit 2 going… Read more »
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South Africa:
Sharp Drop in SA Power Generation
News24Wire, 3 September 2015
Electricity generated by South Africa dropped by 3.3% for July compared to the same period last year, Statistics South Africa said on Thursday. Read more »
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South Africa:
Koeberg Unit 2 Going Down
News24Wire, 31 August 2015
Koeberg unit 2 will be shut down on Monday August 31 for scheduled refuelling and maintenance and is expected to return back to service by mid-December 2015, Eskom said late Monday… Read more »
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South Africa:
All Systems Go for Eskom's Medupi Unit Six
SAnews.gov.za, 30 August 2015
President Jacob Zuma and Eskom CEO Brian Molefe will today officially open Medupi Unit 6 in Lephalale, Limpopo. Read more »
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South Africa:
New Power Station Opened
SAnews.gov.za, 30 August 2015
The completion of Medupi is expected to grow South Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by about 0.35 percent a year, says President Jacob Zuma. Read more »
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South Africa:
Eskom to Pump R163bn Into Transmission Infrastructure
News24Wire, 28 August 2015
Eskom plans to spend R163bn on transmission infrastructure in the next 10 years, according to the utility's transmission development plan. Read more »