No Power Outages - South African Power Utility
Power utility Eskom has assured South African that there will be no load-shedding as a result of delays in the completion of the country's new coal-fired power plant.
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South Africa:
No Outages Because of Medupi - Eskom
SA Info, 11 July 2013
There will be no load-shedding as a result of delays in the completion of South Africa's new Medupi coal-fired power plant, says state company Eskom. Read more »
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South Africa:
Consultants to Get Medupi On Track
SA Info, 11 July 2013
South African Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba, saying he was "extremely disturbed" by further delays to the completion of Eskom's Medupi coal-fired power station, has… Read more »
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South Africa:
Delay in Medupi Unit 6
Govt of SA, 8 July 2013
The Minister of Public Enterprises Malusi Gigaba has noted Eskom's announcement about Medupi's delay to deliver first power in December 2013 as originally planned. Read more »
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South Africa:
The Medupi Delay - Why You Should Care
Daily Maverick, 9 July 2013
On Monday Eskom announced, as many had already predicted, that the Medupi Power Station would not be operational at the end of this year. There is, however, much more at stake than… Read more »
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South Africa:
Third Medupi Delay - Will Heads Roll?
DA, 8 July 2013
The announcement today by Eskom that the Medupi power station will not meet its December 2013 deadline and that first power from Medupi could only be expected in the second half of… Read more »
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South Africa:
SA Extends New Power Plant Deadline
SA Info, 8 July 2013
South Africa's new Medupi coal-fired power station, under construction in Limpopo province, is unlikely to deliver its first power to the country's grid by the end of this year as… Read more »
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South Africa:
Medupi Promises Require Enforcement Plan
DA, 12 April 2013
Minister of Public Enterprises, Malusi Gigaba, is adamant that the December 2013 deadline for the Medupi power plant to start producing power will be met. However, he has not put… Read more »
InFocus
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Power utility Eskom have said that load shedding hasn't begun following power cuts in certain parts of the country. But Public Enterprises minister Malusi Gigaba says they cannot ... Read more »
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Opposition parties have lambasted Eskom over its decision to do maintenance at nine of its power stations just ahead of the winter months. The power utility's management came under ... Read more »