What's Happening, Eskom? 'Unexpected' Power Cuts Hit South Africa
Seven generators giving in at the same time? The Board of Eskom has today convened an urgent meeting with the company's executive management and Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan, following the "unexpected" introduction of load shedding that began on Sunday February 10, 2019.
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South Africa:
Eskom Implements Stage Three Load Shedding
SAnews.gov.za, 12 February 2019
Eskom is this morning implementing stage three rotational load shedding for a third consecutive day. Read more »
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South Africa:
Eskom Yet Again Holding SA to Ransom
IFP, 12 February 2019
The ANC's latest remarks regarding load shedding in the country as an act of sabotage by ESKOM employees appears to be nothing but a convenient 'untruth' with current stage 3 and 4… Read more »
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South Africa:
Unbundling Eskom - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Daily Maverick, 11 February 2019
Now that President Ramaphosa has announced a decision to unbundle Eskom into three separate state-owned entities -- Generation, Transmission and Distribution -- it is a good time… Read more »
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South Africa:
Why the Latest Plan for State-Owned Power Giant Eskom Could Work
The Conversation Africa, 10 February 2019
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled a new plan for the country's beleaguered state owned power utility, Eskom. During his State of the Nation Address on 7… Read more »
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South Africa:
NUM Totally Rejects the Decision Taken By Government to Unbundle Eskom
COSATU, 8 February 2019
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) totally rejects the proposed business model announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the State of the Nation Address last night to… Read more »
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South Africa:
Seven Generators Tripped, Power Utility Board Tells Minister
Eskom, 11 February 2019
The Board of Eskom today convened an urgent meeting with the company’s executive management and the Minister of Public Enterprises, Mr Pravin Gordhan, following the… Read more »
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South Africa:
Eskom - the Terrorist Attack From Within
Daily Maverick, 12 February 2019
The battle for Eskom is the battle for South Africa. Read more »
InFocus
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At the State of the Nation Address on February 7, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that Eskom would be unbundled into "three separate entities - generation, transmission and ... Read more »
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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the restructuring of state-owned power utility Eskom, an election date of 8 May, a reconfiguration of the intelligence service ... Read more »
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Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has said that a discussion will have to be held on whether energy parastatal Eskom should be split into three separate entities. This ... Read more »
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South African energy giant Eskom has embarked on Stage 1 and 2 loadshedding, asking residents and businesses to "please use electricity sparingly to ease the demand of ... Read more »