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South Africa: Power Station Improvements Lead to Lower Load Shedding Stages
SAnews.gov.za, 6 June 2023
Eskom will implement Stage 3 load shedding this afternoon following further improvement in the power utility's power stations. Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa's Power Crisis Will Continue Until 2025 - and Blackouts Will Take 5 Years to Phase Out
The Conversation Africa, 7 June 2023
South Africa is in the middle of a severe electricity crisis, with enforced power cuts that have worsened every year. Electricity is sometimes unavailable for 10 hours a day. The… Read more »
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South Africa: Eskom Responds to Allegations of Sabotage By Top Executive
SAnews.gov.za, 6 June 2023
State power utility Eskom says it remains committed to rooting out fraud and corruption within the utility. Read more »
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South Africa: Former Eskom Employees, Industry Experts to Start Work At Power Stations to Ease Load Shedding
SAnews.gov.za, 2 June 2023
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, announced on Friday that technical experts supported by the Resource Mobilisation Fund (RMF) will be… Read more »
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South Africa: Fitch Ratings Maintains Eskom At 'B' With Stable Outlook
SAnews.gov.za, 1 June 2023
Eskom has welcomed the decision by American credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings to keep the power utility's rating at 'B' with a stable outlook. Read more »
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South Africa: Solutions to Power Blackouts Lie in Solar Farms and Battery Storage At Scale - And an End to State Monopoly
The Conversation Africa, 1 June 2023
Rolling blackouts are costing South Africa dearly. The electricity crisis is a barrier to growth, destroys investor confidence and handicaps almost every economic activity. It has… Read more »
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South Africa: Progress Is Being Made to Resolve National Electricity Crisis, Says President
SAnews.gov.za, 1 June 2023
President Cyril Ramaphosa says although South Africa is facing an electricity crisis that appears unrelenting, government is making progress in resolving the challenge. Read more »
Less Load Shedding for South Africa, Power Stations Improved
Rotational power cuts in South Africa have been scaled back, for now.
"Over the past 24 hours, a generating unit each at Kriel and Majuba power stations were returned to service.
"In the same period, a generation unit each at Duvha, Hendrina, Kendal, Lethabo and Matla power stations were taken out of service due to breakdowns. The further delays in returning to service a generating unit at Arnot, Camden and Hendrina power stations are contributing to the current capacity constraints. Eskom teams are working around the clock to return these generating units to service over the next few days," the power utility said on June 6, 2023.
South Africa has endured scheduled power cuts since 2007 due to mismanagement at the national power utility.
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