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South Africa: South African Power Station Refurbishment Delayed Amid Blackouts
allAfrica, 19 July 2023
The Koeberg nuclear power station, where work is under way to extend the plant's operational life by 20 years, will not be returning to full strength any time… Read more »
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South Africa: Former Chief Operating Officer Leaves Power Utility Eskom
Scrolla, 18 July 2023
Jan Oberholzer, the man Eskom tasked with managing the recovery of its Kusile and Koeberg Power Stations, is leaving the company. Read more »
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South Africa: Eskom and Its COO Jan Oberholzer to 'Part Ways By Mutual Agreement'
Daily Maverick, 17 July 2023
Amid its search for a permanent chief executive officer, Eskom's former chief operating officer will leave the power utility at the end of this month. Read more »
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South Africa: Eskom Recovers Generating Units to Ease Load Shedding
SAnews.gov.za, 17 July 2023
Eskom expects to implement Stage 1 and Stage load shedding until further notice following the return to service of at least six generating units at power stations. Read more »
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South Africa: Law Enforcement Continues Crackdown On Eskom Fraud and Corruption
SAnews.gov.za, 17 July 2023
More than 2 000 cases and arrests have been made in cases linked to criminality at Eskom. Read more »
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South Africa: Communication Blackout - Impact of Power Grid Collapse On ICT
ISS, 17 July 2023
Threats to South Africa's ICT sector, which functions as the country's nerve system, must be taken seriously. Read more »
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South Africa: Eskom Working to Resolve Intensified Load Shedding
SAnews.gov.za, 17 July 2023
Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has apologised to the nation for Stage 6 load shedding that was implemented on Thursday. Read more »
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South Africa: Stage 8 Load Shedding 'A Possibility' Should Another Cold Spell Coincide With Failure of Units, Says Eskom
Daily Maverick, 12 July 2023
At dawn on Wednesday, South Africa was once again moved into Stage 6 power cuts. As winter bites, Stage 8 load shedding is 'still a possibility' -- albeit less likely, given the… Read more »
South African Power Station Refurbishment Delayed Amid Blackouts
The Koeberg nuclear power station, where work is under way to extend the plant's operational life by 20 years, will not be returning to full strength any time soon, News24 reports.
Departing Eskom executive Jan Oberholzer is believed to have delivered the bad news to the board of the power utility on July 12, 2023, adding to tensions between himself and chairperson Mpho Makwana, and precipitating Oberholzer's departure. Oberholzer had been overseeing the Koeberg project.
Each unit of Koeberg delivers 920MW of energy, equal to one stage of load shedding each. The extended Koeberg outage dims hope for an end to load shedding by the start of 2024.
South Africa has endured scheduled power cuts since 2007 due to mismanagement at the national power utility.
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