The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ms Nomalungelo Gina says government is committed to finalising with speed, the development of South Africa’s Electric
The chief operating officer of South Africa’s electricity utility, Eskom, warned in May that the government should urgently start building new generating capacity. He was
Efforts are under way to postpone South Africa’s local government elections, set for October 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Elections in October would have
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has gazetted the Amended Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) 4 of 2006, which will do
The electricity sector has been in the spotlight recently with the impact of a 15.62% increase in electricity tariffs and frequent power interruptions. Preggie Pillay,
South Africa is once more experiencing periodic power cuts. These typically take the form of scheduled supply interruptions, for two to four hours a day,
In the wake of the 15% increase in electricity tariffs for 2021/22, many households will have to review their already stretched budgets to keep the