‘Efforts to tackle energy crisis lack urgency and coherence’
South Africa’s electricity infrastructure has been degrading in the past decade, with both scheduled and unscheduled power outages on the increase. Despite slowed economic activity
South Africa’s electricity infrastructure has been degrading in the past decade, with both scheduled and unscheduled power outages on the increase. Despite slowed economic activity
State power utility Eskom will implement Stage 2 load shedding from 11am on Wednesday until 5am on Monday morning. Eskom said this was due to
South Africans are facing another round of power cuts despite promises from South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, that it would keep the lights on. Unexpected
Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned power utility, is facing a litany of challenges. The Conversation Africa asked Professor Anton Eberhard, director of the Power Futures Lab
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
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
President Cyril Ramaphosa says resolving the current energy challenges is fundamental to South Africa’s economic recovery. “That is why we are making every effort to
The Automotive Industry Development Centre in the Eastern Cape (AIDCEC) has warned that the electricity tariff increase of 15% effective from April 1, will slam
Against the backdrop of a weak economy, businesses face further challenges when it comes to sustainable power supply. According to the 2020 CSIR Energy Report,
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