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South Africa could be heading into a tough winter as Eskom warns that the country may face up to 21 days of Stage 2 load shedding if the current rate …

Eskom, the national electricity company in South Africa, has begun using satellite technology to find homes and businesses with solar power systems that are not properly registered. This new move …

In a move that has intensified the financial strain on many households, South Africa is set to implement a 12.7% increase in electricity tariffs effective April 1, 2025—a date dubbed …

In a move that has sent shockwaves through South Africa’s renewable energy sector, Eskom, the nation’s primary electricity supplier, has introduced stringent regulations targeting homeowners with rooftop solar installations. These …

Eskom will increase load-shedding from stage 1 to a rotation of stage 2 and stage 3 for the rest of the week. The utility said it would implement stage 3 on …

South Africa passed 200 days of power cuts in 2022 on Tuesday, with more to come. Eskom has implemented record rotational blackouts this year because its old and poorly maintained …

Eskom has announced that it has incurred a R12.3 billion loss for the year ending 31 March 2022. This is an improvement on 2021’s R25 billion loss caused by Eskom’s …

South Africa’s statistics agency is considering including self-generated power in its monthly electricity-generation data as more households and businesses reduce their reliance on state-owned utility Eskom.Adding the metric would broaden …

Eskom “technically” implemented stage 7 load-shedding at one point last week, according to the Bureau for Economic Research’s (BER’s) latest weekly review. The BER argues Eskom’s power cuts reached this …

South Africa’s state-owned power utility spends R3.2 billion a year on private security to tackle sabotage and to protect its senior executives, TimesLive reports. Eskom’s general manager for security Karen Pillay …