South Africa’s electricity utility, Eskom, has announced that the country will not experience load shedding throughout the coming summer. This means from September 2025 until the end of March 2026, …
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Eskom Settlement with Nersa Triggers R54bn Extra Costs
South Africans will have to pay more for electricity after the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) admitted to making mistakes in calculating Eskom’s revenue for the coming years. …
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Eskom Warns of 21 Days Black-Out In South Africa
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 …
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Eskom Uses Satellite Technology to Track Unregistered Solar Systems
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 …
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South Africans Grapple with Escalating Electricity Tariffs Amid Economic Strain
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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South Africa’s statistics agency considers adding self-generated power to it’s monthly electricity data
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 …