by admin | May 15, 2025 | electricity, Energy, Eskom South Africa, Industry News, Load shedding, News, Newsletter, power cuts, stage 2
Charge up those power banks, download a few podcasts, and settle in; Eskom has officially announced the return of Stage 2 load shedding. Fortunately, Eskom hopes to kick load shedding to the curb by Thursday, meaning Saffas will only have to put up with power cuts for... by admin | Feb 20, 2025 | electricity, Eskom, Industry News, Nersa, News, residential, solar, South Africa
We’ve got some bad news for all you solar PV system owners in South Africa. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved Eskom’s Retail Tariff Plan (RTP) that will effectively require residents – those who are still connected to the grid – to pay... by admin | Feb 16, 2025 | Africa, electricity, Energy, green transition, News, South Africa, The Conversation
The world is fast transitioning towards renewable energy systems. However, in many African countries, this transition is not solving historical inequalities or socio-economic challenges. This is because moving away from fossil fuels is costly and governments have... by admin | Feb 3, 2025 | electricity, Energy, Eskom, Load shedding, News, South Africa
UPDATE (31/01/2025): Only a few hours after Eskom issued this warning, it was confirmed that the energy company will bring back load shedding to South Africa, ten months after it was suspended. Stage 3 will come into effect at 17h00 on Friday, 31 January 2025. Eskom... by admin | Nov 25, 2024 | coal-burning, electricity, Energy, News, Other Tech News, Sasol, South Africa, The Conversation
The giant Secunda complex of Sasol, South Africa’s biggest chemicals and energy company, provides the fundamental ingredients to South Africa’s petrochemical sector. It produces petrochemicals, plastics, chemicals essential to key industries such as agriculture... by admin | Feb 4, 2024 | electricity, Energy, Eskom, Load shedding, News, Other Tech News, renewable energy, solar, South Africa, The Conversation
Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned power utility, struggles to generate and supply a stable flow of electricity to meet demand. In 2023, there were times when households and businesses had no power for up to 11 hours a day. The result is that many South Africans are...