Tag: Electricity
Cape Town’s lifeline electricity protection most comprehensive of SA’s metros
Households with a property value under R500 000 pay the least for electricity in Cape Town compared to SA’s other cities in 2023/2024. The City of Cape Town is also the only...
AEC and WNA join forces to advance sustainable nuclear energy in Africa
As part of this partnership, World Nuclear Association, the organization representing the global nuclear industry, will be a leading participant in the upcoming AEW 2023 conference
THE World Nuclear Association and the...
NERSA concurs with decision to procure electricity from SADC region
The Energy Regulator says it agrees with the draft ministerial determination to procure 1 000MW of new generation capacity from the Cross-Border Procurement agreement.
“New generation capacity must be procured or purchased...
Cape Town: leading energy performance municipality
The City of Cape Town continues to lead the way with energy performance certificates (EPCs) displayed in 69 of our municipal assets, making them compliant with the SANS 1544:2014 regulation. In...
Outsmarting Eskom’s proposed Demand Side Management solution
SOUTH Africa is currently experiencing longer power outages due to components within the transmission and distribution network failing as a result of load shedding, prompting Eskom to suggest replacing the current...
Lightening the Load: How to keep load shedding levels low
The reduction in load shedding of late has left South Africans unsure about how to feel, with emotions ranging from elation to mistrust and even anxiety. Eskom has attributed the drop to Stages...
Cape Town’s electricity wheeling pilot gets the greenlight
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that 15 commercial electricity suppliers will start wheeling electricity through Cape Town’s grid following City Council approval later this month. The City’s Mayoral Committee...
President outlines progress on Energy Action Plan
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated government's commitment to resolving the energy crisis as soon as possible.
The President was addressing the National Assembly on Wednesday during the occasion of The Presidency’s Budget...
Cape Chamber welcomes City of Cape Town bid to absorb Eskom clients and infrastructure...
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomes news that the City and Eskom are in discussion about the possible transfer of Eskom staff and infrastructure to the City, as reported...
Higher load shedding stages back
State power utility Eskom has announced that load shedding will be ramped up to higher stages due to delays in the return to service of at least nine generating units.
Stage 6...
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