Tag: power cuts
Premier assesses Western Cape Government energy interventions
With energy security a major priority of the Western Cape Government (WCG), Premier Alan Winde spent some time this week in Stellenbosch and Saldanha Bay assessing power projects that have been...
Community solar lighting project
BEKA Schréder has supplied the LED solar lighting highmast solution as part of a Seriti community solar lighting project to the Siyanqoba and Klarinet communities in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga province.
This project was...
Loadshedding is having a huge impact on the uptake of new equipment, warns Shumani
LOADSHEDDING is having a huge impact on the total uptake of equipment in general, says Victor Nemukula, MD of Shumani Industrial Equipment. Companies are instead spending their capital budget on solar...
Gordhan calls for urgent action amid load shedding
Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, has called on the board of Eskom to “act with urgency” on Eskom management’s handling of load shedding.
The power utility announced that the country will...
More generation capacity needed to end power cuts in the country – Eskom
South Africa needs an extra 4,000 to 6,000 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity to eliminate the risk of scheduled power cuts, state utility Eskom said, adding it would forge ahead with...
Eskom implements stage 2 load shedding, warns of further power cuts
Eskom will implement stage 2 load shedding from 5am on Tuesday morning the 1st of June as a cold front hits the country.
The power utility has warned of possible power cuts...
South Africans Left Without Answers as Blackouts Drag On
South Africans looking for signs of an end to the latest round of power cuts were left disappointed after the minister responsible for utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. said he doesn’t...
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