Free Market Foundation: Eskom is still broken
While we may have enjoyed a relative break from the worst of loadshedding, we must not grow complacent. The causes
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Eskom manages five consecutive months without loadshedding
Eskom has achieved a significant milestone of over five consecutive months without loadshedding. There was no loadshedding during the 2024
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Miracle possible!? – ESKOM: 100 days without load-shedding on 4 July
The improvement in the Energy Availability Factor is reflected in the country reaching the milestone of 100 days without load-shedding
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Urgent need to reform South Africa’s electricity sector
The generation, transmission, and a large percentage of the distribution of electricity in SA is currently carried out by Eskom,
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Interview confirms the government and its ANC cronies are criminals
In an interview with e.tv aired on Tuesday, 21 February, outgoing Eskom CEO André De Ruyter said it appeared Cabinet
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DMRE to overcome load shedding within the next 12 months
CAPE TOWN – Speaking at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town.Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says there are
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Eskom needs to be further from government, not closer
On the 9th of January, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the Department of Energy will be taking over Eskom, and
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Minerals Council SA is dismayed at price increases for ESKOM
JOHANNESBURG – The Minerals Council South Africa notes with dismay the above- inflation electricity tariff increases granted to Eskom, which
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SEIFSA: Eskom cannot provide sufficient electricity to its customers
SEIFSA Chief Operating Officer Tafadzwa Chibanguza notes with grave disappointment the significantly above inflation tariff increase granted by the National
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Eskom threatens the SA economy and wellbeing of inhabitants
Eskom has warned that it could implement elevated levels of power cuts higher than stage 6 load shedding in a
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Eskom’s incompetence, prices will need to rise even more
A terrible cycle that belies that the problem is not with electricity users not buying enough electricity, but with an
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Eskom should make way for an independent power grid
Eskom, as a state-owned monopoly, with centrally controlled oversight and direction, is not the best structure for the supply of
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Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter resigns amid high stages of loadshedding
Eskom’s CEO André de Ruyter has resigned. He has been under enormous pressure as the country has been plunged into
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A feasible South African policy solution to the crisis of electricity generation
The electricity crisis in South Africa is self-inflicted. This has become clear from the many costly disruptions in electricity supply
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It’s time to end Eskom’s monopoly
In 2022 alone, we have had a combined 673 hours of loadshedding (at time of writing); that is 28 days
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Ramaphosa’s electricity reform lacks necessary liberalisation
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s electricity liberalisation announcement, as with previous announcements, is a welcome event. But, again as with Ramaphosa’s previous
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The FMF’s solution to loadshedding: Break Eskom’s monopoly
Talk of establishing a second electricity utility owned and operated by the government to “compete with Eskom” is of grave
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Q & A: Can Eskom be saved?
For nearly 15 years, the electricity supply has been unstable. As load shedding gets worse, the public has questioned whether
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Eskom happy with slow carbon tax rollout
South Africa’s government has decided it would extend the first phase of its carbon tax plan by three years, which
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Eskom blamed for billions of rands worth of production lost in mining
Billions of rands worth of production in the mining industry has been lost since 2008 when the inability of Eskom
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Ramaphosa backs R131bn financing offer for just energy transition
President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking during his parliamentary Q&A on Thursday made his strong stand in favour of partial privatisation of
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Gordhan: Experts appointed to investigate sabotage at Eskom power stations
Eskom says it has employed the services of forensic investigators to get to the bottom of its suspicions to investigate
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Sell some Eskom’s coal-fired power plants, Government says
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in his budget speech said South African government ministers have reached a general agreement to sell
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South Africa hails deal at COP26 to end coal-based power generation
Agreed at the COP26 climate summit in Scotland, South Africa is set to receive $8.5bn (R125bn) to help end its
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Collapsing Eskom and load shedding stages explained
At all times there must be sufficient supply to meet demand, however electricity demand is not constant because of: peak
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Exxaro enters MOU with Eskom and Seriti to energise a low carbon future
Exxaro, Eskom Holdings SOC and Seriti Resources have entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) in order to record their
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Eskom continues its disaster mission of ‘jobs shedding and capital drain’
Due to further shortage of generation capacity, Eskom says it “regrets” to announce that Stage 4 which started from 12:00
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Major Eskom coal suppliers go green with solar energy projects
Exxaro and Seriti, Eskom’s major coal suppliers, are aiming to develop renewable energy projects at their operations with the companies
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Karpowership gets 3 licences: Is NERSA compromised?
Even with an ongoing legal fight and environmental concerns, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) on Tuesday approved
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Centaur Mining was another Guptas’ puppet, liquidators say
Centaur Mining SA’s bid to fend off a R400-million claim from liquidators of the controversial Trillian group of companies seems
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