To overcome South Africa’s load shedding problems, the country needs an additional 6000 MW of power generation, and it needs it now.Speaking to the TV news channel eNCA recently, energy expert Chris Yelland said that South Africa needs an additional 6000 MW of low-cost, environmentally friendly, quick-to-build electricity generation as soon as possible.His comments come

President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again acknowledged the extent of the country’s electricity crisis, but insists there’s light at the end of the proverbial tunnel, in the form of a new act which would contribute to the current power demands, among others.Government, under the Department of Energy has gazette a new determination  for the Energy

image copyrightAFPimage captionSupporters of the governing ANC party protest against the power cuts in Soweto townshipSouth African homes, offices and businesses have endured a week of daily power cuts, designed to prevent a total collapse of the overstretched electricity grid.The use of scheduled blackouts, or load shedding, is not new in the country – but

Eskom has stated that while the recent determination to procure another 11,800MW of energy capacity from independent power producers (IPPs) will be helpful, load-shedding will continue until at least the end of 2021.This means that for the foreseeable future, and despite a government decision to open up further procurement from IPPs, rolling blackouts will continue

Where are the bold steps that were promised in December 2019? Why is the ANC blocking municipalities from purchasing directly from Independent Power Producers (IPPs), and the opening of the grid? Why did Minister Gwede Mantashe not raise the limit for exemptions from licensing of generation from 1MW to 10MW? Where is the negotiation with

We are sadly, in a state of emergency, which is an unmitigated nightmare for the Ramaphosa Presidency. The best we can do is be vigilant and active citizens I recall being a guest at the opening of the all-new, all-green BP building at the V&A Waterfront in 2005, and cutting the ribbon was the then

It’s the busiest time of the year, but South Africans have been experiencing extreme power outages that wreak havoc on Christmas shopping…along with all the daily mundane things like watching the food go ‘vrot’ in the fridge! (This article was published in December 2014! Click here for an update on the Top 10 South African Loadshedding / Load

Since 2007, Eskom, the primary electrical provider in South Africa, has implemented a power-sharing technique across the country. This technique, referred to as load shedding, works to distribute power across the country by staging scheduled power outages in some municipalities for multiple hours a day. The power outages switch across different municipalities on a schedule

1. The UPS is the electric device which has rectifier for providing the backup power to the system whereas the inverter converts the AC into DC.2. The main function of the UPS is to store the electric supply whereas the inverter converts the AC power into DC power.3. During the power outages, the UPS immediately

Eskom is now allowed to source over 11,800MW from Independent Power Producers (IPPs), but this will not solve South Africa’s immediate electricity problems.This is the view of energy expert Chris Yelland, who spoke to ENCA about the Department of Energy’s new determination for the Energy Regulation Act.The new determination, which was published last week, allows