Coronavirus Eskom COVID-19 Load shedding National Energy Regulator of South Africa FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENTDear Fellow South African,Every South African knows how important electricity is in our lives. When it is available no one thinks about it. But when we have load shedding everything just goes wrong in our lives at home, in

Mari Macnamara Hits: 210 While South Africans celebrate the lifting of many Covid-19 restrictions and the full reopening of the economy, the news is not all good as Eskom has reported a severely constrained power system, resulting in continued load shedding.This latest round of load shedding comes as ten generation units at seven power stations

As South Africa enters into continued periods of stage 4 load shedding, many citizens are hunting for new ways to produce and store their energy without relying on the grid.Due to alleged corruption and mismanagement, state energy supplier Eskom has been struggling to provide the masses of power required by South Africans for the past

Related Posts[imagesource: Cristian Hernandez / AFP]Would it even be a South African winter if we weren’t worried about being plunged into darkness for hours at a time?A month back, Eskom, via chief operations officer Jan Oberholzer and CEO Andre de Ruyter, confidently told South Africans that we should only expect around three days of stage

Marketing 459Load shedding continues to have implications on everyone,particularlyfor television advertisers and broadcasters alike.Advertising budgets have already been reduced, but now with the power out, here are three things that we can expect to happen in the industry: 1. Viewership will decreaseTelevision indisputably remains the largest media consumption channel in South Africa. It isstillthe most effective way

Related Posts[imagesource:here]What you’re looking at above are power lines.As Dale Kerrigan says in The Castle, the iconic Australian comedy, power lines are a reminder of man’s ability to generate electricity.Or rather, they should be, but here in South Africa, things don’t always operate as planned.It seems unbelievable that after in excess of a decade of

Eskom says the latest round of load shedding is due to breakdowns and planned maintenance.It’s only going to get worse, says an expert, as Eskom embarks on a huge maintenance program over the summer.The warmer weather also increases the risk of breakdowns in Eskom’s largest power stations.There’s a strong likelihood of load shedding for the

The Eskom board says it strongly supports the suspension of its Tutuka and Kendal Power Station managers pending disciplinary inquiries.The suspension was actioned by Group Chief Executive, André de Ruyter on Thursday morning. South Africans face power cuts as a result of continuous breakdowns at the utility.In a statement, Eskom says further interventions are ongoing

As Eskom battles to fulfil its southern African energy obligations – particularly at home – with a decrepit generation system, it is also in the middle of an info war on at least three fronts with a common theme: what is it hiding and why?Energy expert Ted Blom is challenging the integrity and reliability of

September 24th, 2020 by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai South Africans have been experiencing regular power outages over the past couple of years as the national utility company has been battling to meet demand during peak hours for several reasons. These include unplanned breakdowns at some of its power stations, delays in completion of the new thermal power