ESKOM: SORRY, BUT LOAD SHEDDING IS HERE TO STAY
EWN 08 December 2014 Eskom Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tshediso Matona says load shedding is here to stay, at least for the next few months as the utility tries to stabilise an extremely constrained system. The country experienced load shedding for a third consecutive weekend and again this mornin
Eskom load shedding under way
FIN 24 05 December 2014 Eskom will start with phase 2 load shedding at 11:00 on Friday morning until 22:00 on Friday night, spokesperson Andrew Etzinger told Fin24. This is because the electricity grid remains constrained. Read more…
ESKOM IMPLEMENTS STAGE 3 LOAD SHEDDING
EWN 05 December 2014 Eskom has confirmed it has implemented stage 3 load shedding. Read more…
Eskom to implement rolling blackouts
Engineering News – ONLINE 05 December 2014 South African power utility Eskom said it would implement rolling blackouts on Friday and into the weekend as the electricity grid continues to be constrained. “The power system has been seriously constrained today, we will begin load sheddin
SA IN FOR A POWERLESS WEEKEND
EWN 12 December 2014 More load shedding is expected across South Africa this morning as Eskom battles to keep up its diesel and water reserves. The power system has remained severely constrained for the past few months due to a unit outage at the Majuba Power Station in Mpumalanga as well as ongoing mai
Eskom announces stage 2 load shedding
FIN24 28 November 2014 Eskom will implement rotational load shedding in stage 2 over the weekend in a bid to augment its water and diesel reserves for the week ahead, it said on Friday afternoon. Load shedding will be from 6:00 to 22:00 on Saturday and 8:00 to 22:00 on Sunday. Read more…
Eskom offers voluntary separation packages
Engineering News ONLINE 26 November 2014 Eskom has asked its staff to consider voluntary retrenchment packages, a spokesman confirmed on Wednesday. “We can confirm that we have announced the process by which employees can apply for voluntary separation packages,” spokesperson Andrew Etzinger
Dec Medupi Unit 6 sync deadline at risk, as unit interval plan comes into focus
Engineering News – ONLINE 25 November 2014 Electricity utility Eskom has confirmed a likely further, albeit modest, slippage in the schedule for first synchronisation of Medupi Unit 6, which was scheduled for December 24, 2014. The delay is the latest in several to afflict the project, which has
SA rooftop solar PV industry poised for growth, says law firm
Engineering News – ONLINE 24 November 2014 Global law firm Baker & McKenzie partner Paul Curnow believes South Africa holds significant upside potential for manufacturers and developers of commercial rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, as these players would be able to bypass ofte
Operational, financial headwinds place Eskom in worst position in ‘living memory’
Engineering News ONLINE 25 November 2014 State-owned electricity utility Eskom is forecasting a dramatic slump in profitability for the full-year to March 31, 2015, with CEO Tshediso Matona indicating that its profit is likely to fall to R500-million in 2014/15 from nearly R7.1-billion in 2013/14. Rel
