Joemat-Pettersson plans to set up energy brains trust
Engineering News – ONLINE 24 June 2014 Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says she will be inviting members of the public to recommend people who can serve on a ‘Min
by Municipal infrastructure causes power cuts – Joemat-Pettersson
Engineering News – ONLINE 23 June 2014 Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has blamed municipal infrastructure for some of the power cuts in the country. “Pow
Eskom on weather-induced demand and post-strike dynamics
Engineering News – ONLINE 20 June 2014 There is little question that electricity utility Eskom has had a difficult start to winter, having already declared several power emer
Integrated Energy Plan to be published by March 2015
Engineering News – ONLINE 18 June 2014 Following the July 2013 launch of a public consultation phase for the formulation of South Africa’s envisaged Integrated Energy
Energy sector needs radical transformation
fin24 – ONLINE 17 June 2014 Cape Town – Power constraints call for a “radical transformation” of the country’s energy sector, President Jacob Zuma t
State of the Nation Address: Zuma unveils plans to tackle growth-sapping labour, power woes
Engineering News – ONLINE 17 June 2014 ….. ENERGY SECURITY In response, Zuma promised to respond “decisively to the country’s energy constraints in order to create
Energy constraints more troublesome than platinum strike – FMF
Engineering News – ONLINE 12 June 2014 The impact of South Africa’s ongoing strained energy supply has been more devastating than the effects of the protracted strike in
First Eskom load shedding this winter
Fin24.com 11 June 2014 Johannesburg – Deliberate power cuts, the first of this winter, took place countrywide on Wednesday night, electricity giant Eskom said. “Due to
South Africa's power grid 'severely constrained' – Eskom
Engineering News – ONLINE 11 June 2014 South Africa’s national power grid is severely constrained due to high demand and outages of someelectricity generating units,
Eskom aims to buy 500 MW more from IPPs ahead of Medupi, Kusile ramp-ups
Engineering News ONLINE 05 June 2014 State-owned electricity utility Eskom will issue a tender soon for the procurement of an additional 500 MW of capacity from private generato