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Safety will not be compromised if Koeberg power plant lifespan is extended: De Ruyter

Eskom’s Group Chief Executive Andre de Ruyter says measures will be taken to ensure that safety is not compromised if the lifespan of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station is extended for another 20 years. De Ruyter, Eskom’s executive team and the new Board appeared before a joint meeting of Public Enterprises and Mineral Resources and Energy departments, to discuss the energy crisis in the country. The discussions related to the Koeberg Power […]

today3 November 2022

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Eskom to offer voluntary retrenchment packages to some staff

Cash-strapped Eskom will start offering a voluntary retrenchment package to managers in non-core operations, as well as employees over the age of 60 across the group. In a communique sent to all group executives on February 6, Eskom said that the window for applications will open in the third week of February 2020, with "employee exits planned for end of April 2020". Last month Eskom's new CEO, Andre de Ruyter, […]

today13 February 2020

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Eskom CEO says entry of IPPs onto grid to cost R18 billion

Andre de Ruyter, Eskom’s chief executive officer, has said that while he favours letting companies generate their own power there will be significant initial costs if they are to sell their excess generation into the South African grid. Frustrated by regular power cuts, mining and industrial companies have been pushing the government to allow them to build their own power plants to ensure security of supply. They also want to […]

today28 January 2020

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Technicians working around the clock to curb load shedding: Eskom

Eskom says due to a loss of additional generation capacity on Tuesday, it had to utilise emergency reserves to supplement capacity during the day. Eskom says its technicians are working around the clock to restore capacity to the national grid, following a number of unplanned breakdowns at its substations due to poor infrastructure maintenance. The power utility says the aim is to minimise the impact on the national grid and give […]

today8 January 2020

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