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Reliable, sustainable energy key to industrialisation: Ebrahim Patel

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel has conceded that reliable, affordable and sustainable energy is essential for industrialisation. He says the private sector has an important role to play in making this possible. South Africa’s energy crisis has raised the cost of doing business in the country. This as Eskom implements rolling blackouts. Patel was addressing the Proudly SA, Buy Local Summit and Exhibition in Johannesburg yesterday. “We need […]

today28 March 2023

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Talk is cheap, analyst warns new Electricity Minister

Energy analyst Chris Yelland says there is a lot of pressure on the newly appointed Electricity Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, as he is expected to focus on solving the power crisis at Eskom. President Cyril Ramaphosa named Ramokgopa as South Africa’s new Electricity Minister during his Cabinet reshuffle at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Monday evening. He says the state of disaster will allow the new Electricity minister to exclude […]

today7 March 2023

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National state of disaster regulations for energy crisis published

National state of disaster regulations published on Tuesday allow government to grant exemptions from load-shedding “where technically feasible” to essential infrastructure — if these exemptions will not result in an increased risk of higher stages of load-shedding. The regulations list “essential infrastructure” as health infrastructure, including military health facilities; water infrastructure, including water treatment plants; rail and port infrastructure; food production and food storage facilities, where feasible; and critical electronic […]

today28 February 2023

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Energy crisis National State of Disaster challenged by Solidarity

Trade union Solidarity has launched a legal challenge against the government’s decision to declare the energy crisis a National State of Disaster. During the State of the Nation Address (SONA) last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a National State of Disaster as the country endures rolling blackouts amid the electricity crisis. Ramaphosa also announced his intent to appoint a Minister of Electricity in the Presidency to work with Eskom’s leadership […]

today15 February 2023

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Declaring energy crisis a national state of disaster is ill-considered: DA

Democratic Alliance (DA) Leader, John Steenhuisen, says it was ill considered for President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare the electricity crisis a National State of Disaster. Steenhuisen was reacting to Ramaphosa’s announcement that Co-operative Governance Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has already gazetted the state of disaster. “Well, I think the big concern for us is the National State of Disaster. We believe that it is ill-considered. We saw the looting and maladministration that […]

today10 February 2023

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National state of disaster on energy crisis long overdue: Mbalula

African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has conceded that a decision to declare a national state of disaster around the country’s energy crisis is long overdue. Eskom is currently implementing Stage 5 and 6 rolling blackouts till further notice. Mbalula delivered the outcomes of the NEC Lekgotla, where he said the governing party will adopt a 15-month resuscitation strategy. He told the media in Johannesburg that the ANC will […]

today1 February 2023

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Companies edge jobs cuts if energy crisis persists: ECSA

Many companies will be forced to cut more jobs as the country’s energy situation continues to deteriorate and with the fluctuating rolling blackout stages, the Energy Council of South Africa (ECSA) says. President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the Energy Department will take over the responsibility of overseeing Eskom which has been failing to meet the nation’s power demand since 2008. Eskom is currently implementing Stage 4 rolling blackouts during the day […]

today11 January 2023

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President Ramaphosa wants urgent solutions to the electricity crisis

LOCAL President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers remarks at the official Opening of the Sandvik Khomanani Facility in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni. The Presidency says President Cyril Ramaphosa wants urgent solutions to South Africa’s protracted electricity crisis. Reports say some major announcements related to the crisis are expected to be made in the Cabinet meeting which Ramaphosa will chair on Wednesday. The power utility has ramped up stages of rolling blackouts, which reached […]

today21 September 2022

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