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South Africa’s rare 19-day streak: No load shedding

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen South Africans have recently enjoyed an unprecedented run of almost 20 days without load shedding, a rare period of uninterrupted power supply. The national power utility, Eskom, has attributed this achievement to the sustained availability of generation capacity and emergency reserves at its power stations. Energy Analyst, Chris Yelland, has provided further insight into this extended period without load shedding. Addressing conspiracy theories surrounding the absence of […]

today16 April 2024

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Energy Experts refutes claims that South Africa’s power crisis, with increased load shedding stages, is caused by alleged sabotage

By Kouthar Sambo Energy Experts refuted claims that South Africa’s power crisis, with increased load shedding stages, is caused by alleged sabotage. This comes after the African National Congress' (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula posted on platform X, formerly known as Twitter, claiming that Stage 6 load shedding is "clear sabotage." However, experts believe that Eskom's unreliable fleet and aging infrastructure could be the issue. Speaking on VOC’s DriveTime show […]

today12 February 2024

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“The load shedding situation will not end anytime soon”

By Kouthar Sambo As South Africans still grapple with the effects of load shedding, many people are looking for options to beat the blues of power cuts. Speaking on VOC's Breakfast show earlier this morning, the reality is that we must prepare for load shedding for an extended period, said chairman of the South African Independent Power Producers Association (SAIPPA) Brian Day. According to Day, there are two streams of […]

today23 November 2023

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Ongoing Stage 3 and 4 load shedding to continue throughout the week

Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom will place the country on load shedding between stages 3 and 4 for the rest of the week. The country was plunged into Stage 6 load shedding for the most part of last week, due to power stations maintenance and a number of power units tripping, including Dhuva. Briefing the media in Pretoria on Sunday, Ramokgopa claims that planned maintenance was a priority. “We are […]

today10 September 2023

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Cape Town’s power plans kick off next week

The City of Cape Town says it is in the process of implementing four strategic intervention measures to mitigate the impact of load shedding. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis announced this during a weekly energy media briefing. The city is chasing its goal of ridding itself of load shedding for good in the near future. In the last year, it has changed policy to allow private homes and businesses to generate and […]

today24 March 2023

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Load-shedding moves to stage 3

Due to some improvements in generation capacity, load-shedding will be reduced to stage 3 until further notice, Eskom says. Repairs to damaged towers from Cahora Bassa in Mozambique were completed and restored to full capacity earlier this week. On Tuesday, the electricity utility said the enforced power cuts would move between stages 3 and 4. Source: TimesLIVE

today16 March 2023

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Varying stages of load-shedding this week as generation challenges endure

Stage 4 load-shedding will be implemented until 4pm on Monday afternoon and stage 5 until 5am on Tuesday morning. Load-shedding will be reduced to stage 3 from 5am until 4pm on Tuesday and Wednesday. Stage 4 will be implemented from 4pm until 5am on Tuesday and Wednesday. Electricity imports from the Cahora Bassa hydro scheme in Mozambique have been halved to 6OOMW due to a tower failure on one line […]

today27 February 2023

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Load-shedding improves: Now at stage 4, two levels down from last week

Stage 4 load-shedding is being implemented from Sunday morning until further notice. This is an improvement from last week's rolling blackouts at stage 6, which Eskom attributed to coal supply shortages as well as the now-frequent breakdowns at power stations. Eskom had hoped to move the country to stage 4 by Thursday with stage 3 reached by the weekend. Source: TimesLIVE

today26 February 2023

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How much load-shedding has SA had this year? 74 days and counting

Eskom has implemented 74 days of load-shedding this year, as of Tuesday. This figure refers to any day on which any load-shedding was in effect. Speaking on the 73rd day of load-shedding this year, Eskom's COO Jan Oberholzer warned that more was to come and estimated that it would be lifted in about 10 days. “As soon as the situation allows, we will most definitely ensure that the load-shedding stages […]

today13 July 2022

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