Medupi, Kusile now running five years late

Feb 9, 2015

The latest delay in the synchronisation of the first unit at Medupi Power Station could result in the plant only delivering electricity in 2019 – five years later than planned. This is the word from Chris Yelland of EE-News, who reports that the deadline for synchronisation of the first unit at Medupi Power station has been extended by a further six weeks, from mid-February 2015 to end-March 2015.

Eskom disappoints Earthlife

Jan 16, 2015

Yesterday’s State of the Power System briefing from Eskom left a lot to be desired, says Earthlife Africa. The group comments that, besides issues on financial and environmental sustainability barely being addressed, what was really missing from the briefing was an...

10 years of power constraints on the cards

Jan 15, 2015

Eskom has warned that the country faces another 10 years of power constraints while the utility gets sorely neglected maintenance back on track. And it will be pushing hard for increased tariffs. At a briefing today, CEO Tshediso Matona told the nation that years of...
How to beat the power cuts

How to beat the power cuts

Dec 10, 2014

Days after Eskom’s announcement that more rolling blackouts are expected, enterprising South Africans started coming up  with ways  of beating the loadshedding blues. “There has been a dramatic spike in searches for items like solar lights, gas appliances and...

Data centres vital as Eskom load sheds

Nov 5, 2014

Utilising the services of a well-designed and maintained data centre will help companies of all sizes mitigate the risks associated with the power outages that are a result of Eskom’s power crisis and subsequent load shedding. Lex van Wyk, CEO of Teraco says that by...