US warns SA: prepare for a complete grid crash
The US government has given a warning for the future about the Eskom Crisis and the potential of a total grid collapse.
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Nhlanhla Nene’s Mini Budget: Financial details in a nutshell
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has not strayed much from the more austere fiscal path adopted last year and his Mini Budget tabled in parliament on Wednesday did not contain any big surprises.
Eskom: How it turned from world’s best to basket case in 15 years
As the cost of renewable power generation is plunging, SA’s Government is pushing Eskom into an outdated agenda of “baseload” from nuclear and coal.
Kenya cuts cost of power connections to boost economy
Kenya reduced the cost of connecting houses to the electricity grid by 57 percent on Wednesday to double the share of the population with electricity to 70 percent by 2017.
Gov’t brushes off critical power outages
SA’s state power utility hasn’t lined up enough coal supplies to meet its generation needs beyond 2016. This in a country already suffering rolling blackouts.
Load Shedding schedules – plan ahead and Eskom cuts become bearable
It’s a straight-forward process of checking when it’s your turn to help reduce the pressure on the national electricity grid. Just click on the name of your city on our list.
Eskom: Stage two blackouts for Wednesday
“Eskom will implement stage two load shedding from 4pm today, which is likely to continue until 10pm this evening,” the power utility said in a statement.
Eskom to start rolling blackouts
South African power utility Eskom will implement rolling blackouts from 0800 GMT TO 2000 GMT on Tuesday due to technical faults with some of its generators overnight, its spokesperson said.
U.N. “green” call on coal-fired power faces challenges
U.N. calls to curb greenhouse gas emissions by ending most electricity generation using coal will face some tough challenges, with coal mining going through a growth spurt in countries such as Australia.
Inspirational – SA is on the forefront of renewable energy internationally, the possibilities are endless
South Africa is the place to be right now if you are in the renewable energy sector. Renewable energy, is one of the government projects that is being applauded universally. Wind Lab Africa’s, Peter Venn, and Kevin James, the Lead Strategist at GCX Africa joined Alec in CNBC Africa’s Cape Town studio, to discuss the … Read more