The electricity connection fees dilemma
The debates have left the wider public confused. South Africa’s electricity supply has become increasingly unreliable and expensive.
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Breaking news and analyst commentary on the ever-changing energy sector in South Africa. Including conventional and renewable energy sectors and the latest energy producing and storing technologies.
Experts volunteer their services to help save Eskom
Labour union Solidarity has sent a list of roughly 300 skilled and experienced power experts to help Eskom fix its operational problems.
Save us from Ramaphosa’s mishmash of energy solutions
The Ramaphosa energy plan was met with rapturous acclaim from most of the mainstream media and the DA’s shadow minister of energy. Dear, oh dear, oh dear!
Eskom may need more than the 32.66% hike it has already asked for 
Eskom applied to Nersa for a 32.66% electricity tariff increase from 1 April 2023 and will now have to adjust its application after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s power plan announcement.
Petrol price deregulation – be aware of the pitfalls
Plans to deregulate the fuel price by imposing a price cap on 93 octane petrol could have major unintended consequences.
Ramaphosa’s power reform plan – SA can be ‘cautiously optimistic’
Connie Mulder says the crux of the president’s plan is to decentralise power generation – a policy shift that couldn’t come soon enough.
Ramaphosa’s new energy plan proof Mantashe must go, says OUTA
OUTA believes President Ramaphosa’s reforms to address the power crisis prove Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe should get the boot for failing in his job.
A small UPS can keep the Wi-Fi on when the lights go out. Here’s a list of 10.
For as little as R595, South Africans can get a small UPS to provide backup power to their wireless Internet connection during load-shedding.
Mantashe’s Eskom 2.0 idea ‘preposterous’ – Ghaleb Cachalia
Minister Gwede Mantashe’s Eskom 2.0 idea is deemed “preposterous” by the DA’s shadow minister of public enterprises, Ghaleb Cachalia.
What fresh hell is Eskom planning for unsuspecting users of solar power?
Eskom appears determined to punish homeowners and businesses who want to install solar systems as an alternative power source.