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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - 30 October 2009: Eskom offices in Sandton, Johannesburg. (Photo by Gallo Images/Charles Gallo)
Energy

“Indefensible”: AfriForum warns Eskom’s fixed-charge strategy could backfire

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MyBroadBand
4 min read
Pushing customers off the grid could leave Eskom with fewer paying users and deeper financial trouble, the group tells the energy regulator.
Every unit of power South Africans used in 2024 carried a bigger carbon cost
Energy

Every unit of power South Africans used in 2024 carried a bigger carbon cost

By
MyBroadBand
4 min read
South Africa’s grid grows more carbon-intensive as coal reliance rises.
Dan Marokane, Eskom CEO (left); Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister of Energy and Electricity (middle); Mteto Nyati, Eskom chairman (right)
Energy

Ramaphosa says Eskom should learn from Telkom's monopoly break-up

By
MyBroadBand
3 min read
Ramaphosa says Eskom unbundling can drive competition and investment while keeping the national grid under state control.
ESKOM logo outside Eskom offices in Bellville
Energy

Better late than never: Government finally moves to break Eskom’s monopoly

By
Editor BizNews
5 min read
Independent transmission reform could finally open South Africa’s electricity market to greater competition and fair grid access.
An electricity pylon stands beyond an Eskom sign at the entrance to the Grootvlei power station, operated by Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., in Grootvlei, South Africa.
Energy

26 security firms face Treasury blacklisting over Eskom dispute

By
MyBroadBand
3 min read
TAPSOSA says not all referred companies were implicated in corruption, raising due process concerns.
South Africa’s Selemela Solar Power Plant, one of the largest solar power plants on the African continent.
Energy

South Africa is overlooking solar power that could keep the lights on after sunset

By
The Conversation
5 min read
As coal plants retire, concentrating solar power could deliver reliable electricity, cut costs and create local manufacturing jobs.
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