Agility, flexibility and new thinking, are required to solve the power-stressed Southern African region’s energy crisis. Greg Austin analyses the situation and provides a case for renewable energy.
Eskom national spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe responds to an article on how falling electricity production is being offset by the growing number of independent power producers.
Eskom CEO Brian Molefe recently announced a surplus of electricity in five years. And despite this excess, Molefe is still in support of the controversial nuclear build programme.
There has been a massive improvement in the supply of electricity since former Transnet CEO Brian Molefe moved into the hot seat at state-owned Eskom.
Helen Suzman Foundation has asked Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to probe Eskom, Chancellor House and the ANC following the damning Hitachi revelations
Renewables are a lone bright spot in South Africa’s struggling power industry.
Helen Suzman Foundation’s Elias Phaahla says Eskom has failed to keep the lights on in spite of the fact that consumption levels have been declining.
SA could deploy power barges using gas to generate electricity to help overcome chronic supply shortages.
ABB Ltd., a Swiss maker of electricity-grid connections, won a $160 million order for instrumentation at Eskom’s Kusile power plant in South Africa.
Medupi’s Unit 6 turbine is now running at optimum speed. General Manager of Medupi Roman Crookes joined Alec and Gugu to share some updates on the situation