SA backs 'trimmed' power project
25/06/2008 07:14
 After baulking at its huge price tag, SA and Botswana will still support a key power project - provided it is downsized.
CT set for huge power hike
Blow for major power project
Power adds to farmers' woes
SA backs 'trimmed' power project
24/06/2008 20:27
After baulking at its huge price tag, SA and Botswana will still support a key power project - provided it is downsized.
CT set for huge power hike
Blow for major power project
Power adds to farmers' woes
Eskom: Price hike a 'watershed'
19/06/2008 16:15
 Nersa's decision to grant Eskom a 27.5% tariff increase is "bold, courageous and very responsible", says Eskom's CEO.
Eskom: Power cuts likely
Platinum hovers near highs
Eskom 'viable' after price hike
Eskom: Power cuts likely
19/06/2008 16:03
 Eskom faces a serious electricity reserve margin challenge that will take time to resolve, and the power system is "still vulnerable and may lead to load-shedding".
Eskom 'viable' after price hike
SA miners' power cost shock
Cape Town warns on Eskom hike
Eskom: Power cuts likely
19/06/2008 16:03
Eskom faces a serious electricity reserve margin challenge that will take time to resolve, and the power system is "still vulnerable and may lead to load-shedding".
Eskom 'viable' after price hike
SA miners' power cost shock
Cape Town warns on Eskom hike
SA miners' power cost shock
18/06/2008 17:33
 SA's mining industry needs to find R1.6bn extra to pay for electricity after the energy regulator granted Eskom permission to raise tariffs by an average 27.5%.
Growth faces triple threat
SA dumped over power woes
Power cuts cause gold decline
Cape Town warns on Eskom hike
18/06/2008 16:32
 The electricity tariff increase granted to Eskom may hamper Cape Town's capacity to deliver services, the city says.
Prolonged power agony for SA
Eskom gets 13.3% price hike
More caution over SA's future
Eskom gets 13.3% price hike
18/06/2008 12:22
 Eskom has been granted a 13.3% increase by Nersa, in addition to the 14.2% increase already granted in December.
Namibia hikes Zim power imports
SA's nuclear plans on track
Power costs up to R20bn by 2015
Namibia hikes Zim power imports
17/06/2008 18:16
 SA's power shortage has forced Namibia to double its electricity imports from Zimbabwe.
SA to go nuclear
SA dumped over power woes
Eskom woes hit Botswana growth
NZ ditches old-style light bulbs
17/06/2008 08:04
 New Zealand will phase out traditional incandescent light bulbs as part of an energy-efficient lighting strategy that will save nearly R3bn annually by 2020.
'SA power still the cheapest'
Energy-savers on their way
Retailer scraps old light bulbs
Costs to escalate to R20bn
16/06/2008 16:11
 Alec Erwin must justify why he has
committed billions of taxpayers' money to an extremely experimental
technology, the DA says.
Eskom: 14 nuke plants coming
Russian warheads to fuel SA
PBMR 'the answer' for coast
R800m for Eskom 'university'
14/06/2008 10:25
 Eskom will spend R800m per year in running its own tertiary institution in the hope of reducing its skills shortage, which has been blamed for the electricity crisis.
Mboweni: Only 6% Eskom hike
SA's R25bn power backlog
Eskom loses out on skills
Mboweni: Only 6% Eskom hike
13/06/2008 11:28
 Tito Mboweni says a 6% rise in electricity tariffs will be reasonable and anything above that would stoke inflation.
More rate hikes to come
Mboweni: Electricity hike risky
Rate hike kept in check
Eskom: Big projects can apply
12/06/2008 20:37
 After halting all new applications, Eskom will resume issuing quotations for companies and developers who need electricity for big projects.
Mboweni: Electricity hike risky
No Coega smelter a good thing
Cosatu plans huge power protest
SA to go nuclear
12/06/2008 17:52
 Cabinet has approved a new nuclear policy to alleviate a critical power shortage, a senior government spokesperson says.
Global warming needs revolution
Eskom loses out on skills
Mitsubishi may invest in SA power
Mboweni: Electricity hike risky
12/06/2008 16:44
 The possible hike in electricity prices is one of the biggest risks to the country's inflation outlook, says SA Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni.
Mboweni: I was misquoted
SARB hikes repo rate again
SA dumped over power woes
11/06/2008 20:57
 Investors are turning away from SA because of its energy problems and focusing on Brazil instead, a global summit has heared.
Cosatu plans huge power protest
Eskom woes hit Botswana growth
Canadian investors turn wary on SA
Cosatu plans huge power protest
11/06/2008 12:22
 Cosatu says it will launch mass action on July 2, culminating with a national stayway towards the end of the month, to protest job losses linked to an electricity crisis.
Cosatu to strike over food
Cheap power age over for SA
'Millions could lose jobs'
Eskom woes hit Botswana growth
10/06/2008 18:03
 The power crunch has hit Botswana's economic growth prospects very hard, says its cental bank. The country will try to cut its dependence on Eskom.
Gaborone to become diamond hub
Botswana raises rate to 15%
Standard leads African scramble
Private sector wants in on power
10/06/2008 12:36
 Business leaders have called on the government to create opportunities for the private sector to invest in electricity services and prevent future problems.
SA's R25bn power backlog
Power-down or pay-up
Power crisis: Big strike planned
SA's R25bn power backlog
09/06/2008 13:14
 Electricity authorities have called for action to deal with a R25bn maintenance backlog that could further stifle economic growth.
Power industry needs jolt
'Power sector needs reform'
Growth shock 'won't stop hike'
SA's R25m power backlog
09/06/2008 13:14
Electricity authorities have called for action to deal with a R25m maintenance backlog that could further stifle economic growth.
Power industry needs jolt
'Power sector needs reform'
Growth shock 'won't stop hike'
Power-down or pay-up
06/06/2008 14:49
 People who use electricity excessively will be penalised, with the framework to enforce this to be finalised by the end of June.
'No plan at heart of crisis'
Power crisis: Big strike planned
Load shedding 'possible'
Energy authority fights back
06/06/2008 08:48
 The training authority in the energy sector has called corruption allegations levelled against it as "ludicrous".
'Graft hits energy skills'
'No plan at heart of crisis'
Zambia cuts power to mines
'Graft hits energy skills'
05/06/2008 18:48
 Numsa has accused officials of the energy sector's training authority of siphoning off millions of rands meant for the development of workers.
Bring in foreigners - Phumzile
'Govt skills drive not working'
'Seta's poorly managed'
'Graft hits energy skills'
05/06/2008 17:37
Numsa has accused officials of the energy sector's training authority of siphoning off millions of rands meant for the development of workers.
Bring in foreigners - Phumzile
'Govt skills drive not working'
'Seta's poorly managed'
Power crisis: Big strike planned
05/06/2008 16:39
 Trade union federations Cosatu and Fedusa may embark on a protected strike over the electricity crisis.
'No plan at heart of crisis'
Load shedding 'possible'
Eskom loses out on skills
Cold snaps = power cuts
04/06/2008 21:37
 Unplanned power cuts at very short notice may be a possibility this winter, says Eskom spokesperson Andrew Etzinger.
Load shedding 'possible'
More power cuts are 'unlikely'
Load shedding 'possible'
04/06/2008 09:10
 Eskom has said that load shedding at short notice remains a possibility this winter - but this will only happen due to "unforeseen circumstances".
Eskom loses out on skills
SA can't shoulder Eskom burden
Blackouts: Prepare for the worst
Power cuts cause gold decline
03/06/2008 16:01
 Gold production has fallen by almost 16% due to electricity shortages, the Chamber of Mines reports.
Eskom loses out on skills
No Coega smelter a good thing
No power exported to Zim
Eskom loses out on skills
03/06/2008 12:37
 Eskom has lost out on the services of at least 31 skilled foreigners since the beginning of 2008 due to a delay in securing work permits.
No power exported to Zim
SA can't shoulder Eskom burden
Blackouts: Prepare for the worst
No power exported to Zim
02/06/2008 17:02
 Eskom can't supply electricity to Zimbabwe, says Public
Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin.
Eskom CEO: Crisis to last years
SA can't shoulder Eskom burden
Blackouts: Prepare for the worst
No rise in electricity exports
29/05/2008 20:11
 South Africa did not increase electricity exports to Zimbabwe and Zambia in the first three months of the year Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin says.
Eskom CEO: Crisis to last years
SA can't shoulder Eskom burden
Eskom to slash staff bonuses
Rio Tinto halts Coega smelter
29/05/2008 17:36
 The international mining giant Rio Tinto has put the development of its Coega smelter on hold due to concerns about electricity.
Indian investors eye Coega
Coega refinery on the way
PetroSA raises Coega forecast
Eskom CEO: Crisis to last years
29/05/2008 15:43
 Load-shedding will not go away soon as efforts to raise coal reserves have hit snags, the head of Eskom has warned.
SA can't shoulder Eskom burden
Coal stocks build-up too slow
Anglo sends exec to help Eskom
SA can't shoulder Eskom burden
29/05/2008 12:09
 The consumer should not be punished for Eskom's poor planning, the National Energy Regulator of SA has been told at hearings on tariff increases.
Blackouts: Prepare for the worst
Coal stocks build-up too slow
Anglo sends exec to help Eskom
Blackouts: Prepare for the worst
29/05/2008 11:00
 Eskom has warned that it could take about two weeks to bring South
Africa's power system back up if it were to collapse.
Coal stocks build-up too slow
Anglo sends exec to help Eskom
Kumba boss joins Eskom
Kumba boss joins Eskom
28/05/2008 14:37
 Ras Myburgh, CEO of Kumba, has resigned his position to join
embattled power utility Eskom from the start of July.
Hundreds left Eskom last year
Mitsubishi may invest in SA power
Is load-shedding legal?
Hundreds left Eskom last year
27/05/2008 20:12
 At least 346
engineers and artisans resigned from Eskom last year, the trade union Solidarity says. Almost half of its key positions are now vacant.
Mitsubishi may invest in SA power
Is load-shedding legal?
Thousands of jobs on the line
Thousands of jobs on the line
27/05/2008 11:30
 Business Unity SA's Roger Baxter says studies show that the economic impact of an Eskom price hike could lead to about 55 000 jobs being lost.
Eskom's Moosa hits back
Eskom: Coal price to blame
Eskom costs may hit R1 trillion
Daylight saving 'a switch-off'
26/05/2008 19:25
 Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica has made it quite clear: daylight saving time is not on the agenda for South Africa.
Cape Town keeps lights burning
Eskom to slash staff bonuses
26/05/2008 15:52
 Eskom employees have been warned in an internal e-mail that their bonuses could be cut by 70%.
Eskom's Moosa hits back
Eskom costs may hit R1 trillion
Eskom monopoly could end
Power cuts to hit Benoni
24/05/2008 10:58
 Parts of Benoni will be without electricity due to maintenance work, says the Ekurhuleni municipality.
U-turn on power cuts
Eskom may restart load-shedding
U-turn on power cuts
23/05/2008 10:15
 After initially saying there might be a need for emergency load shedding, power utility Eskom
says this has not become necessary after all.
Eskom's Moosa hits back
Possible load shedding
Eskom may restart load-shedding
Eskom's Moosa hits back
22/05/2008 20:10
 Eskom hasn't chased profits at the expense of providing enough electricity, chairperson Valli Moosa says.
Eskom may restart load-shedding
Eskom: Coal price to blame
Eskom a year behind schedule
Emergency load shedding likely
22/05/2008 18:12
 Eskom has warned that due to technical problems at some of its power stations, there is a significant risk of emergency load shedding.
Eskom may restart load-shedding
Eskom a year behind schedule
More blackouts if usage unchanged
Eskom may restart load-shedding
22/05/2008 08:53
 Eskom has warned that it might be forced to
resume scheduled power cuts as its electricity grid was under renewed pressure.
Expect 'green tax' hike - govt
Eskom: Coal price to blame
Eskom: No negligence found
Eskom: Coal target in sight
21/05/2008 17:46
 Eskom should reach its minimum target of 20 days coal stocks at power
plants in October, says Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin.
Eskom: Coal price to blame
Eskom: No negligence found
Eskom a year behind schedule
Eskom 'ignoring' skill shortage
20/05/2008 21:48
 Trade union Solidarity has slammed Eskom for ignoring its skills shortages and concentrating instead on its power crisis.
Eskom a year behind schedule
Eskom costs may hit R1 trillion
Eskom monopoly could end
Why pay for Eskom's mess?
Eskom a year behind schedule
19/05/2008 20:06
 Eskom's New Build Programme has fallen behind and won't generate enough power for SA's needs, says the National Electricity Regulator of SA.
Eskom costs may hit R1 trillion
Eskom monopoly could end
Eskom expansion to drive S&B
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