Tag: power utility
South Africa’s Eskom plans to spend up to $27 million on severance packages
South Africa’s Eskom has offered some managers voluntary severance packages, capping costs at 400 million rand ($26.8 million), a communique sent to staff by the struggling power utility showed.
South Africa plans to create new generating firm to boost power security, what you need to know
South Africa is planning to create a new power generating company separate from struggling state-owned utility Eskom to boost energy security, senior officials said on Thursday.
This is what can be done to end power cuts in South Africa
Despite Eskom promising South Africa that it will not experience load shedding today, the struggling state-owned power utility says its plants remain severely constrained and could inevitably result in stage 6 load shedding which has happened once in the country, but the question remains – are we ready to normalize stage 6 load shedding and what does it mean for South Africa and the economy? Energy Analyst and Managing Director at EE Business Intelligence, Chris Yelland joins CNBC Africa for more.
Eskom’s new CEO takes charge with power shake-up on agenda, what you need to know…
Eskom's new chief executive took charge of the struggling state-owned utility on Monday, embarking on the mammoth task of fixing South Africa's power deficit and restructuring a debt pile that has crippled the national economy.
Here are four ways South Africa can get more power generation capacity
Plagued by power cuts and with its infrastructure in desperate need of revamping, South Africa’s struggling state power utility Eskom says the country desperately needs an additional 5,000 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity.
#LoadShedding: South Africa’s Eskom moves power cuts to Stage 6
"We regret and sincerely apologise that stage 4 loadshedding will move to Stage 6 loadshedding as from 18:00 today, as a result of a shortage of capacity" - Eskom
What you need to know about South Africa approving $4 billion bailout for debt-laden power utility Eskom
Crisis-hit South African power company Eskom was handed an additional 59 billion rand ($4 billion) lifeline by parliament on Tuesday, prompting criticism from opposition parties who described it as a "blank cheque".
South Africa’s rand takes a tumble as Eskom plans nationwide power cuts
South Africa's rand tumbled after state power utility Eskom said it would implement nationwide blackouts for the first time in more than six months due to capacity shortages.
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