Eskom appoints new head of generation.

Power utility Eskom has appointed Bheki Nxumalo as its new Group Executive for Generation, effective immediately. Nxumalo will take over from Thomas Conradie, who has acted in the role for the past few months. Eskom said that Nxumalo has served in the energy sector...

WHAT IS ESKOM DOING TO STOP POWER CUTS?

JOHANNESBURG – Eskom has announced that load shedding is here to stay for the coming week as the power system will need more time to recover. The utility said that stage 6 power cuts would be implemented from Monday. The rolling blackouts were intensified last...

Stage 5 load-shedding warning

South Africans should brace themselves for more severe load-shedding later this month. This is according to Sunday newspaper Rapport, which said that Eskom plans to take six generating units at its ageing coal power plants offline for planned maintenance. According to...