New electricity minister for South Africa faces “mammoth task”
The immediate priority is to “turn around the performance of existing power stations and stabilize our energy supply, whilst adding new capacity to the grid”, Ramokgopa said.
Andre de Ruyter
Following explosive interview, Eskom appoints new CEO
“We’ve started closing the taps and that doesn’t make you any friends. There’s a long list of people” who might have wanted to kill him, de Ruyter said.
Eskom CEO targeted with cyanide coffee
Outgoing Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has survived an alleged attempt on his life, involving a cup of coffee – and cyanide.
DMRE, Eskom in war of words over diesel supplies
Eskom, on December 23, reported its gross debt had reached 396.8 billion rand ($23.4bn) for the year to March 2022.
Eskom head quits after minister’s state overthrow comments
“Eskom, by not attending to load shedding, is actively agitating for the overthrow of the state,” Mantashe said.
Eskom hands over grid-connected sites to renewable developers
Eskom has signed land lease agreements with four renewable energy providers in an attempt to jumpstart South Africa’s power plans.
Ramaphosa cuts trip short in face of Eskom outages
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has cut short his foreign travels and hurried home as the load shedding crisis mounts.
Eskom denies total blackout concerns amid widespread load shedding
South Africa has been struck by severe load shedding, although Eskom has denied that the country is facing a total blackout.
Eskom warns of “deliberate” sabotage threatening power supplies
Eskom has said a “deliberate act of sabotage” raised the risk of stage 6 load shedding in South Africa.
Eskom welcomes foreign transition funding
An international partnership will provide $8.5 billion over the next three to five years to support South Africa’s move to a low-carbon economy.
Eskom clears de Ruyter of racism charge
Eskom has cleared its CEO André de Ruyter of allegations made against him, with the complainant having been found guilty of poor performance and sacked.
Eskom signs AFD deal, as labour talks kick off
Eskom has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on developing a more competitive – and lower carbon – electricity system.
Eskom aims for improvement by end of the year
Eskom expects to have acceptable amounts of power generation by late this year, but load shedding will continue meanwhile.
Racism allegations drive Eskom to probe CEO
Eskom has launched an investigation into accusations of racism made against the CEO André de Ruyter.
ABB pays back Eskom for suspicious Kusile contracts
Eskom has struck a deal with ABB under which the engineering company will repay 1.56 billion rand ($103.1 million).
Eskom calls for more emergency power
Eskom and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) have come out in support of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa) plans to secure new power generation.
Eskom plans shift to regular maintenance
Eskom has set out plans for a new “philosophy maintenance”, under which its power plants will be serviced in line with how they were supposed to be, while also seeking cost savings and taking a harder line with lenders.
First day at the death spiral for new Eskom CEO
Eskom’s new CEO Andre de Ruyter has begun his tenure, faced with a major challenge of how to address the company’s debt load and power outs.