Pretoria Load Shedding Updates
Spread the Soup Day – Potato FoundationDate: 09/07/2019
Help The Potato Foundation to support the neglected and forgotten children of our society by donating towards their Soup Day ...
Dependence on plastic has to be radically reducedDate: 22/05/2019
Slowly, slowly South Africa seems to be appreciating the devastating impact of plastic on the environment...
NERSA confirms IPP directive from RadebeDate: 17/05/2019
Electricity regulator NERSA confirmed they received a letter from Energy Minister Jeff Radebe on the licensing of independent ...
No load shedding in winter, says EskomDate: 13/05/2019
Eskom says it does not foresee any load shedding this winter - even though the demand for electricity may increase slightly ...
Eskom celebrates 36 days without implementing load sheddingDate: 02/05/2019
Eskom has not implemented load shedding for 36 consecutive days, it said on Monday...
A first look at South Africa’s new R2 and R5 coinsDate: 24/04/2019
The South African Mint has unveiled its new circulation coins celebrating 25 years of constitutional democracy...
Load shedding status: 12 April 2019Date: 12/04/2019
Load shedding status for today, 12 April 2019...
How renewables are helping Eskom keep the lights onDate: 11/04/2019
Without IPPs, we would be in a near-perpetual state of Stage 2 load shedding...
SA will be hit by the worst blackouts Date: 09/04/2019
An electricity-supply crisis is looming in South Africa that could make intermittent outages in the past few months...
Big electricity price increase proposedDate: 08/04/2019
Eskom is in a financial death spiral and the power utility is now borrowing money and getting bailouts to pay off older debts...
Winter Load Shedding comingDate: 05/04/2019
The country should brace itself for more load shedding over winter...
From load shedding to winter prepDate: 04/04/2019
From load shedding to winter prep, here's what you need to know about Gordhan's latest Eskom briefing...
Eskom gets R2.5 billion loan for renewable energy projectsDate: 02/04/2019
Troubled power utility Eskom has signed a loan agreement with New Development Bank (NDB) to connect renewable energy projects...
Why restructuring Eskom won't end the blackoutsDate: 01/04/2019
Recent power cuts and the announcement that South Africa’s power utility Eskom will be receiving R23-billion a year...
This is how much it will cost to take your home off the gridDate: 27/03/2019
This is how much it will cost to take your home off the grid - and avoid load shedding forever...
Eskom's decision to suspend load-shedding raises eyebrowsDate: 26/03/2019
After a week of blackouts that cost the economy billions, Eskom says no load-shedding is expected this week...
How to survive rolling blackouts – an expert’s tipsDate: 20/03/2019
With load shedding here to stay for the foreseeable future, it’s back to basics for South Africans...
Eskom, government plans for Stage 5 & Stage 6 load sheddingDate: 19/03/2019
Eskom, government plans for Stage 5 and Stage 6 load shedding to stave off national blackouts...
Stage 4 load shedding hits SA: What does this mean?Date: 19/03/2019
In 2 minutes- What Stage 4 Load Shedding means for you...
The true reasons behind Eskom load-sheddingDate: 11/03/2019
Cosatu General Secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali has shared the real reasons behind the Eskom load-shedding which occurred in Feb...
Eskom appoints team to review operation maintenanceDate: 05/03/2019
This is part of the many interventions Eskom will be looking into as it tries to sort out its challenges...
Eskom announces 'high risk' of Stage 1 load sheddingDate: 01/03/2019
Eskom announces 'high risk' of Stage 1 load shedding for Thursday...
Load shedding opens the door for importsDate: 27/02/2019
Load shedding opens the door for imports to flood the local market...
Cricket SA ‘disappointed’ at Olivier Kolpak dealDate: 27/02/2019
On Tuesday, the 26-year-old announced that he will be cutting his international career short to pursue a Kolpak deal...
‘Errors’ could push up electricity prices by 50%Date: 25/02/2019
Eskom shock: ‘Errors’ could push up electricity prices by 50%...
Stage 2 load-shedding affecting groups 3 to 13Date: 14/02/2019
Eskom, has informed the City that today, February 14 2019, rotational load-shedding stage 2 is being implemented from 08h00...
Eskom will ‘cease to exist’ by AprilDate: 13/02/2019
Eskom will ‘cease to exist’ by April – department of public enterprises...
Stage 3 load-shedding affecting groups 1 to 16Date: 13/02/2019
The City of Tshwane would like to inform its customers that Eskom is implementing stage 3 load shedding...
Return of stage 2 load-shedding costs SA economy R2bn a dayDate: 11/02/2019
The reason for the utility’s desperate plan is due to construction faults in new power stations, says expert...
Eskom calls a halt to load shedding – for nowDate: 14/12/2018
Eskom says the probability of load shedding remains low until January 13 2019...
