Load shedding

In light of recent breakdowns and planned maintenance at the failed national power utility Eskom, scheduled blackouts are likely to reach up to 12 hours a day, ...

“It is unfortunate that state blackouts translate into lengthy outages as pressures on our infrastructure increase exponentially. According to the City of Joburg, City Power has ensured that all available personnel are on the ground to ensure the speedy resolution of outages and faults. This does not bode well for Johannesburg, the city noted.

Gordhan says he has instructed Eskom's board and management - with whom he met on Wednesday, to get the country out of Stage 6 load shedding, ...

[possible sabotage](https://ewn.co.za/2022/05/20/gordhan-sabotage-and-maintenance-are-issues-facing-eskom) is not being ruled out in this latest round of breakdowns at six of Eskom's power stations. Gordhan says he has instructed Eskom’s board and management - with whom he met on Wednesday, to get the country out of Stage 6 load shedding, as soon as possible. CAPE TOWN - Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has apologised to the nation for the impact load shedding is having on the country.

Lungile Mashele calls for Eskom to review its outage schedule as the possibly of ever deeper power cuts grows.

The minister said the power utility has had to beef up security to clamp down on criminality at power stations. “We have had to call on law enforcement agencies ...

Energy analyst Clyde Mallinson said sadly, South Africans are now more familiar with the names of power stations than names of soccer players.

Eskom began implementing Stage 6 load shedding on Wednesday due to a high number of breakdowns and the depletion of emergency reserves.

Mantashe says Eskom's failure to halt the decline of the generation fleet can be interpreted as an attempt at overthrowing the government.

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This is as Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe pushed for Eskom management to fix operational issues or step down. Business also called on ...

For that reason, the National Treasury will continue with the engagements with the Department of Public Enterprises and Eskom aimed at identifying solutions to this matter." The utility burnt through R12 billion in diesel this year, which is double its initial budget, due to significant usage of the OCGTs. De Ruyter has repeatedly said that corruption, mismanagement, and lack of planning and maintenance have brought the power utility to this point. "That said, the National Treasury and the minister of finance are acutely aware of the impact that Eskom’s diesel shortages may have on already severe levels of load shedding. "We strongly urge that it is a time for calm and well-executed actions, and we express our support for Eskom leadership and staff who are managing through this crisis," the Energy Council of South Africa, Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), and Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) said in a joint statement. - Business also called on government to assist Eskom with funding for diesel, which is burnt to prevent higher stages of load shedding.