Eskom has announced a planned power outage in Thubelisha, Soweto, from 9:00 to 18:00 on Wednesday, 30 October. This interruption, part of a scheduled maintenance effort, will impact the distribution network in the area. Eskom urges customers to treat all electrical appliances as live during this period, prioritising safety for all households and businesses in … Read more
Eskom calls prepaid electricity customers to verify their meters for a critical recoding update before the 24 November deadline. The utility emphasises that the update, required by the Standard Transfer Specification Association (STSA), is essential for meters to accept future electricity tokens. Eskom’s prepaid meters require an upgrade from Key Revision Number (KRN) 1 to … Read more
The City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) is upgrading its prepaid electricity meters to ensure uninterrupted service, with the final deadline for updates set for 24 November. This is line with the national rollout of updated meters across municipalities and provinces in South Africa. As at the 1 October 2024, the Western Cape was leading the changeover … Read more
The cold corridors of South Africa’s once-mighty Komati coal-fired power plant have been quiet since its shutdown in 2022 in what was trumpeted as a pioneering project in the world’s transition to green energy. Reduce reliance on fossil fuels Two years later, plans to repurpose the country’s oldest coal power plant have amounted to little … Read more
The National Energy Regulator (NERSA) is in the headlines again, being urged to reject the latest Eskom tariff increase sitting on its table. As part of a three-year-old Multi Year Price Determination (MYPD), this year’s Eskom tariff increase was 12.8%. However, South Africa’s power utility wants another in the future that’s three-times bigger. But even … Read more
Power utility Eskom on Saturday took to social media on Saturday to remind all that South Africa has gone 150 consecutive days without any planned power outages. The last time South Africans faced a power outage was on 26 March. Dramatic turnaround Even more remarkable is that the last 150 days have fallen during winter, … Read more
Civil rights organisation AfriForum has vowed to take NERSA to task to ensure an electricity refund in South Africa is paid back to all residents. Back in April 2024, Eskom announced a 12.8% tariff increase across the board as part of a Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD) deal. This was enacted on a municipal level on … Read more
Eskom has notified residents in Dobsonville, Soweto, about a scheduled electricity supply outage on Monday, 26 August. The outage, set to affect customers in Dobsonville Extension 3, will last from 9:00 to 18:00 as the power utility conducts essential maintenance on its distribution network. In its announcement, Eskom urged residents to exercise caution and treat … Read more
Approved by the national regulator, Free Basic Electricity in 2024 came online back on 1 July. The South African reported as such and we were inundated by readers wanting to know more. Now, two-months into the financial-relief programme, and uptake is seriously slow, reports TimesLive. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) created a … Read more
Eskom has announced a significant electricity supply interruption affecting multiple areas in Tshwane. This outage, scheduled for Wednesday, 31 July, will impact Bangladeshi, Erasmus, Itsodeng Phase 1, 2, and 3, Matshelapata, Midas, Morula Sun, and Odiview from 8:00 to 16:00. The power cut aims to facilitate crucial maintenance on Eskom’s distribution network. “To ensure the … Read more
