Coal supply bids for Eskom’s Arnot fail to hit the spot
ESKOM will continue with the temporary arrangement that sees seven different coal companies supply its Arnot power station after a Request for Proposals (RFP) failed to meet expectations.
Electricity consumption down 14% from peak reached in 2007
SA’S ELECTRICITY consumption has fallen 14% from a peak reached nine years ago.
Prepaid meters leads to decline in illegal electricity connections in Joburg
The City of Joburg has seen illegal electricity connections decline by more than 10% after the installation of prepaid electricity meters in the past financial year.
One-third of power generated at oilsands facilities halted amid wildfire
Electricity flowing from plants at Canada’s oilsands operations has shrunk by almost a third as a wildfire ravages the region, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate in what may become the country’s costliest catastrophe.
Govt seeks energy framework with SA
GOVERNMENT is seeking an official framework with South Africa to structure energy deals, secretary for Energy and Power Development Partson Mbiriri has said.
South Africa to add 100 MW solar power to national grid in 2018
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – French group Engie has signed a 20-year power purchase deal with South Africa’s state-owned utility Eskom to connect 100 megawatts (MW) of solar power onto the national grid in 2018 from its Kathu Solar plant.
ESKOM’s deal with French company to add 100 MW solar power to national grid in 2018
French group Engie has signed a 20-year power purchase deal with South Africa’s state-owned utility Eskom to connect 100 megawatts (MW) of solar power onto the national grid in 2018 from its Kathu Solar plant.
Moody’s affirms Eskom’s credit rating
Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed electricity parastatal Eskom’s credit rating of Ba1‚ with a negative outlook.
Power As Promised: 6,000 Villages Get Electricity, Says Government
NEW DELHI: Nearly a third of 18,500 villages promised electricity connections in three years by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year have been electrified already, the government has said.
