The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has approved protocols for implementing load-shedding up to stage 16. Should you be worried? Here is everything you need to know. The regulator published ...

Eskom is less than 10 days away from avoiding load-shedding for an entire year, something the power utility has not achieved ...

Stage 6 load-shedding will start at 14:00 today and will also be in place from early tomorrow morning until midnight. Eskom says that a large number of employees are absent and there is widespread ...

Statement on the Eskom Power Emergency. 06/03/2014. Two weeks ago, the Department of Public Enterprises and Eskom briefed the ...

Cape Town - Eskom’s recent announcement of stage 6 load shedding has raised alarm among political and economic analysts who view it as a significant setback for the country’s economy, while the City ...

The energy crisis in South Africa has prompted continued calls for government action, and officials in January said an energy action plan announced last year is starting to be implemented. The plan ...

Both Eskom and Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa are remaining mum on reports that South Africa has been plunged into Stage 8 rolling blackouts. Power cuts could last up to six straight hours ...

Eskom’s winter load-shedding outlook is no surprise, particularly given the power utility’s electricity demand has plunged.

‘The system is stable and has sufficient emergency reserves,” Eskom said on Valentine’s Day. “Load shedding remains suspended, supported by a stable power system and adequate emergency reserves,” the ...

Kerala faces a sharp political row over night-time power disruptions, with the government denying “unannounced load shedding” and the Opposition alleging exactly that. As complaints mount from ...