Electricity News in South Africa
| 4/9/2025 - Wednesday, 9 April 2025: Eskom acknowledges a decline in criminal activities targeting its electrical infrastructure, including mini-substations, high-voltage pylons, and transformers, compared to the... |
| 4/8/2025 - South Africa has commissioned its first self-built Main Transmission Substation (MTS) by an Independent Power Producer (IPP), a milestone in the country’s renewable energy expansion, EDF Renewables an... |
| 4/4/2025 - Loadshedding remains suspended, however the power system is constrained due to ongoing increased planned maintenance and high electricity demand driven by overcast weather conditions nationwide, which... |
| 4/2/2025 - The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), Dr Dion George, has commended the announcement that government will pursue private investment for the construction of new transmission l... |
| 3/31/2025 - Eskom will now review the decision announced by the Minister for Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), Dr Dion George, on Monday 31 March 2025. The decision pertains to Eskom’s exemption app... |
| 3/31/2025 - The Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy commended the work done by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on the approval of the South African Renewable Energy Master Plan, which add... |
| 3/28/2025 - Eskom confirms that loadshedding remains suspended. Although the power system is still constrained, it remains stable, with emergency reserves being strategically utilised to meet electricity demand, ... |
| 3/24/2025 - Eskom has issued an urgent alert regarding a high risk of loadshedding at short notice this evening due to several generation unit breakdowns. Over the past 12 hours, six generation units have been ta... |
| 3/23/2025 - Eskom is pleased to announce the successful addition of Kusile Power Station’s final unit, Unit 6, to the national grid today at 16:45. This achievement marks a crucial step toward completing one of S... |
| 3/21/2025 - Eskom confirms that loadshedding remains suspended. The power system remains constrained but stable and supported by the strategic utilisation of emergency reserves to meet demand, especially during p... |
| 3/20/2025 - Eskom confirms that loadshedding was suspended at 05:00 this morning supported by a constrained but stable power system and adequate emergency reserves. Eskom had sufficient emergency rese... |
| 3/20/2025 - Eskom is actively working with defaulting Free State municipalities to resolve outstanding debt following an intervention by the Minister of Electricity and Energy (MoEE), Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, on... |
| 3/17/2025 - As global electricity demand grows, traditional energy sources are under strain. Oceans, which cover more than 70% of Earth’s surface, offer vast potential for clean energy from renewable resources su... |
| 3/14/2025 - Eskom confirms that loadshedding remains suspended, supported by a stable power system and adequate emergency reserves. As of today, unplanned outages are significantly reduced to 13 469MW ... |
| 3/10/2025 - Eskom is pleased to announce that on Sunday, 9 March, at 18:17, Koeberg Unit 2 was successfully brought back to service. The unit has been incrementally ramped up to 646MW and will continue to increas... |
| 3/7/2025 - Eskom has announced that Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented from today at 14:00 until Monday, 10 March 2025 at 05:00. This decision comes after a loss of 2700MW in the past 14 hours.... |
Ensuring a Just Transition: African Development Bank Calls for Inclusive Climate Action at FICS 2025
| 3/5/2025 - The Just Transition was central to discussions during the just concluded Finance in Common Summit 2025. At the core of the concept is ensuring that Africa’s shift to a greener economy is not only envi... |
| 2/28/2025 - Eskom confirms that loadshedding remains suspended, supported by a stable power system and emergency reserves. We are also on track to replenish the emergency reserves in preparation for the next busi... |
| 2/26/2025 - Wednesday, 26 February 2025: Eskom is pleased to announce that loadshedding will be suspended today at 5:00 AM, following the recovery of generation capacity and the replenishment of emergency reserve... |
| 2/26/2025 - Teraco, A Digital Realty Company and provider of interconnection platforms and vendor-neutral colocation data centres, today announced that it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with South Af... |
