Unit 4 at Medupi Power Station, which had been offline since August 8, 2021, was returned to service ahead of schedule.

Eskom has reported that breakdowns at its power plants were at 15,137 MW on Friday afternoon, over the threshold at which it ...

Cape Town residents face scheduled power cuts as Eskom implements load reduction measures across multiple areas from Tuesday, ...

Eskom’s unplanned outages are exceeding the ‘no load shedding’ limit set in its winter outlook, putting the grid on a fine edge.

The chance of a return to load shedding this winter has been reduced after Eskom announced it reintegrated Medupi unit 4.

Eskom has responded to a recent surge in unplanned outages above the mark the utility said would trigger widespread load ...

The utility has seen a significant period of uninterrupted supply, with no load shedding implemented since May this year.

While South Africa’s power system has somewhat stabilised, solar energy company GoSolr has warned that the country faces an ...

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Medupi Unit 4, has returned to service, adding 800 MW to the grid as part of Eskom’s plan to limit load shedding this winter.

Economics of load shedding 101 The damage being caused by Eskom’s load shedding has even had some direct negative effects on other sectors that many people could not have imagined, says the writer.

Eskom has reported a stable power system in its latest update, but energy experts warn the risk of loadshedding remains due to high unplanned outages.