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The electricity that was generated in March this year decreased more than 5% compared to March 2022

Eskom profits rise again but tariff hikes remain the real story

The national power utility is heading for a second year of profits but experts say tariff hikes and state bailouts remain central to its financial recovery

The electricity that was generated in March this year decreased more than 5% compared to March 2022

Eskom profits rise again but tariff hikes remain the real story

The national power utility is heading for a second year of profits but experts say tariff hikes and state bailouts remain central to its financial recovery

The Koeberg nuclear plant. Photo: David Harrison

Africa deserves better than a nuclear push

Extending the life of Koeberg, with its associated expense and waste-disposal problems, is not necessary — and nuclear energy is not clean or cost-effective

After more than 10 months of uninterrupted electricity supply for most of the country, Eskom has issued an alert indicating a high risk of load-shedding this weekend.
 (Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Eskom warns of stage 4 loadshedding over the weekend

The power utility said it experienced several breakdowns in its reserves that required extended repair time

The reality is that we simply cannot meet the African continent’s unique energy problems and opportunities without accelerating grid transformation. Photo: Salam Habash / Unsplash

New Electricity Regulation Amendment Act welcome but potential hurdles remain

The new Act heralds a bold move away from Eskom’s monopoly but there is potential for challenge

KwaZulu-Natal residents who are unemployed, financially struggling and hungry have lambasted Eskom’s proposed 36.1% tariff hike. (Dean Hutton/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

KwaZulu-Natal residents are poor, hungry — and tired of Eskom’s hefty tariff hikes

The power utility is guilty of trying to ‘milk a cow that no longer has the ability to produce’, a ratepayer told regulator Nersa at its public hearings in Durban on Friday

Eskom are set to hike electricity prices by 12.74%. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Eskom’s unaffordable tariff hikes need a review

Massive proposed electricity price increases will leave many South Africans having to choose between buying food or having power

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.

Ramokgopa says nuclear procurement will go ahead

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Workers near generators in the turbine hall at the Kusile coal-fired power station in Delmas, Mpumalanga province. Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Eskom spends more than half of its quarterly budget on diesel

Critics suggest the utility has caved in to political pressure to keep the lights on at all costs ahead of the 29  May elections