Articles about load-shedding

Eskom to establish independent renewable energy business

The objective for the new subsidiary is to operate independently of the main Eskom entity to allow for competitive market positioning.

SA renewables adoption surges 300% in a decade

The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme prompts 300% growth in total renewable energy installed capacity.

Can South Africa power its AI revolution?

AI promises economic transformation, but demands vast energy resources, exemplifying the classic tension between innovation and failing infrastructure.

DuxNet solar-powered switches keep South Africans connected

DuxNet, the in-house brand of Duxbury Networking, has unveiled its latest solar-powered network switches.

SolarAfrica secures R1.8bn to advance electricity wheeling

SolarAfrica secures a R1.8 billion investment, as it moves towards development of SunCentral, its flagship utility-scale solar project.

Eskom allays penalty fears over solar installations

Residents with unregistered solar installations up to 50kW may qualify for an exemption from legislated registration-related fees until March 2026, says the utility.

Construction commences on R6bn Juwi solar projects

The projects will contribute to SA’s clean energy transition, while serving key players in the mining, data centre and energy sectors.

CTown invites bids for solar plant battery facility

The city seeks a partner for its first utility-scale battery energy storage system facility, after work starts on its R200 million Atlantis solar plant.

Eskom eyes clean energy as summer looks bright

The power utility commits to diversifying its energy sources by launching 2 000MW of clean energy projects.

Goldrush installs Huawei Power-S system

Logicalis SA partnered with Huawei Digital Power to provide the fully integrated, fully scalable smart power system that supports multiple power sources.

After over 100 days of no load-shedding, load-reduction arrives

The power utility has to implement load-reduction to protect its assets from repeated failures and explosions, it says.

Busamed’s hosted cloud migration with Datacentrix results in immediate ROI

The hospital group consolidated seven on-premises data centres into one central, hosted private cloud environment.