Load-shedding threatens Sundowns v Stellies game Mamelodi Sundowns’ league encounter against Stellenbosch FC is at the mercy of Eskom’s load-shedding schedule and there are no guarantees that the lights will stay on for the duration of the match at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on Wednesday night. The embattled power utility plunged the nation into uncertainty after implementing rotational power cuts over the last few days‚ which reached an unprecedented stage 6 on Monday‚ and Loftus operations manager Hugo Kemp conceded that they could not guarantee that the game wwoul not be affected by the crisis...

Crisis-hit power utility moves to its highest level of power cuts to dateLisa Steyn, Lynley Donnelly and Allan SeccombeEskom dealt the economy a potentially devastating blow when it started implementing its highest level of power cuts to date, increasing the chances of SA slipping into a second recession in less than two years...

COMPANY COMMENT Depressing malady lingers on at Eskom Whatever its excuses, Eskom has plunged SA into crisis For the mining industry the sense of d& xE9;j& xE0; vu is depressing as mines are shut once again, thanks to Eskom. The state power monopoly is in all sorts of trouble, ranging from its Medupi power plant (built for more than R146bn) not performing as it should, ailing old plants, wet coal and flooded operations...

Colorado is an energy-rich state and experts say it's an exciting time for the renewable and fossil fuel industries, but add that questions around prices, technology and new regulations could create uncertainty heading into the new year and beyond. State and industry representatives spoke Monday during a forum on the new Colorado Business Economic Outlook from the University of Colorado-Boulder...

Medupi woes hobble Eskom Embattled electricity supplier Eskom’s power crisis deepened yesterday evening when load-shedding moved from stage 4 to stage 6, sending the public into shock and panic. The state-owned entity, which started implementing rolling blackouts on Friday, said stage 6 load-shedding was caused by a “technical problem” at Medupi power station in Laphalale, Limpopo...

Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe said on Tuesday that he will take steps to develop more electricity generation capacity, including from independent power producers (IPPs) as the country buckles under unprecedented loadshedding. Mantashe has the sole authority to procure more generation capacity and to cut through the red tape preventing businesses from generating their own energy...

London — Palladium neared a record $1,900/oz and platinum jumped after SA mining companies halted operations in response to the country's power cuts. SA, the world's biggest producer of platinum and number two palladium supplier, is facing a sixth day of loadshedding. Eskom is struggling with breakdowns at plants and heavy rains that have soaked coal used as fuel...

The fate of PG&E Corp.'s $13.5 billion deal to resolve wildfire claims as part of its bankruptcy case lies most immediately in the hands of Gov. Gavin Newsom. By Friday, Newsom must decide if the agreement with victims' attorneys PG&E announced one week earlier complies with a new state wildfire law he championed, according to terms the company disclosed Monday...

Albany New Yorkers have been moving south to Florida for years, to escape both the taxes and cold weather. But now a relocation website suggests that the Empire State may have the Sunshine State beat on one cost of living measure: monthly utility bills. According to Moving.org, a website that offers a range of advice for people who are relocating, Florida's average monthly utility cost of $459.40 is the nation's second-highest behind Hawaii's at $598.79...

Load-shedding could be with us another 2 years - Eskom IAVAN PIJOOSIt will take up to two years to see the full benefits of Eskom’s recovery plan - until then, you can expect load-shedding, Eskom says. Dikatso Mothae, spokesperson for Eskom, said the utility’s emergency response command and technical team has been working around the clock to stabilise the grid...

Southwest China's Yunnan Province has sent a record amount of electricity to the eastern regions so far this year. As of Sunday, the amount exceeded 140 billion kWh for the first time, representing an annual increase of 4.6 percent, according to the Yunnan subsidiary of China Southern Power Grid...

Tourism businesses reeling as load-shedding escalates Tourism sector reeling as load-shedding bites Hit hard by load-shedding, businesses in the tourism sector gearing up for the festive season influx are being forced to balance the costs of diesel for generators and wear and tear on appliances with loss of business. The power outages come as Bay economic development interim head Anele Qaba said the city was expecting the arrival of many thousands of holidaymakers, possibly more than in 2018...

DD 101219 p1 2nd SA plunged into stage 6 load-shedding The country reacted with shock on Monday night as Eskom announced unprecedented stage 6 load-shedding, simply citing a “shortage of capacity”. The business community, in particular, said the timing could not be worse ahead of the festive season spending spree...

Eskom itself doesn’t know when crisis will hit The electricity crisis has cured my procrastination. For over two decades one of my biggest flaws was leaving things to the last minute much to my mother’s irritation. Ironing? Oh I can do that in the morning. Charging my phone? Oh I’ll do it later...

Precious relies on a machine For Precious Moilwa, every scheduled electricity outage could be her last breath. Moilwa suffers from pulmonary hypertension, which is a type of high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of the heart, causing short breath. Since the latest roll-out of Eskom’s loadshedding, the 32-year-old has used up five 4l oxygen tanks as her oxygen machine’s functionality is dependent on electricity...

Loss of income worries owners Small businesses are bearing the brunt of Eskom’s rolling power cuts. Yesterday, several business owners who depend on electricity to run their businesses were counting their losses as load-shedding entered a sixth consecutive day running. Mpho Sele, owner of Magoveni Laundry in Orlando East, Soweto, said she was losing on average R700 per day as she has to close shop during scheduled blackouts...

It is part of Québec bashing. Doug Ford prefers to produce electricity at three times the cost by producing it with natural gas, creating carbon in our environment, rather than import it from Québec. Québec has a surplus of clean energy, but we do not want any. Cornwall is lucky, it has a right to this low-cost energy...