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This could mean that a household with an average electricity consumption of 900kWh per month could see their bill increase by R1,600 per month.
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The head of the Nigerian electricity regulator said tariff increases would “end grid collapses and bring investment into the sector”. Sounds familiar.
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This brazen and ‘illuminating’ remark was made in Afrikaans during the debate last Tuesday to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State Of The Nation Address (SONA).
In addition to the Cash for Power campaign, the city has established a voluntary Power Heroes initiative for residents who agree to let the metro switch off their geysers remotely during high-demand hours.
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“Just how green are electric vehicles when they are powered primarily by coal and diesel?”
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Solar is making a more self-reliant future for you and your family a lot easier.
“For a town that depends on tourism, not being subjected to load-shedding is life-changing.”
The load-shedding schedule app made a lekker little summary of some of the key data regarding the rotational power cuts in 2023.
Instead of laying the blame for load-shedding at the door of ‘affluent South Africans’ and their bourgeois habit of using fans to cool themselves, how about blaming the useless politicians and tenderpreneurs who destroyed the utility in the first place?
Eskom needs a new logo as much as Minister Nkoana-Mashabane needs another hole in her head.
Except for three days, officials predict there will be blackouts (between stages 1 and 3) every day throughout December.
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The numbers are straight out of Eskom’s books, which published its consolidated annual financial results, where they even reported a massive financial loss to the company for the year.
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The undertaking, which forms part of Karpowership’s submission for environmental approval of the plant, is the latest twist in a more than two-year saga in which the company has fought environmental objections and court cases opposing its plans.
Thanks are due to Mr Premier for warning Cape Town citizens, but it’s hard to feel optimistic when we’re facing the darkest nights before the dawn.
Even if you don’t have the Randelas to fork out for solar, those South Africans who can harness the sun to keep the lights on deserve a pat on the back for refusing to let Eskom control their power schedule.
The ANC is ramping up their political ‘it’s-all-rainbows-and-butterflies’ shenanigans ahead of the 2024 election.
It’s true that the City of Cape Town has been doing more than most cities to mitigate the damage caused by a plethora of issues the average South African has to bear the brunt of. But when is enough finally enough? How much more can we take?