Eskom

Johannesburg – Eskom will implement stage 3 load shedding from 2 pm Friday until 5 am Monday, March 10, following unexpected losses in power generation capacity. The power utility reported losing 2700MW over the past 14 hours despite achieving 98% availability of power supply. This includes Koeberg Unit 2, which went offline shortly after being […]

JOHANNESBURG – Eskom has warned of possible load shedding this weekend, potentially reaching Stage 4, following more than 10 months of stable electricity supply. The announcement came as the utility battles multiple generation unit breakdowns and depleted emergency reserves. Group Chief Executive Dan Marokane said while load shedding is “largely behind us,” recent technical issues […]

JOHANNESBURG – Former Eskom contractor Antonio Trindade has been declared medically unfit to stand trial in the R1.4 billion Kusile Power Station corruption case, the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) announced on Tuesday. The Sterkfontein Hospital assessment led to Trindade’s case being separated from his 11 co-accused, IDAC spokesperson Henry Mamothame said. “He underwent a […]

Michael Lomas, a former Eskom contractor, has been extradited from the United Kingdom to South Africa to face charges in a R745-million (approximately £31 million) fraud and corruption case related to the Kusile power plant. Lomas arrived at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Friday, where he was seen being escorted by police in […]