Taking over the reigns from Alec Erwin on May 11 2009 is Minister Barbara Hogan whose appointment has been welcomed by Eskom. With a solid knowledge of financial issues and experience in economic policy, Eskom can look forward to healthy support from the new Minister. Minister Hogans interest in Matters of economic policy and her previous stint as Health minister may see some important change in the electricity generation issues facing Southern...

Yesterday the minister warned that Eskom was going into it’s summer repairs and maintenance phase and warned that there was a possibility of further electricity cuts. The indication is that they have last years experiences of unscheduled blackouts to learn from and make attempts not to have a repeat. Last night on 567 Cape Talk I listened with interest to well known economist Chris Hart saying that The infrastructure, electrical, rods and...

Eskom needs an enormous amount of money to deal with the repairs and maintenance of the existing power grid and substanstaions, let alone the the money required for building new power stations. Money is running through thier fingers at the moment with the theft of as many as 52 electricity credit dispensing machines which are issuing credits without the money ending up in eskom’s coffers. It is always hard to determine exactly how much...

August 4 – parts of Sandton experienced further power outages with warnings having been displayed on SABC channels during the course of the afternoon and early evening. We were warned on July 26 of impending power problems. Do not leave your business at risk, contact Itec now for an alternative power solution. Rental and finance available.   11 June 2008, 12:10 -There are currently power outages in parts of Sandton. maintenance issues and...

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Just hours ago, reuters reported the following from Eskom CEO, Jacob Maroga. “JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s electricity crisis will remain for years and power cuts will continue well into the future, state-owned utility Eskom said on Thursday. “We are going to be in this (crisis) for years,” Eskom Chief Executive Officer Jacob Maroga said in a presentation in Johannesburg. “The threat of...