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South Africa’s Eskom frailties will be put to the test

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SOUTH AFRICA

Eskom's overhaul.

Renewables, gas to boost South Africa power outlook

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SOUTH AFRICA

This is a marked shift from 2015, when regular blackouts or 'load shedding' due to breakdowns and emergency maintenance procedures caused significant disruptions, hurting GDP…

Wage deal may slightly ease South African power woes

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SOUTH AFRICA

The strikes exacerbated the already-serious strain on electricity generation, leading to the highest level of nationwide power outages since 2019. Economic damage and public…

Overhauling South Africa's utilities will take time

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SOUTH AFRICA

A longer-term rainfall deficit has worsened the problem in some areas. This occurs at the same time as the electricity parastatal Eskom has escalated load shedding (electricity…

South Africa's needless nuclear plan may be ruinous

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SOUTH AFRICA

Critics worry that the over 700-billion-rand (50-billion-dollar) scheme is unaffordable and would facilitate large-scale graft.

Poor infrastructure will weigh on South African growth

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SOUTH AFRICA

South African infrastructure.

South African emergency energy plans may disappoint

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SOUTH AFRICA

Eskom's new CEO, Andre de Ruyter, recently warned that ‘load shedding’ (power outages) will continue in the medium term as the utility embarks on an accelerated maintenance…

Eskom bailout will not solve South Africa power crisis

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SOUTH AFRICA

The deal will see the state assume or help pay ZAR254bn (USD13.7bn) of Eskom’s debt and comes amid a debilitating increase in breakdowns of generating capacity that mean the…

South African energy shift will prove difficult

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SOUTH AFRICA

A new energy blueprint faced significant delays under former President Jacob Zuma (2009-18) after his unsuccessful push for a controversial expansion of nuclear capacity. However…

South Africa's ratings reprieve masks more fiscal woe

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SOUTH AFRICA

The decision of the three rating agencies not to downgrade is a welcome reprieve for Pretoria after months of uncertainty and severe fluctuations in the value of the rand. South…