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electricity
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Plans Afoot For A Massive Offshore Wind Farm At Richards Bay
25 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Stellenbosch University researchers suggesting that offshore wind farms could theoretically supply between 15% and 800% of South Africa’s current annual electricity demand.
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Cape Town Gives Eskom The Finger As Construction Of The City’s First Solar Plant Begins
10 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The City of Cape Town has taken its first leap toward energy sustainability by awarding the tender for its very first solar plant, the groundbreaking Atlantis Solar Photovoltaic Plant.
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Only 100 Days Left To Upgrade Your Prepaid Meter Software Or Face Electricity Shutdown
19 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
South Africa faces a ticking clock with only 100 days remaining to overhaul its prepaid meter software. Without this urgent upgrade, the very system that powers daily life may come to a grinding halt.
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Thursday Morning Spice
15 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Major load shedding shift for South Africa, Cape Town enters its annual ‘no mow’ period, Trump suggests he’ll flee to Venezuela if Harris wins, Why Switzerland is home to the world’s most livable cities, and How to wean your toddler off a tablet.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
16 Jul 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
South Africa’s next electricity disaster has begun, meet the most powerful philanthropists in America, Rolex prepares to conclude its partnership with Formula 1, and DA calls for proactive approach to tackle KZN’s natural disasters.
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Madness! Eskom Proposes Electricity Hike Of 44% For Next Year
26 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
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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Nigeria’s Creaking Power Grid Collapses After Raising Tariffs For ‘Wealthier Consumers’ By 230%
16 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
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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ANC MP’s “Load Shedding Isn’t The End Of The World’ Comment Is Being Ripped Apart
15 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
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).
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South Africans Gave Their Hilarious Input On The Proposed New Eskom Logo
29 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Eskom needs a new logo as much as Minister Nkoana-Mashabane needs another hole in her head.
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Despite Eskom’s Financial Woes, Andre De Ruyter Still Took Home A Lekker 2023 Paycheck
01 Nov 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
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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GoodLuck Teams Up With Versofy Solar To Keep The Beat Going – Plus A Limited Offer For Fans
23 Oct 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
GoodLuck’s collaboration with Versofy Solar is almost too obvious to have taken this long, and since partnering up, the band has been able to keep the vibe going even when Eskom hits all the wrong notes.
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Everyone Is Laughing At Ramaphosa Boldly Stating That “90% Of Our People Have Electricity”
12 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The ANC is ramping up their political ‘it’s-all-rainbows-and-butterflies’ shenanigans ahead of the 2024 election.
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Joburg Parents Want To Sue City Power After Their Daughter Died In Load Shedding Tragedy
03 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The struggle with load shedding has been real, but perhaps not as terrible as it has been for Neyamiah Eaton’s parents who are still trying to come to terms with the tragic death of their three-year-old daughter.
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Our Central Bank Is Preparing For The Total Power Grid Collapse
31 May 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
While some reckon a total system collapse is unlikely to occur, it is not impossible, according to The South African Reserve Bank’s Deputy Governor Kuben Naidoo who spoke of a contingency plan in case.
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Eskom Gives Another ‘Until Further Notice’ Update For Daytime Schedules
23 May 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Honestly, we aren’t even bothered with what power stations broke down anymore, even if the list sounds like a boyband. Next week, it may as well be John, Paul, Ringo, and George that let us down.
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At Least There Is One ‘Good’ Thing To Come From SA’s Intensifying Power Crisis
16 May 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
We’re searching for the light wherever we can.
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Alarmingly, Only Four Hospitals In The Western Cape Don’t Get Load Shedding
27 Feb 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It is rather alarming to note that only four Western Cape hospitals have been exempted from load shedding.
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This R26 Million Solar Plant Launched In Cape Town Is Impressive On So Many Levels
10 Feb 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The local production of solar panels received a multi-million-rand boost thanks to the Western Cape’s commitment to a green economy, but that’s not the most impressive part.
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Solar For The Win: Now Cape Town Is Happy To Pay You For Excess Power
26 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The City of Cape Town has announced that it will now pay cash for power fed into the local electricity grid.
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The Plan For How Nersa’s Electricity Tariff Increase Will Work In Cape Town
16 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It is madness that we will have to pay an increased tariff rate for just a few hours of electricity usage, a problem that the city of Cape Town is trying to budget for accordingly.
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Are You Ready For Stage 7 Load Shedding?
13 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
As we get deeper into 2023, we’ll be wading in ever-darker waters with stage 7 load shedding – “or higher”- forecast for the middle of the year.
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Bad News For Those Using Generators During Load Shedding
09 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Mitigating the effects of load shedding aside, a new problem has arisen; the grating noise that someone’s generator produces.
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Drum Roll: You’ll Never Guess SA’s Word Of The Year
19 Oct 2022 by Jacqui / No Comments
There are some words that happen to capture the attention of a nation and depending on their popularity, the world.
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Fancy A Guess How Much Our Ministers Pay For Electricity And Water?
10 Oct 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
From April next year, Eskom has asked the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to approve the electricity price being hiked by a whopping 32%.
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Electric Car Charging Prices Through The Roof In UK – Almost Same As Petrol
26 Sep 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The UK is trying to push drivers into electrification but this transition isn’t helped by the rising cost of charging an electric car.
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New Solar Option For People Who Can’t Afford Full Home Set-Up
29 Jun 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Eskom’s nonsense is driving a new era of solar, where more homeowners are keen to implement alternate power solutions.
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Take That, Eskom: Prepaid Solar Energy App Gets Ready To Launch
22 Jun 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Not only is Eskom’s nonsense driving this new era of solar, but also the country’s growing focus on renewable sources of power and disinvestment in coal.
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City Of Tshwane’s Twitter Account Went On A Rampage Yesterday
15 Feb 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the City of Tshwane, as well as Joburg, it appears that a line is being drawn in the sand when it comes to not paying your bills.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
18 Jan 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Eskom wants 20,5% hike. Emirates flights still suspended. Can we resurrect the quagga? Ozzie players’ boozy Ashes party. Em Rata is back.
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Watch Out For Fake City of Cape Town Electricity Officials
08 Mar 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Scammers have been bluffing their way into people’s homes by posing as City of Cape Town officials, before stealing personal items.
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