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power shortages
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Eskom Declares Emergency
07 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
On Thursday, large parts of the country experienced blackouts. Load shedding occurred after Eskom declared an emergency. The power cuts were due to wet coal stocks, caused by seven days of heavy rain.
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Eskom Will Be Taking Even More Of Your Money Soon
22 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Having just come out of winter, and with a decreased summer load on the national grid, you would expect that a little relief would be in order from our nation’s energy supplier – not quite. After lukewarm showers, green swimming pools and rooms lit with a single lightbulb, we’ll be finding out this week if we’re in for another increase in the price of electricity.
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SA’s Power Supply Is Shrinking – And We’re All Going To Feel The Pinch
08 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
In case the message hasn’t already been made abundantly clear, South Africa needs to embrace new energy sources – and quickly. Eskom can’t foresee our (yes, it affects everyone) power supply problem improving for the next five years.
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