Premier blames Eskom for delays About 160 households in Dobsonville in Soweto have been without electricity since June when a transformer failed. Many of those affected are pensioners. Eskom says the failure of the transformer was due to people illegally bypassing their meter boxes. Gauteng Eskom spokesperson Amanda Qithi said when transformers failed, those who […]
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Former Oudtshoorn Mayor Jailed for Sexual Assault The Oudtshoorn Magistrate’s Court has handed down a five-year prison sentence to Mlandeli Abednico Nyuka, the former mayor of the Klein Karoo town, for sexually assaulting an employee in his office, reports News24. This is Nyuka’s second conviction for a similar offense. During the trial, it was […]
The cabinet, under Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, on Thursday 22/2/2024 decided to halt the program for reducing electricity loads during the fasting holy month of Ramadan. The decision was made during the cabinet’s weekly meeting in the New Administrative Capital. MENA
ZIMBABWE has become a full member of the International Energy Forum (IEF), with the organisation immediately declaring that it will work with Harare on the energy transition and exploring how it can expand the electricity grid to integrate new baseload and renewable energy sources. The announcement was made in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia yesterday where Finance, […]
Amid gas supply challenges and financial outlook, power supply across the country remained stranded over the weekend as measures by the Federal Government to improve national grid supply failed to have any impact. Checks on the national grid data posted by the Independent System Operator showed that as at 3pm yesterday, only 16 of the […]
The City of Windhoek has issued a notification regarding a scheduled power outage set to affect various neighbourhoods and establishments on 10 March, from 08:00 to 16:00. The outage is necessary to facilitate planned maintenance work at the CBD Load Centre. Affected areas include the central business district (CBD), encompassing prominent locations such as Wernhill […]
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja. The Nigerian government on Wednesday said it has become very difficult to sustain subsidies on electricity in the country. Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja. Mr Adelabu explained that the indebtedness of the […]
Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says teams are working around the clock to return to service the units that have contributed to load shedding being intensified to stage 6. Giving an update on the performance of the grid following the escalated levels of load shedding, Ramokgopa on Sunday said boiler tube […]
Monrovia — The management of the Roberts International Airport has issued an apology for disruption in the supply of electricity at the airport. In a statement, the airport’s authority said this is due to technical glitches being experienced by its primary and secondary power sources. The statement signed by Mr. Jero Mends-Cole, Port Manager Officer-in-Charge […]
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the national grid has been fully restored after a partial disturbance at about 11:21 a. m. on Sunday. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager Public Affairs in a statement in Abuja on Sunday said that the company initiated immediate restoration of the affected part of the grid.’ “The […]
Despite promises, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) recorded its first electricity system collapse in 2024. The incident has scuttled the distribution of electricity by the electricity distribution companies, DisCos, to all parts of the nation. In a notice to its customers, the management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) said the system collapse occurred […]
“Be rest assured that we are working with the relevant stakeholders to restore power as soon as the grid is stabilized,” a power distribution company said. Nigeria’s electricity grid on Sunday collapsed yet again, throwing several cities including the nation’s capital Abuja, into darkness. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) announced Sunday that the collapse […]
National power grid has begun a slow recovery after the first collapse of the year left cities and villages without public power supply across the country. The collapse which occurred around 11 am on Sunday crashed the power supplied through the grid to 59.90 Megawatts from 2,658MW recorded an hour earlier. The grid had only […]
Nigeria is falling short of the $10 billion annual target for achieving net-zero carbon emission by 2060, a report by the Natural Resources Governance Institute, NRGI, and BudgIT Foundation, has disclosed. To bridge the funding gap, the report which assessed Nigeria’s preparedness for energy transition urged the Federal Government to consider domestic revenue mobilization, international […]
The NBS review focuses on energy billed, revenue generated, and customers by DISCOS under the reviewed period. The number of electricity consumers rose by 240,000 from 11.47 million in the second quarter of 2023 to 11.71 million in the third quarter of 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated in its Nigeria’s electricity report […]
Tarcha — A coal factory in Dawro Zone having a capacity of substituting 75 % of country’s imported coal would get operational soon, Company Representative disclosed. The construction of the coal factory that has been undertaken for the past two years in Dawro Zone’s Tarcha Town by ET Mining Development Company at a cost of […]
Nairobi — Kenya Power was set to undertake network maintenance in three regions on Monday as part of efforts to optimize the grid. The exercise was scheduled to run from 8am to 5pm in parts of Nairobi, South Nyanza and Mt Kenya regions. Within the Nairobi region, affected areas include Kitengela area, Korompoi, Sucos, Oltoroto, […]
State power utility Eskom is expected to embark on a province-wide prepaid meter installation drive in Limpopo, as part of its meter maintenance programme. “Eskom Limpopo is excited to announce a significant advancement in our ongoing commitment to providing reliable electricity services to the residents of the Limpopo province. As part of electricity meter maintenance, […]