Another dark week looms for South Africans following Eskom’s announcement that it will continue to implement Stage 4 rotational load shedding as electricity generation falls short of demand – even though the weather is warm and demand is muted.

Zimbabwe has a severe energy crisis because its major sources of electricity are struggling to keep up with demand.

So now we know. One of the reasons for retaining South African exchange controls is to ensure that enough money is available for investment in ‘a green economy and the move from coal to renewables and gas’.

The Tesla Coil is an electrical resonant transformer circuit. It is a radio frequency oscillator that drives a transformer to produce high voltages at low currents.

South Africa is once more experiencing periodic power cuts.

South Africa’s electricity sector has faced a series of challenges over the last two decades.