Winetech and Vinpro once again joined hands with wine grape producers, cellar representatives, viticulturists, and other interest groups in the wine industry during its recent information days.

Eskom has been telling South Africans that its ageing coal-fired power station fleet is the main reason for breakdowns. However, the real reasons are much closer to home.

Power generated through giant wind turbines will help ease South Africa's energy woes but threatens already vulnerable Cape Vultures.

There is no doubt that the future of electricity generation in South Africa will primarily consist of renewable energy and, possibly, nuclear energy.

In the past two years, Eskom has been forced to rely increasingly on the open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) — which were intended only for dire emergencies or use during peak demand periods — because of a steadily increasing number of breakdowns within its ageing coal-fired power fleet.

South Africans have been battered by power shortages for several years.

As jy nog nie in die spore van 'n ware landbouer gestap het nie, weet jy nie wat dit is om 'n ware landbouer te wees nie. 

There was a slide showing that Eskom was in the lowest 10 percent of power producers worldwide in terms of its tariffs.

Intelligence reports obtained by Daily Maverick link two senior members of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet to four criminal cartels operating inside Eskom.

If you haven’t yet seen Annika Larsen’s interview with outgoing Eskom CEO André de Ruyter on eNews Channel Africa, you should take an hour and do so. 

Researchers in South Africa are feeling the effects of the country’s continuing power cuts and fear for the impact the electricity crisis is having on their research output. 

The most sinister aspect about the Green movement around the world is its utter disregard for the poor people in poor countries, especially those with darker skins.

Modern nations rely on their power grids as it is these grids that enable households, workplaces, stores and services to function.

Speaking before news broke of Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s controversial proposal to revise the shutdown schedule for some of Eskom’s oldest plants, Eskom’s outgoing COO, Jan Oberholzer, described the minister’s earlier public comments on the strategy as “responsible”, given South Africa’s worsening shortage of generation capacity. 

It is “unacceptable” for a rural electricity supplier to use solar to prevent load-shedding, but batteries or other grid-independent electricity sources could be used, South Africa’s grid operator and public utility Eskom has said.

South Africa is in the middle of a severe electricity crisis, with enforced power cuts that have worsened every year.

Installing an inverter and battery system without solar generation capacity may lead to a significant increase in your monthly electricity bill, warns a recent study.

Government’ is a serious concept. Related theories of public utilities, the commons, and privatisation are similarly serious and nuanced.

Over the holiday period there were several important developments regarding the major issue facing the country, electricity.

Access to electricity – measured by the share of individuals who use electricity as their main energy source – has significantly improved in lower-income countries in recent decades