Eskom is a South African electricity public utility and the largest producer of electricity in Africa. It is among the top seven utilities in the world in terms of generation capacity and among the top nine in terms of sales.
Eskom operates a number of notable power stations, including Kendal Power Station, and Koeberg nuclear power station in the Cape Province, the only nuclear power plant in Africa. The company is divided into Generation, Transmission and Distribution divisions and together Eskom generates approximately 95% of electricity used in South Africa.
Due to the South African government's attempted privatisation of Eskom in the late 1990s, Eskom's requests for budget to build new stations were denied. President Thabo Mbeki admitted in December 2007 that this was an error, and it is now adversely affecting the South African economy.
In January 2008 Eskom introduced "load shedding", planned rolling blackouts based on a rotating schedule, in periods where short supply threatens the integrity of the grid. Demand-side management has focussed on encouraging consumers to conserve power during peak periods in order to reduce the incidence of load shedding.
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Jan 30 - AllAfrica News
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Nov 24 - AllAfrica News
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Nov 23 - AllAfrica News
South Africa: Power Utility Goes Solar
Nov 22 - AllAfrica News
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Nov 14 - AllAfrica News
South Africa: Greenpeace Confronts Eskom
Nov 07 - AllAfrica News
South Africa: Confronting Kusile - an Activist's View
Nov 07 - AllAfrica News
South Africa: World Bank Loan for Wind, Solar Projects
Nov 03 - AllAfrica News
South Africa: World Bank Grants Loan to Eskom
Oct 29 - AllAfrica News
South Africa: Cop17 - Should Eskom and Sasol Be Part of It? Earthlife Doesn't Think So.
Oct 18 - AllAfrica News
South Africa: Pressure On to Keep Medupi On Track
Oct 12 - AllAfrica News
South Africa: French Loan to Fund Eskom Wind Project
Sep 27 - AllAfrica News
South Africa: Eskom Signs Two Loan Agreements for Wind Project
Sep 26 - AllAfrica News
Uganda: Electricity Supply Goes Up
Sep 23 - AllAfrica News
South Africa: Protest Sparked By Attempt to Cut Illegal Electricity Connections
Sep 16 - AllAfrica News
South Africa: Koeberg's Unit Two Returns to Service
Sep 08 - AllAfrica News
South Africa: Koeberg Unit Two Shut Down
Sep 06 - AllAfrica News
South Africa: Eskom Mandatory Energy Savings - What Will It Cost?
Aug 30 - AllAfrica News
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