Eskom price hike may be more than 34% for rich - The Witness
June 18, 2009
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Eskom price hike may be more than 34% for rich
The Witness, South Africa Zulu assured electricity consumers that Eskom will not resort to load-shedding this winter, “and there will be no load-shedding next winter”. He said this is partly because the economic recession has reduced demand and because electricity saving habits … |
Rich could pay more if Eskom hikes prices - Independent Online
June 18, 2009
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Rich could pay more if Eskom hikes prices
Independent Online, South Africa A lack of capacity prompted highly disruptive load-shedding last year, but Zulu said he could assure electricity consumers that Eskom would not resort to such measures this year or next. "There will be no load-shedding this winter, and there will be no … |
Unfortunately Eskom must get its 34% hike - Moneyweb
June 18, 2009
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Unfortunately Eskom must get its 34% hike
Moneyweb, South Africa For years after that we had blackouts and load-shedding because it did not have enough capacity. In January 2008, Eskom shut down our gold mines and other large sections of our economy because it had systematically crippled its own coal supply to its … |
Zambia hit by nationwide blackouts - Mail & Guardian Online
June 17, 2009
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Zambia hit by nationwide blackouts
Mail & Guardian Online, South Africa … resulting in a reduced flow of water. The company had to import electricity from South Africa and Namibia after nationwide blackouts. Although power was restored the next day, the company implemented load-shedding for several days. — AFP. |
Power struggles to cope with cold - The Times
June 14, 2009
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Power struggles to cope with cold
The Times, South Africa We can argue about cost — but do we want outages and load shedding or do we want higher tariffs and supply?” City Power is also starting a solar water-heating programme to take up to 600 megawatts off the national grid. “The city must own them, … |
Power hike could benefit data centres - ITWeb
June 13, 2009
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Power hike could benefit data centres
ITWeb, South Africa However, as load-shedding previously resulted in more companies moving to outsource their data due to the important nature of data, a power hike could also encourage companies to outsource data. Montjoie expects an increased move to data centres as … |
Telecom infrastructure woes mean SMEs must plan for redundancy - ITWeb
June 13, 2009
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Telecom infrastructure woes mean SMEs must plan for redundancy
ITWeb, South Africa "Just as they had to make contingency plans and buy generators to cope with rolling blackouts when load-shedding was a reality, they need to have a back-up plan for telecom failures." Patel said most large organisations invest in redundant lines and … |
Audit Eskom before approving tariff increase - DA - Politicsweb
June 12, 2009
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Audit Eskom before approving tariff increase - DA
Politicsweb, South Africa Currently non-technical losses account for 10 percent, or appropriately 3000Mw. If this were properly managed and controlled, the need for load shedding would not exist; g. The loss of skills at all levels in Eskom since the mid-1990s with the … |
Just 365 days to World Cup kick-off - Independent Online
June 12, 2009
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Just 365 days to World Cup kick-off
Independent Online, South Africa Cronje said only two hours of construction time have been lost because of load shedding since work started in March 2007. Work was delayed for almost seven days at the start of the construction because of strikes by workers. There has been one fatality … |
Moses Mabhida Stadium isn't all that good for our Sharks - The Witness
June 12, 2009
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Moses Mabhida Stadium isn't all that good for our Sharks
The Witness, South Africa … withdrawal of traffic department support on match days, undercutting of hire charges for the stadium for non-rugby related functions, eg concerts, rallies, etc. no guarantees that Absa Stadium would not be affected by electricity load-shedding on … |
