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ArcelorMittal South Africa announces 4,000 job cuts
07 Sep 2025 19:34 GMT
… close its long steel plants in Newcastle and … and “restructuring”.
AMSA’s plant closures, first announced in … Eskom, the state-owned electricity company that generates 90 percent of South Africa … ’s power, and the breakdown …
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Why steel drives the boiler room of South Africa’s economy
07 Sep 2025 18:51 GMT
… trucks at huge cost; Eskom’s power tariffs are globally uncompetitive; cheap … space while deeper reforms in energy, logistics and operational efficiency are … reminder that South Africa still has industrial champions. The Bellville South plant is …
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From plan to prophecy — how exiting boss foresaw chaos in NMB’s energy directorate
07 Sep 2025 23:50 GMT
… Nelson Mandela Bay electricity and energy directorate, acting executive director … several senior positions in the energy sector.
From Sikhalasenkosi Township … up the ranks at Eskom to where he held … to sabotage the city’s power infrastructure.
Read more: Cable …
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Understanding NERSA's decision on ArcelorMittal South Africa’s tariff applications amid looming shutdowns
07 Sep 2025 16:15 GMT
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has ruled that ArcelorMittal South Africa’s ( … AMSA) applications for six-year negotiated pricing agreements with Eskom … for its Newcastle and Vanderbijlpark plants “do meet the eligibility …
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Eskom CEO praises staff for stabilising electricity grid
07 Sep 2025 19:23 GMT
… news for South Africans on the electricity front. Eskom is promising … rolling blackouts this summer.
Eskom CEO Dan Marokane is … and management of the power utility.
READ: Electricity … paying dividends.
Eskom has seen its energy availability factor improve …
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CHRIS BARRON: An apartheid-era boycott that still cripples South Africa
07 Sep 2025 07:36 GMT
… settlement between Nersa and Eskom imposing R54bn in additional … more difficult to manage Eskom’s debt because consumers … Bheke Stofile, president of the South African Local Government Association (Salga).
… R107bn municipalities owe to Eskom and all they’ll …
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Ramokgopa targets power tariff stability by 2026
07 Sep 2025 14:54 GMT
… within single digits.
Last month, energy regulator Nersa conceded that a … approved a R54bn clawback for Eskom...
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South Africa's electricity regulator backs ArcelorMittal's bid for discounted tariffs
06 Sep 2025 15:05 GMT
… power utility Eskom.
ArcelorMittal is winding down its money-losing South African … Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to review a decision by Eskom … down its long steel plants at Newcastle and Vereeniging …
The closure of the plants could result in the …
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MSIZI KHOZA: Without transmission capacity fix, new power supply cannot reach demand
07 Sep 2025 05:37 GMT
… more than 10 years.
Eskom’s Transmission Development Plan … while the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme has … -scale access to renewable power, producers risk higher tariffs … unable to secure renewable power will face rising …
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South Africa should be spared summer blackouts
05 Sep 2025 15:45 GMT
Eskom does not expect any load shedding this summer, according to energy minister … around with”.
As Eskom transitions to a low-carbon energy mix, Marokane … energy capacity through independent power producers is 730MW below target.
Meanwhile, Eskom committed …