The Democratic Alliance has accused Eskom and the Mafube municipality of colluding to block the town of Frankfort from using its own solar power plant to reduce the impact of load-shedding.
Eskom is facing significant grid capacity constraints, with many companies “hogging” grid allocations awarded to them through contracts with the Independent Power Producer office.
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has introduced a revamped electricity tariff methodology called the electricity price determination methodology, which could impact Eskom’s revenue collection.
Employees at Eskom, South Africa’s power utility, have allegedly hired assassins to silence individuals exposing corruption within the organization.
One such case involves Dorothy Mmushi, an employee in Eskom’s forensics department, who reported a criminal syndicate operating within the organization.
Energy expert Clyde Mallinson has refuted South African Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s claim that the country lost 1,000 MW from the grid due to the decommissioning of the Komati Power Station.