The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has granted a license to the National Transmission Company South Africa to operate the country’s transmission system. This move is a major milestone in Eskom’s split into three entities – Generation, Distribution, and Transmission.
South Africa has experienced a significant increase in the number of hours without power due to load shedding.
A fire broke out at Eskom’s Grootvlei Power Station Unit 2 on 22 July 2023. Eskom confirmed that the fire was contained and extinguished within an hour, and there were no reported injuries.
G7 Renewable Energies, a South African power-project developer, is seeking to block Eskom’s new rules governing the connection of plants to the national electricity grid.
The developer argues that the rules, known as Interim Grid Capacity Allocation Rules (IGCA), are flawed and will hinder the addition of more generation capacity.
Load-shedding by Eskom, the South African power utility, has a devastating impact on the country. A comparison between electricity consumption with GDP per capita shows that countries with lower electricity consumption tend to have lower GDP per capita, while countries with higher energy consumption are wealthier.