SAWEA calls for coordinated approach to public procurement programme

To ensure success in the public procurement programme, the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has called for a coordinated approach but warns that more work needs to be done.   The inaugural Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (ESIPPPP) conference took place earlier this week, with a bid submission date set for the first week of July.  
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Stage 5 loadshedding to be implemented from 16:00

Power utility Eskom will implement Stage 5 loadshedding from 16:00 this afternoon until 05:00 on Friday. Thereafter, various stages of loadshedding will be implemented over the weekend. Breakdowns have decreased to 16 369 MW of generating capacity, while the generating capacity out of service for planned maintenance is 3 369 MW.
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Makwana hints at possible legal action against De Ruyter

Eskom chairperson Mpho Makwana has indicated that the current board is preparing a possible legal case against former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter for what he describes as “transgressions” arising from De Ruyter’s publication of a tell-all book about his three-year tenure as head of the corruption-afflicted State-owned utility. “It must be noted and placed on record that trust was broken by him [De Ruyter] making those public statements and with the publication of the book, and this trust was broken in the most repulsive manner possible,” Makwana said during a briefing on the winter system outlook, which includes a warning of possible Stage 8 loadshedding.
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Eskom warns of Stage 8 loadshedding this winter but insists risk of blackout is low

Eskom has indicated that Stage 8 loadshedding – representing 16 hours of cuts in a 32-hour cycle – is possible this winter if coal plant breakdowns breach 18 000 MW and demand rises in sync with what is forecast to be a colder winter than was the case in 2022. However, interim CEO Calib Cassim continues to insist that the risk of a total blackout is low.
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