Gordhan insists unbundled distribution business to remain State-owned as he approves Eskom …

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has given an assurance that there is no plan to privatise any of the three Eskom entities of generation, transmission and distribution currently being unbundled in line with a policy initially outline in the so-called ‘Eskom Roadmap’ of 2019. In a statement clarifying a letter sent to the Eskom board regarding the restructuring of the distribution company, but which included the words “approval for sale”, sparking speculation that the business was being privatised, Gordhan insisted that the entity would remain fully State owned.
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Koeberg Unit 1 now only scheduled to re-enter operation on November 3

State-owned electricity utility Eskom has confirmed that Unit 1 at the Koeberg nuclear power station, in the Western Cape, is currently scheduled to return to service only on November 3. The unit entered an extended outage on December 10 last year, which was initially scheduled to be completed in 180 days and returned to service in June.
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AECI commissions 1 MW solar project at Chem Park factory

JSE-listed chemicals group AECI has installed and commissioned a 1MW solar project at Chem Park, its AECI Chemicals manufacturing site, in Johannesburg. The Chem Park project marks the first stage of a four-phase solar programme approved by the AECI executive committee in 2021, and the company plans to eventually install 14.3 MW solar capacity at selected AECI operating sites in South Africa.
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