Eskom making virtual wheeling strides but says national framework still required

Eskom reports that it has made material advances in developing what it calls a ‘virtual wheeling product’ that will allow one or more generators to transact with multiple offtakers, including those supplied by municipal distributors. However, the utility insists that a national wheeling framework is still urgently required so as to standardise the calculation of wheeling charges across all of South Africa’s distributors, with such charges currently varying significantly from distributor to distributor.
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Govt messed up the 9.6GW nuclear project – Mantashe

The 9.6GW nuclear project, under former president Jacob Zuma’s administration, failed because government failed to develop it “systematically” at a “pace and rate” the country could afford, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has said. The minister was speaking during a webinar about the just transition hosted by the Wits Business School on Thursday.
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Coal crucial for alleviating poverty and loadshedding

Despite the negative impacts that coal-fired power stations have on the environment and local populations, localized energy solutions developer NET Energy owner Mike Blenkinsop has stressed that the detrimental impact of removing coal-fired power capacity from the South African electricity system would also be significant, as many rely on the coal industry for work opportunities.
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Johannesburg starts prepaid meter update before it all goes dark next year

City Power has begun its installation and reset of prepaid electricity meters in Johannesburg before they all stop working next year. The electricity entity began visiting customers in residential homes in Hursthill on Wednesday, with 200 City Power agents targeting 4 000 households daily.
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