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State electricity monopoly ‘urgently’ working with treasury to find money to buy diesel
Finance minister says move will ensure long-term financial viability of state electricity monopoly
Delays to refurbishment at flagship plant add to fears over supply
Renewable energy procurement will be increased under plan announced by president Cyril Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa will seek private sector help and more renewable sources to deal with supply issues at state utility Eskom
Report on systematic corruption is the most sweeping indictment yet of the ex-president
Frustration over government lack of reform and persistent blackouts push city to look towards independent producers
Eskom chief in talks over COP26 deal for concessional loans to help fund renewables switch
FT Alphaville follows a trail of pollen to South Africa.
Fate of Eskom a priority for President Ramaphosa as power shortages roil economy
Rolling blackouts are throttling economic growth, says president
Pretoria has waived rules that prevented mining groups generating electricity for their own use
Party factions are pushing for Pravin Gordhan’s removal over crisis at state power utility
State utility Eskom removed power to stave off grid collapse
Eskom will remove 6,000 megawatts of demand to avert total collapse of national grid
Cyril Ramaphosa will be loath to take on the people who helped him to the ANC presidency
Cut signals rating agency’s concern that Ramaphosa government will fail to restart economy
Debt-ridden power monopoly sues acoountant over allegedly overpriced contracts
Power utility Eskom struggles to deal with plant breakdowns and debt crisis
New boss will have to turn round a stricken utility and handle political interference
Unemployment surges while state-owned Eskom suffers biggest annual loss
Further $4.2bn earmarked to rescue the electricity supplier from bankruptcy
More radical proposals urged to tackle threat of utility’s collapse
Ramaphosa under pressure as economic output drops sharply in first quarter
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