Blackouts

The economic and operational consequences of load shedding are far-reaching, particularly for businesses unprepared for prolonged outages. As utilities escalate load shedding stages to balance grid demand, companies grapple with unpredictable downtime, inflated operational...

Every South African is all too familiar with “rolling blackouts” — you just know them by a different name. In most parts of the world, scheduled power outages are a relatively rare occurrence… In South Africa,...

The South African national power utility, Eskom, states that load-shedding is both a legal requirement and a controlled way to ensure the national power system remains stable in the event of major incidents. Load-shedding...

Load shedding is a last resort implemented by Eskom to prevent the collapse of the national power grid. Amidst the energy crisis, it's become necessary to provide a solution for insufficient power station capacity...

Load-shedding negatively affects many sectors throughout South Africa and contributes significantly to the rapidly declining economy. Eskom’s planned power outages cripple the community’s most vulnerable members, educational institutes, agricultural sectors, domestic and international tourism...

If you’re living in the City, you’re probably all too familiar with electricity outage Cape Town, especially with load shedding being a constant feature of daily life. As of the recent 25 February announcement,...

Eskom and government officials insist a total grid collapse is unlikely, but the warning signs are clear. Aging infrastructure and policy failures have pushed the power system to the brink and we’re still dealing...

Just when you thought rolling blackouts were behind us, Eskom has reminded us that they’re still very much a reality. After nearly 10 months without load shedding, South Africa was hit with Stage 3 power...