Eskom
Eskom stel kritieke besproeiingsgebiede in Vrystaat vry van beurtkrag
In die afgelope jare het die hoër gevalle van beurtkrag voedselproduksie negatief beïnvloed. Tipies is besproeiingsboere geraak deurdat hulle nie in kritieke stadiums gewasse kon natmaak nie. Byvoorbeeld, met die onlangse hittegolftoestande, bly besproeiing van kritieke belang om potensiële risiko's wat met voedselsekerheid verband hou, af te weer. ’n[...]
NERSA kondig onbekostigbare ESKOM tariefverhoging aan te midde van energiekrisis
Te midde van hoogs onbetroubare dienslewering is ESKOM toegelaat om hulle tariewe vanaf 1 April met 18.65% te verhoog en ’n verdere 12.74% volgende jaar! “Die verhogings is hoogs onbekostigbaar en kom op blatante plundery neer” meen Kempen Nel, besproeiingsboer en voorsitter van Vrystaat Landbou (VL) se Kommersiële sake[...]
Amendment of Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act: A big step in the right direction to reforming the energy sector
Article supplied 10 June 2021 Agri SA welcomes the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa to amend Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act, lifting the NERSA licencing threshold for embedded generation projects from 1MW to 100MW. This move opens a significant door for private electricity generation and to happen[...]
TLU SA North and Eskom Limpopo
On invitation of TLU SA North a meeting was held with officials of Eskom Limpopo in Baltimore. Most of the District Agricultural Unions of TLU SA North were present to discuss some problems they experience throughout the province with Eskom, and to find solutions and discuss the way forward.[...]
Astral prevents Eskom cutting electricity supply to it’s Westrand operations
Astral Foods Limited (Astral), a leading Southern African integrated poultry producer, today secured an order against Eskom in the Johannesburg High Court in terms of which Acting Judge Gerry Nel ordered that Eskom is interdicted and restrained from interrupting the bulk supply of electricity to the Randwest Local Municipality,[...]