#South Africa

South Africa’s power utility, Eskom has implemented Stage 2 loadshedding nationwide, with effect from 8 AM to 10 PM on 13 August.

An electricity transformer the size of a house is being delivered to a National Grid substation – and is passing through Nottinghamshire.

The power supply at Botha substation was isolated on 14 July as it was temporarily unable to accommodate the load of consumers in Lynnville and Ackerville.

The mega transformer for the 110 MW Perdekraal Wind Farm in South Africa has arrived at the project site in Western Cape.

South Africa: Eskom has noted a significant rise in network overloading resulting from illegal connections across the high density areas of Gauteng.

A transformer fault at Parys rural substation resulted in a fire that caused substantial damage to the control room.

South Africa, Springs: Several areas in Springs will be without power on 9 April, according to a statement released by the metro’s energy department.

South Africa, Port Elizabeth: A fire at a substation in North End is distinguished on 4 April as electricity disruptions continue in the area.

South Africa, Western Cape: Zest WEG has delivered a locally manufactured main power transformer to a wind farm project near Swellendam in the Western Cape.

Zest WEG’s local transformer manufacturing facility has supplied specialised photovoltaic transformers to a solar energy generation plant in the Northern Cape.

South Africa: The affected areas included Comet, part of Boksburg North, Ravenswood, Jansen Park, Witfield, Dayanglen and many areas around the East Rand Mall.

Solar power producer Scatec Solar and partners have grid-connected and reached commercial operation for 86MW of the 258MW solar power complex in Upington.

Condition monitoring specialists upgraded laboratory into a centre which can conduct oil, coolant and fuel analysis, as well as traditional used oil analysis.

Zest WEG’s transformer manufacturing facility has supplied 36 specialised photovoltaic transformers to a solar energy generation plant in the Northern Cape.

South Africa: Eskom announced this morning that it will continue with stage 2 loadshedding from 9:00 today (Friday) until 6:00 on Monday 3 February.

Secunda in Mpumalanga was plunged into powerlessness on Tuesday evening when a primary substation burst into flames. Electrical teams couldn’t enter the precinct

Eskom Chairman Jabu Mabuza took the responsibility for Eskom’s failure to meet the previously made commitment – no loadshedding until 13 January 2020.

South Africa: OR Tambo International Airport was plunged into darkness after a transformer at a Kempton Park substation caught fire on Sunday morning. The Ekurhuleni…

South Africa is launching Risk Mitigation Programme in order to ease supply constraints and analyse options of grid connectivity in a fast and afordable manner.

South Africa: South Africans were advised by state-owned enterprise Eskom that emergency loadshedding would be implemented as unplanned breakdowns were above 10,500 MW, impacting the utility’s ability to meet the current demand.

South Africa: A plan to establish the world’s largest green-energy financing initiative is being threshed out in South Africa, which needs to reduce its environmental footprint and find innovative ways to fund debt-stricken state power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

Trafo Power Solutions recently supplied two 2000 kVA 11,6kV/415V dry-type transformers to a large data centre in the Cape Town ensuring reliable supply.

Cargill, announced its continued investment in supply of FR3 natural ester fluids for electricity transformer applications in the power, utilities and other industries for the South African and sub-Saharan markets through the appointment of a new country manager.

South Africa: Eskom recorded a net loss after tax of $1.4 B (R20.7 B) for the year and EBITDA of $2.1 B (R31.5 B).