Collin Matjila has been appointed as the acting Chief Executive Officer of Eskom as of 1 April 2014, the electricity utility said.

Eskom CEO Brian Dames says the country's power system remains "vulnerable" but unplanned outages will reduce going into winter.

The tariff increase was necessary to maintain revenue as well as to cover operating costs and the financial stability of Eskom.

The City of Cape Town, trade unions and a host of civil society organisations opposed Eskom’s request for an average annual increase of 16 percent over five years at Nersa’s hearings on Eskom’s tariff application.

Power parastatal Eskom has asked the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) for a total 16% tariff increase over the next five years.

South Africa's electricity supply is expected to remain tight in summer as Eskom – which will soon submit its next tariff application to the energy regulator - moves to do more maintenance on its plants.

Eskom CEO Brian Dames has expressed his 'disappointment' with industrial group Hitachi over the delay in the building of the boilers for the important Meduphi power station.

As the “coal capital” of South Africa, the city of Emalahleni in Mpumalanga is the new "power house" of the region.

A new 309 hectare industrial park strategically positioned in an industrial corridor situated between the new Medupi and existing Matimba Power Stations and near Grootgeluk coal mine in Lephalale is being marketed by Pam Golding Properties Ellisras office.

Eskom is confident it can save at least 10% of the costs of building the Medupi and Kusile power stations, chief officer for generation Brian Dames said.