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Electricity retailing is the final sale of electricity from generation to the end-use consumer. This is the fourth major step in the electricity delivery process, which also includes generation, transmission and distribution.
Eskom is a South African electricity public utility, established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission (ESCOM) and also known by its Afrikaans name Elektrisiteitsvoorsieningskommissie (EVKOM), by the government of the Union of South Africa in terms of the Electricity Act (1922). Eskom represents South Africa in the Southern African Power Pool. The utility is the largest producer of electricity in Africa, is among the top seven utilities in the world in terms of generation capacity and among the top nine in terms of sales. It is the largest of South Africa's state owned enterprises. Eskom operates a number of notable power stations, including Kendal Power Station, and Koeberg nuclear power station in the Western Cape Province, the only nuclear power plant in Africa. The company is divided into Generation, Transmission and Distribution divisions and together Eskom generates approximately 95% of electricity used in South Africa.
Greylingstad is a small farming town west of Standerton in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
The Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) is a Tanzanian parastatal organisation established in 1964. It is wholly owned by the government of Tanzania. The Ministry of Energy and Minerals regulates the operations of TANESCO.
Knowledge Malusi Nkanyezi Gigaba MP is a South African politician who served as Minister of Home Affairs of The Republic of South Africa from 27 February 2018 until his resignation 13 November 2018, he also held the post from 25 May 2014 until 31 March 2017. He previously served as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Public Enterprises and Minister of Finance in the government of South Africa.
Majuba Power Station between Volksrust and Amersfoort in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom. Majuba is Eskom's only power station that is not linked to a specific mine and it receives its coal from various sources.
Kelvin Power Station is a coal-fired power station, located in Gauteng near OR Tambo International Airport.
The history of the prepaid mobile phone began in the 1990s when mobile phone operators sought to expand their market reach. Up until this point, mobile phone services were exclusively offered on a postpaid basis (contract-based), which excluded individuals with poor credit ratings and minors under the age of 18.
The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) is one of the ministries of the South African government. It is the governments shareholder representative with oversight responsibility for a number of state-owned enterprises (SoEs).
South Africa was the world's sixth hard coal producer in 2009.
Hard coal production was 1,620 TWh in 2009 and total energy production 1,995 TWh in 2008.
Pieter van Dalen is a South African politician in the National Assembly of South Africa with the Democratic Alliance (DA).
Solar power in South Africa includes photovoltaics (PV) as well as concentrated solar power (CSP).
In 2016, South Africa had 1,329 MW of installed solar power capacity.
Installed capacity is expected to reach 8,400 MW by 2030.
Kusile Power Station in South Africa is a coal-fired power plant under construction by state electricity utility Eskom, about 15 kilometres north of the existing Kendal Power Station near Witbank, Mpumalanga. Both Kusile and its contemporary counterpart Medupi are notable for their size as well as controversial cost and suspected corruption in their construction.
The Electricity sector in South Africa is an important part of the economy in the region.
Eskom is the state-owned electricity provider. A 2016 study compared long term prices of different types of new powerplants.
The Ubuntu Party is a South African political party founded by author and songwriter Michael Tellinger based on the principles of Ubuntu Contributionism.
Renewable energy in South Africa is energy that is obtained from renewable resources, those which naturally replenish themselves, such as; sunlight, wind, tides, waves, rain, biomass, and geothermal heat. Renewable energy focuses on four core areas including; electricity generation, air and water heating/cooling, transportation, and rural energy services. The energy sector in South Africa is an important component of global energy regimes due to the country’s innovation and advances in renewable energy. South Africa’s contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is ranked as moderate and its per capita emission rate is higher than the global average. Energy demand within the country is expected to rise steadily and double by 2025.
In South Africa the Department of Public Enterprises is the shareholder representative of the South African Government with oversight responsibility for state-owned enterprises in key sectors. Some companies are not directly controlled by the Department of Public Enterprises, but by various other departments.
The 2007-2015 South African energy crisis was a period when South Africa experienced widespread rolling blackouts as supply fell behind demand, threatening to destabilize the national grid. It lasted from the later months of 2007 until 2015. The government owned national power utility and primary power generator, Eskom, and various parliamentarians attributed these rolling-blackouts to insufficient generation capacity. With a reserve margin estimated at 8% or below, such "load shedding" was implemented whenever generating units were taken offline for maintenance, repairs or re-fueling. According to Eskom and government officials, the solution is the construction of additional power stations and generators.
