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Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has warned that municipal debt owed to Eskom could make the utility financially unsustainable if efforts to address the payments backlog are not successful.

Ramokgopa sets out Eskom 2.0 priorities as Nyati wins new term

Ramokgopa says Eskom is entering a “difficult and complex phase”.

The clean-technology investment platform says its first fund will initially target commercial and industrial solar and battery-storage assets across South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and Indian Ocean markets.

Airnergize Capital raises R3.89bn for African clean-energy infrastructure

Airnergize Capital says its first fund will initially target commercial and industrial solar and battery-storage assets.

The global energy transition is likely to continue to test the financial viability of state funded Eskom and its mainly coal-burning power stations in future.
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Eskom's sustainability is questionable, and likely to remain so

Eskom’s profit after tax more than doubled, but other critical issues continue to threaten its long-term financial sustainability.

With peak electricity tariffs putting growing pressure on businesses, tariff arbitrage is emerging as a way to reduce costs without disrupting operations.

Tariff arbitrage offers South African businesses a new way to cut energy costs

Battery storage and smart energy controls can help South African businesses shift consumption away from expensive peak periods, but the savings depend on local tariffs, load…

Eskom more than doubled operating profit in its 2026 financial year and has made strides in addressing corporate governance issues that have bedevilled its operations in previous years.
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Eskom profit more than doubles to R30.3bn despite falling electricity sales

This is the second consecutive year that Eskom has delivered a profit.

Outside an earlier court case regarding #CancelCoal case.

South Africa’s new-coal plans may be dead, but the legal fight isn’t

Government challenges coal ruling in appeal court today

Amid escalating cost-of-living pressures, advocacy groups and political parties are urging government to overhaul the national electricity pricing framework.

Electricity pricing policy review sparks call for VAT relief

As government reviews the pricing framework, advocates call for measures to ease the burden on consumers.