TechCentralSouth Africa’s midday power glut is a hidden risk for wheeling deals
Private wheeling projects have no regulated compensation if the grid operator curtails them because of oversupply.
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TechCentralTechCentralThe grid cannot wait
Unbundling Eskom's transmission assets into an independent operator is the durable fix. It must happen fast.
TechCentralThe giant batteries coming to South Africa’s grid
Battery storage planned for the next decade is being brought forward because the grid is throwing away surplus power.
TechCentralNersa wants five-year ban on automated electricity trading
Draft rules would bar trading bots from South Africa's new wholesale electricity platform at launch.
TechCentralEskom has a R1.20/kWh offer for bitcoin miners
Eskom wants to sell surplus power to bitcoin miners, but energy regulator Nersa’s paper leaves key questions open.
TechCentralEskom waives rooftop solar fees, but the registration fight isn’t over
Outa welcomes the open-ended waiver but wants Eskom to justify registering systems that never export power.