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While Eskom’s revenue from electricity sales continues to increase, it would be generating significantly more had private power not significantly reduced demand.
Rooftop solar growth remains strong in South Africa, despite load-shedding’s absence for more than a year.
The combination of ample roof space and surging electricity tariffs have made South Africa’s shopping malls among the most eager adopters and beneficiaries of large-scale rooftop solar power systems.
Households who must register their solar systems with Eskom will pay a R10,000 fee from March 2026.
The combination of a foremost civil activist known for leading Gauteng’s resistance against e-tolls and a leading energy expert that has shed a bright light on many of Eskom’s issues makes for a formidable force.
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has slammed a proposal placing additional requirements on people with solar power systems in municipal supply areas.
It’s cheaper than ever for South Africans to install a solar PV and battery backup system, allowing them to go completely off-grid.
Eskom board chair Mteto Nyati says the South African media’s reporting on the power utility’s turnaround has been unbalanced due to racism.
South Africans with rooftop solar have welcomed Eskom’s move to scrap the requirement for an engineer’s sign-off on small-scale solar systems—but there’s a big catch.
Eskom has made a major change to its solar power registration requirements following criticism from industry experts.