City Power will increase its tariffs by 7% from 1 July.

Eskom on Thursday warned of a "severely constrained" power system due to the unavailability of some of its generating units.

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.

Eskom has declared a power emergency, with the company saying that load shedding might take place if the need arises.

Eskom on Thursday declared an electricity emergency and asked its industrial customers to reduce their load by 10% as of this afternoon.

Ever since alert to escalating municipal costs throughout South Africa, the SA Property Owners Association (SAPOA) has appointed specialist consultant Rates Watch (Pty) Ltd to research municipal budgets for the coming year.

The Department of Energy has introduced more measures that will incentivise companies to watch their electricity consumption.

Energy Minister Ben Martins said that adequate supply remains a key concern for electricity and liquid fuels.

City Power MD Sicelo Xulu brushes aside doubts that smart metering will solve Johannesburg’s problem of billing estimates, saying the utility will continue to invest in new technologies to reduce inefficiencies.