Energy & Electricity

Cape Town signs first private power deals below Eskom rates

Lavesh Pillay / 2 September 2026

CAPE TOWN, Monday 31 August 2026 — The Cape Town has signed its first two long-term power-purchase agreements with independent

PRETORIA, Monday 31 August 2026 — President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed that South Africa will establish a fully independent, state-owned

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