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The situation at Eskom seem to be hitting new lows every other week. The past two weeks has seen the energy utility reintroduce the public to candlelit dinners and days spent running up a sweat in the February summer heat with no fan or air-conditioning. Eskom surprised when it suddenly changed the advisory alert for load-shedding from stage 2 to stage 4. This caused huge alarms and upset many businesses, causing millions of rands in loss daily. While load-shedding is somethi

At the SONA 2019, South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa announced a very dramatic and bold decision to remodel the ailing state power utility Eskom. The plan is to provide financial support and splitting it into three seperate state-owned entities, dealing with generation, transmission and distribution. This after Eskom suffered major financial losses, debt and huge operational problems. Ramaphosa made mention of the fact that this would allow each segment to manage it's c

A new solar power plant has recently been launched in the Northern Cape, close to Upington. It is said that this plant would be able to create 100MW of energy and supply this to about 100 000 households. The Karoshoek Solar One project as it is aptly named,  is part of the goverment's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme and will assist when Eskom is forced to institute load-shedding as a result of it's underfire coal stations.   Unlike a tr

You might have had a few concerns or questions while you go about making your prepaid electricity sales through our platform. Below we will discuss a few aspects and some news developments with regards to Powertime: SSL certification updates Recently, a new end-user encryption service provider has stepped in, requiring us to update our SSL certificates for our website. This has resulted in you experiencing an alarming error when trying to access your account online stating s

A Capetonian civil-engineer by the name of Jonny Harris, have developed a revolutionary new toilet which, according to reports, uses 2 litres of water compared to the averaged 11 litres per flush. So theoretically, this new toilet can save you up to 30% on your water bill.     Named Arumloo, after the arum lily that has a natural vortex shape, which the new toilet mimics. The new toilet can connect to urban sewage systems as well as areas where there are no sewerage syst

Urgent notice : After weeks of hard work on our side, we are pleased to announce that we have successfully resolved the vending issues with regards to Stellenbosch municipality . You should be able to successfully purchase for your Stellenbosch meter through our platform. If you have any issues with regards to your account with us, do not hesitate to contact us during business hours (07:00 - 19:00) at 021 911 5611, or send us a mail to our support email address, support@power

Keeping up with the times, and the times are fast evolving especially in the renewable energy sector, the good old Solar PV solution has grown in leaps and bounds...and flight. The implementation of renewable technologies is an integral part of South Africa’s green economy. There has been noticeable progress in energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies, such as solar power.  South Africa has invested R32.8bn into transforming its energy sector, which relies heavily o

On Wednesday, March 16, the Cape Town French Tech Hub was officially launched at a cocktail dinner organized by the French Tech team, gathering both South African and French tech entrepreneurs and institutions. The Cape Town French Tech Hub already relies on five dynamic start-ups: Candystick Energy Intelligence Myows Paygenius Powertime.  "The active participation of these five start-ups during the event provided a concrete illustration of what the Cape Town French Tech Hub

LED lights are one of the most rapidly growing lighting technologies and are by far the most efficient way to keep out of the dark! Today’s LED lights last longer, are more durable, more efficient and can provide better light than alternative technologies for a fraction of the cost, but above all it allows you to save electricity and money on your electricity bill! LED’s, or Light Emitting Diodes, are a modern type of luminaire, or light. They have been around for many years

What if all of your windows and even your phone could generate electricity but keep the same design at the same time? It is not science fiction anymore. Researchers in Michigan worked on a fully transparent solar cell that could make every window and screen a power source. This technology has already been used in the past few years, but until now the solar cells were never completely transparent. Indeed solar cells, specifically the photovoltaic kind, make energy by absorbin

What is costing you the most on your electricity bill? Is it the geyser? The air conditioner? Or the washing machine? This week, the Powertime team focused on ways of tracking your energy consumption so you can adapt and change your bad habits. To do so, energy monitors are the most affordable and most practical devices you can find. Energy monitors are small tabletop devices that help you discover how much energy you're using in your home, and how much it is costing you. Res

Today, Powertime has made a selection of the most useful mobile apps in South Africa ! They are simple, convenient and should make your life easier. Loadshedding Loadshedding is an app to keep you updated with the loadshedding schedules. The app updates its contents by receiving Eskom’s information and send you push notification when load shedding takes place in your area. Available on iOS and Android.   Find iPhone For Apple users If you misplace your iPhone, iPad, iPod t

On average, South African electricity demand is around 29 000 MW and production capacity 42 800 MW. This is the average consumption, but it might peak higher than that on some days. When that occurs and when supply is lower than demand, Eskom initiates load-shedding to prevent a collapse of the grid. On August 23 rd 2015, unit 6 of the new Medupi Power station went into commercial operation and it delivers an additional 794 MW of power into the national grid, taking nationa

Startups and large companies all over the world are searching for solutions to make your life easier but also to help you save energy and money. It is no longer necessary to invest in large and expensive products or installations in order to do so! You can control your consumption, for instance, with an energy monitor which can be purchased on the Powertime store , or you can use new and innovative but affordable products which help achieve smarter energy consumption. Powerti

In the Johannesburg suburb Parkhurst, the technology and electricity innovations are not just ideas: they are implemented by the local residents themselves! How to get electricity off-grid? Last year, the local resident’s association laid fibre in the suburb before Telkom even thought about getting it installed in the area. After that, a large number of suburbs decided to follow their lead, but the initiative does not stop at the fibre level. The local Parkhurst association n