- 01 Mar 2013 00:00 - Lisa Steyn, Lynley Donnelly,
- Heavy carbon emitters will pass costs of new tax on to consumers.
- 20 Feb 2013 05:41 - Sipho Kings
- Although renewable energy is being hampered across Africa by an uncertain regulatory regime, the sector has exploded in South Africa in recent years.
- 12 Feb 2013 13:42 - Staff Reporter
- Africa’s green energy bigwigs will converge on Johannesburg later this month to showcase the lastest technologies for alternative energy sources.
- 29 Jan 2013 11:15
- Sunfire Solutions has empowered people to show members of their community how using solar energy to cook can drastically cut their electricity costs.
- 25 Jan 2013 00:00 - Lisa Steyn
- Eskom's sudden withdrawal of an objection to Glencore's merger with Xstrata, since coming to an agreement with the company, has puzzled observers.
- 18 Jan 2013 11:28 - Lynley Donnelly
- Eskom faced heavy fire from business and civil society on the first day of public hearings on its application for electricity tariff increases.
- 09 Nov 2012 00:00 - Lisa Steyn
- As costs keep rising, South Africans keep buying assets but they borrow money so that they can eat, writes Lisa Steyn.
- 09 Nov 2012 00:00 - Lynley Donnelly
- Independent power producers could provide more than 60000MW of conventionally produced electricity, according to the department of energy.
- 03 Aug 2012 03:00 - Randeep Ramesh
- The recent powercuts that hit about 620-million people in India were a sign of a democracy that takes power from its people, writes Randeep Ramesh.
- 01 May 2012 07:11 - John Grobler
- Namibia has plans to become a big energy player but consumers will feel the pain this winter, writes John Grobler.
- 07 May 2012 09:05 - Sapa
- A couple using pre-paid electricity have received a R1.5-million water and lights bill from the City of Johannesburg.
- 02 Mar 2012 16:19 - Peet Du Plooy
- Just 4000 tonnes of thorium could satisfy South Africa's electricity needs for 100 years, writes Peet du Plooy
- 02 Mar 2012 14:34 - Lynley Donnelly
- Municipal electricity consumers may become more vulnerable to increasing power charges should proposed changes be made to legislation.
- 12 Jan 2012 16:58 - Janice Roberts
- Eskom says the performance of the country's power system has improved since Monday, with the parastatal saying it would continue to be on alert.
- 02 Dec 2011 00:00 - Lynley Donnelly
- Municipal electricity costs are coming under fire as the state gears up to review South Africa's electricity pricing policy.
- 25 Aug 2011 16:09 - Nelson Banya
- Zimbabwe's electricity regulator has ordered a 31% tariff increase, to ensure the state-owned power utility Zesa's stays profitable.
- 05 Aug 2011 00:00 - Fiona Macleod
- Recent research showed that the production of energy requires huge amounts of water, a side effect of electricity not often considered by consumers.
- 15 Jul 2011 11:55 - Lynley Donnelly
- Contrary to popular belief, it is not the poor residents of Soweto who steal the most electricity in South Africa -- it is commercial enterprises.
