Eskom and weaker growth play havoc on the public purse
The petrochemical giant has issued a report on its climate plans, but do they go far enough?
The need for electricity is so dire that there are suggestions for power station ships be brought into South African ports and plugged into the grid
Despite the exorbitant costs of new facilities, they are not delivering on expectations
If industries don’t make a transition to renewables they could be punished by investors and go bankrupt
The finance minister’s Powerpoint did not shy away from straight-talking — including taking aim at ministers and officials
Despite court cases and financiers pulling out of CO2 producing coal-fuelled power stations, Thabametsi and Khanyisa could still come online
There are competing ideas about how to save the power utility, but it is time for decisions
The plan calls for a significant increase in renewable energy, but still includes coal, gas and nuclear power
There’s a climate crisis. Eskom, whose plants burn carbon-producing coal, is in a financial crisis. It’s time to disrupt policy inertia