The utility is looking to the treasury to expedite the release of funds to build a gas power station
Community members living close to the Grootvlei power plant say they will protest against Eskom’s plans to use external contractors
A discussion document prepared for the youth league’s national congress weighs in on the ‘baseload’ debate
The use of fuel that is not environment friendly is to take centre stage in negotiations
Local and international studies indicate that renewable energy systems, if well managed, are still a secure and least cost option
Energy analysts have said section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act made it clear that Ramokgopa has been allocated ‘nothing meaningful’
National Energy Month shines a spotlight on our local challenges, such as how to achieve net zero emissions
The minister of mineral resources and energy, Gwede Mantashe, assured the mining community that he is still working towards reducing load-shedding
The weakening rand, borrowing and expenditure on diesel has resulted in the power utility posting a R21.2 billion loss
Ex-Eskom boss and former chairperson deny the intelligence on the ANC’s complicity in graft at the utility was withheld
The former Eskom chairperson said a maligned investigation initiated by former CEO Andre de Ruyter was first mooted by the minister
The mineral resources and energy minister says the plan to extend Koeberg’s life by 20 years will help alleviate the energy crisis
When the president merged the mining and energy departments under his most powerful lieutenants he made a decision that would come back to bite him
The faux pas with the Finnish president is the latest in a series of embarrassing moves by our head of state
Eskom will be freed from borrowing more money for its operational needs and capital requirements for the next five years because of the government’s debt relief package and the tariffs approved by the national energy regulator, Nersa.
No buffalo on the menu at South Africa/Namibia gala dinner
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula warns Ramaphosa to ‘run his cabinet and not have his cabinet run him’ or they will take action
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has warned of stage 8 load-shedding for up to 152 consecutive days
The mineral resources and energy department is pushing for nuclear power but experts argue that this is unsafe and will take too long to implement
The ‘big bulls’ told the electricity minister that his plan to extend Eskom’s coal fired plants should be taken to the National Energy Crisis Committee
A proposal to move some of energy minister Gwede Mantashe’s powers to the electricity ministry could result in a battle between him and the president
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has argued that renewable energy will not have enough baseload to power the country and avoid a total blackout
Ramokgopa’s intention of keeping ageing, expensive coal-fired power stations going flies in the face of policy
Good progress is being made to reduce South Africa’s reliance on a few primary energy sources
It was caused by the failings of the government, which has a responsibility to spare hospitals, schools and police stations to protect people’s rights
The utility’s reasoning in papers before court showed, if true, that the timeframes in its Generation Recovery Plan cannot be met, applicants in a constitutional challenge say
The new electricity minister says that he will not interfere with the process of hiring a new Eskom chief executive but this needed to be done soon
The shifts were not about improving government’s efficiency but about securing political futures
The party is calculating the amount it would seek from the former Eskom CEO in damages but is struggling to establish his whereabouts
The mineral resources and energy minister has argued that renewable energy costs Eskom more than the government lets on
The mineral resources and energy minister has said that Eskom does not belong to his department, ‘so I have not lost anything’
Nkosasana Dlamini Zuma, a 30 year cabinet veteran is now the minister in the presidency responsible for women, youth and persons with disabilities