Sanctions on Iran have pushed up the oil price, but government’s levies and tariffs are not easing the pain as massive fuel price hikes hit consumers.
The department of energy says the recent drastic fuel price increase is due to external factors and has urged South Africans to be fuel efficient.
The price tag for six new nuclear reactors envisaged in SA’s energy road map could range from a modest R322-billion to a staggering R1.4-trillion.
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters says SA hopes to have a plan by the end of May for replacing Iranian crude that makes up a quarter of crude imports.
The state has allegedly urged French and Chinese nuclear companies to put in a bid for nuclear power stations, but the energy department denies this.
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters says her department will focus on energy efficiency in municipalities and will address results of lowered revenue.
In the face of the threat of load shedding, Eskom is being challenged to cut back on exports.
The energy department, Busa and the NBI have signed an Energy Efficiency Leadership Network Pledge, demonstrating commitment energy efficiency.
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/ 9 December 2011
This form of energy offers not only a secure electricity supply but also benefits, writes Minister of Energy <b>Dipuo Peters</b>.
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters says South Africa may delay electricity tariff hikes in a move likely to hurt power utility Eskom’s funding drive.
Plans to reduce South Africa’s carbon overload by capturing noxious gases and storing them in the ground came under fire this week.
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/ 19 October 2011
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters has confirmed that a tender proposal for 9600 MW of nuclear power could be worth at least R1-trillion.
Government says it has not made a decision yet on the number of nuclear power stations to be built or which vendors would be used for such projects.
Nuclear energy is not a quick-fix solution for South Africa’s energy shortages, said Minister of Energy Dipuo Peters on Monday.
Producers want to sell clean power, Eskom wants to buy it, but first the regulators need to do their job.
Africa’s first diesel fuel blending plant has been launched in Centurion, bolstering SA’s efforts to enforce the supply of environmentally-friendly fu
South Africa needs to start the international procurement for its planned nuclear plants early next year so it can build the 1600MW plant by 2023.
SA is talking to the DRC to revive a stalled hydropower project on the Congo River, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said on Tuesday.
The mass roll-out of solar water heaters in low income communities needs to be accompanied by consultation.
As much as 50% of SA’s’ new electricity production could be comprised of nuclear energy, national planning commission member Bobby Godsell said.
All South Africans should support the granting of the World Bank loan to Eskom, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said on Tuesday.
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/ 20 November 2009
South Africa, plagued by chronic power shortages, plans to have the country’s new nuclear power plant up and running by 2020.
A task team has been set up to probe what led to the shortage of jet fuel at OR Tambo International Airport, the energy minister said on Thursday.
A summit on the rising costs of fuel will be held by Energy Minister Dipuo Peters, her department said on Thursday.
Newly appointed Energy Minister Dipuo Peters on Wednesday outlined her short- to medium-term priorities for the sector.
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/ 13 November 2008
Those joining the Congress of the People are a disappointment, not only to themselves but to their wives and families, said Julius Malema on Thursday.
Trio told to vacate their offices and barred from participating in impact assessment, writes Fiona Macleod.
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/ 2 September 2007
Businessman Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said he has no interest in joining the African National Congress presidential succession race — this after the Sunday Times reported that Ramaphosa had joined the race. ”I have no interest in standing for this position,” he said in a statement.
Frances Beatrice Marshoff, Edna Molewa and Dipuo Peters.