The demand for electricity and water — two resources essential for a growing world — is expected to increase dramatically over the next 20 years.
Busa backed the urgent need for a World Bank loan to Eskom as a part of a larger borrowing programme by the power utility.
The ‘E’ word, electricity, hardly got a mention in the budget; private supply seems a distant dream.
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/ 11 February 2010
Lynley Donnelly reports on sectors in which energy and the economy don’t mix.
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/ 23 October 2009
Animal and human waste could produce as much as 200MW to help ease power problems in SA, but efforts in this regard are being hurt by high costs.
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/ 23 October 2009
What does one do when the sun goes down and there’s no light switch indoors? Karabo Keepile visits a family in a shack in Diepsloot to find out
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/ 17 September 2009
Several Pretoria schools have had their electricity cut off, apparently because the Department of Public Works failed to pay their property rates.
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/ 3 September 2009
Zimbabwe’s political uncertainty and the government’s hold over electricity policies will discourage private investment in the sector.
Hikes in the electricity price may spur us to save energy and reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, writes Faranaaz Parker.
The middle class is still bearing the brunt of Eskom’s pricing structure, but industries will also feel the pinch.
Residents of Miga village near Mafikeng in North West have called off an election day protest against delays in electrifying their homes.
Green lobbyists fear that draft regulations on electricity generation released by government recently, may undermine investment into renewable energy.
Rwanda is to develop an integrated gas-extraction and electricity-generation facility at Lake Kivu to neutralise the ”killer lake” and generate power.
About R2,5-million households in South Africa do not have electricity, according to the results of a study released on Wednesday.
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/ 12 February 2009
PowerMeter will only work on homes and offices that are equipped with ”smart meters” that detail the time and level of electricity consumption.
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/ 23 January 2009
There have been no deliberate power cuts since April last year, state-owned electricity company Eskom said on Friday.
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/ 21 January 2009
The artisans of the world have got the rest of us by the balls, from plumbers to tilers to electricians.
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/ 13 January 2009
The DA’s new policy statement on energy and the environment, released on Tuesday, calls for a new ministry to be created.
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/ 26 November 2008
Eskom said on Wednesday that power supply was tight, increasing the likelihood of cuts, especially on the back of a temporary nuclear-unit shutdown.
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/ 18 November 2008
Power in Johannesburg’s city centre has been partially restored following an underground fire in a cable tunnel, an official said on Tuesday.
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/ 13 November 2008
So far renewable energy investment has been stalling because private providers had no incentive to generate their own electricity.
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/ 30 October 2008
Johannesburg residents demonstrating for free basic electricity threatened on Thursday to boycott next year’s general election.
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/ 14 October 2008
Eskom faces an huge funding hurdle not only because of the global financial meltdown, but also because its expansion spending has more than doubled.
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/ 3 September 2008
The consensus among most industry players is that the "road versus rail" rivalry that characterised the transport sector seems to be receding.
Without the necessary skills our raw materials aren’t worth as much as they could be, writes David Jackson.
Access to clean, affordable and sustainable energy is the crucial public issue of our time, argues sociologist Jacklyn Cock.
Unit two of the Koeberg nuclear power station has commenced generating electricity, Eskom said on Thursday.
Moody’s on Monday downgraded ratings for power utility Eskom as the company battles higher costs and tries to meet huge capital expenditure needs.
For Maasai tribesman Charles Kamami, Kenya’s drive to boost its geothermal capacity spells environmental destruction.
The City of Johannesburg will have 80 megawatts of electricity reserves by the end of August as a result of recommissioning two gas turbines.
Bobby Godsell wants to focus on South Africa’s energy future, without blaming anyone for its past, writes Lynley Donnelly.
State-owned power utility Eskom said on Thursday it was confident South Africa could get through the winter months without power cuts.