Urgent action is required to address the constraints to South Africa’s power system and to reduce the usage of the diesel-fired turbines
The Minister has asked Ramaphosa if the Presidential Climate Commission can oversee the consultation process
Eskom is in a fix because it has little control over the procurement of alternative sources of energy capacity
Fuel prices have soared in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, putting South Africa’s power supply at risk
Power cuts are expected until Friday while the utility relies on emergency reserves
Load-shedding will be in place from 5pm on Monday to 5am on Wednesday
The finance minister says Eskom’s debt problem may require some ‘fiscal intervention’, but only if certain conditions have been met by the parastatal led by André de Ruyter
The finance minister made a smallish exception for Denel in terms of funding but warned that the government wants to push ahead with plans to consolidate SOEs that no longer served a function
Earthlife Africa and groundWork say the ‘legal quagmire’ Eskom finds itself in ‘is almost entirely self-inflicted’
President concedes that South Africa is on a long and difficult journey ‘to renew the promise of our democracy’, but cites strengthening the NPA’s capacity as one example of progress
For households in mining towns a greener economy must provide more secure jobs that pay enough to ensure household wellbeing and upward mobility
But Greenpeace Africa says the president must let go of ‘gas fantasies’
Opposition parties say the need for private-sector involvement in state affairs is proof of a ‘failing dummy cabinet’
Ramaphosa says fundamental changes are underway in South Africa’s beleaguered energy sector
Privatisation stands to deepen inequalities. But some experts say collaboration between business and government can work in everyone’s interest
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The social costs of fossil fuel combustion are about R550-billion a year, according to a new report
Beset by political instability, the region is also the canary in the climate change coal mine
Some 4 435MW of power is out on planned maintenance, and another 8 093MW has been lost because of breakdowns to units at various power stations
The breakdown of two generating units overnight has necessitated that stage 2 load shedding be implemented from 11am on Wednesday until 5am on Monday.
Eskom chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer says the utility will continue with planned maintenance, even at the risk of load-shedding
The state capture report reveals a governance crisis at state-owned entities. Experts weigh in on how this came to be and what to do about it.
Eskom, parliament, constitutional court, looting could all be linked. ‘We smell a rat’, says Blade Nzimande
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The price of electricity could go up by 20.5% in April and an upcoming court bid could see users paying surcharges to municipalities
The Zondo report delves into South Africa’s procurement web, as it tries to figure out why state-owned entities were able to be captured
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Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo found that the subversion of the procurement system and the decimation of previously sound parastatals happened on the watch of a ruling party that not only dropped the ball but pocketed the proceeds
Democracy in Action argues in court papers that the president cannot receive the report because he is implicated, and demands it be given instead to the deputy president or the public protector, or both
Corporates are already wheeling electricity and planning alternative power plants, and many households are using a mixture of energy sources
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Eskom’s unbundling is underway, with the transmission unit of the utility set to be operational in 2022 as a wholly owned subsidiary
Eskom warns that the decision, if implemented, will cause immediate power blackouts, as well as push electricity tariffs higher
C is not for corruption. Chester Missing and the Mail & Guardian roast the cabinet ministers who are simply not performing
The Investigating Directorate has filed an application worth R2-billion that could see the mine, the shares Tegeta holds plus debt intended to be converted into a majority stake in the mine
As the increasingly less relevant ANC vacates the middle ground and the centre-left, a void opens, which will urgently need to be filled