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Load-shedding is unlikely through the winter.

No load-shedding in sight as Eskom forecasts stable winter supply

Eskom says South Africa is unlikely to experience load-shedding between April and August, citing improved plant performance, fewer breakdowns and reduced diesel use

Women are at the bottom of the pile when policies are designed without them.

SA’s gas expansion: Women demand people-first energy policy

Women activists are pushing for an inclusive energy policy in South Africa, challenging the government’s gas plans and advocating for renewables

Tank pipework onboard the Karmol LNGT Powership Asia floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), operated by Karpowership, viewed from the ship’s bridge whilst docked at Cape Town port in Cape Town, South Africa. Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Groups appeal Karpowership environmental nod for Richards Bay

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Renewables alone cannot sustain SA’s energy needs – PwC report

South Africa and other African countries should accelerate their vast renewable energy potential to meet energy demands

A permanent stay?: The Karmol LNGT Powership Asia floating storage and regasification unit, operated by Karpowership, docked at Cape Town on 19 April 2022. Karpowership says it can be operational within 90 days – but wants a 20-year contract. Photo: Dwayne Senior/Getty Images

Will Karpowership get the nod – and do we want that?

The Turkish-based gas-to-power firm thinks it is ready to swoop in and save the day by quickly providing more energy to South Africa

Offshore oil and gas development in South Africa is governed, among others, by the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998, as amended in 2022, and the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act.

Environmental ruling on Karpowership to be made in early 2023

Karpowership says it is ‘bringing on additional specialists and resources’ in revised process

Karpowership SA’s applications for environmental clearance for its controversial gas-to-power projects failed to meet the minimum requirements for public participation under South Africa’s environmental legislation.

Karpowership decision shows ‘people’s voices do count’

Refusal of project shows there is ‘no space for tick-box exercises’ by environmental consultants

Karpowership environmental impact assessments thrown out

Department of forestry, fisheries and environment refuses to grant environmental authorisation for gas-to-power projects

Richards Bay gearing up for investment opportunities

Eskom’s Richards Bay gas-to-power plant ‘regressive’ for action on climate change, say activists

Two environmental organisations have challenged the environment department’s rejection of the appeal against the project