The minister also gave an update on the return of Koeberg unit one, which was taken offline for refurbishments almost a year ago
The mineral resources and energy department said fuel prices would be lower this month partly because of the drop in the average price of Brent crude oil
The ANC embarked on a programme of renewal in 2017 after it emerged that it had been complicit in state capture.
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Xhakaza lost against Masina in a disputed conference which was set aside by the high court, with costs
The energy minister told Africa Oil Week participants that disasters linked to climate change were being used to stop African countries from exploiting fossil fuels
Higher crude oil prices, US refinery shutdowns, global diesel shortages and a weaker rand among the factors blamed
The ruling party’s economic transformation head Mmamokolo Kubayi said the resolution for state entities to be moved to line ministries remained intact
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The ruling party would have our country relitigate the past ad nauseam. We need solutions not blame
NGO’s should not have “unfettered veto powers” over development in South Africa, according to the minister
Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape refrain from increasing taxi fares but haven’t ruled out the possibility
The minister said Africa needs a holistic approach to defining critical minerals which considers national and continental needs and global trends
Gas has the potential to be a transition fuel as the country moves to cleaner energy sources, says the mineral resources and energy department
Environmental groups call for more involvement as the draft does not provide viable solutions to energy poverty or address transformation
The ANC leader said a recently agreed multi-party coalition was made up of ‘apartheid’ and ‘bantustan’ parties with an ‘evil intent’
Mantashe said the country was planning to work with all the Brics partners to solve the energy crisis that currently affected the country
While South Africa’s plan is bold, all types of technologies are needed to solve the crisis and ensure that the system has capacity and can withstand the transition
The ANC chairperson said the issue of weakened labour unions needed to be addressed, or unions would disappear
Ministers want President Ramaphosa to rein in the ANC secretary general
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Komati has been earmarked to be the facility pioneering the transition from coal to renewables in Mpumalanga
The Gauteng high court setting aside of the Ekurhuleni conference could have implications on the provincial conference that elected Panayaza Lesufi
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Two units at the nuclear power station will be out of action in September, meaning the loss of about 1 840 megawatts or about two stages of load-shedding
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe again blames grid insufficiency, but the electricity minister warns the country will rue delay on expansion
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Minister Gwede Mantashe says the revised IRP draft will be submitted to the cabinet between July and September
Warsaw and Pretoria appear to be poles apart when it comes to the war between Russia and Ukraine
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
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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’
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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
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