Increasing global and national pressures for decarbonisation put added focus on Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s plans
The country’s dalliance with privatisation threatens to push up electricity costs, undermining energy security
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Power utility will buy significantly more electricity from IPPs as they come onto the grid, outgoing chief executive De Ruyter tells NCOP
‘It is absolutely unfair and uncalled for to use that kind of language for somebody who tried their best to get the utility out of the mess it is in’
Proposed changes to the Electricity Regulation Act to allow Eskom to buy power from more private suppliers open for public comment
The developers have been left in the cold after the programme was cancelled
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The country needs a greener economy but energy specialists say policymakers must ensure the creation of a fairer economy in the process
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Experts warn that if Eskom and government does not come to grips with the tariff problem, continued social unrest is inevitable
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The state must take control of energy supply to increase capacity with funding from the Public Investment Corporation and the South African Reserve Bank rather than relying on the private sector
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But Greenpeace Africa says the president must let go of ‘gas fantasies’
Cyril Ramaphosa says the terms of $8.5-million climate finance offered to South Africa by wealthy countries are not yet set in stone
Lifting the cap on private power generation is aimed at ‘easing Eskom pressure’. Producers won’t need a Nersa licence, but still require other permits
Environmental groups say the controversial deal means South Africa will be tied to fossil fuels for the next 20 years
President Cyril Ramaphosa may axe a few of his struggling cabinet ministers and move some of the beleaguered state-owned enterprises to other portfolios
During a podcast discussion, the ailing power utility’s chief executive said there would be efforts to avoid further hurting distressed businesses
Country can’t lose sight of the threat climate change poses, President Ramaphosa says.
The president’s latest energy commitments were meant to have been met years ago, but he struggled to get Gwede Mantashe on board
DA leader John Steenhuisen has called for Ramaphosa to throw out what he termed an ‘outdated 20th century ideology of state control’
More than 11 800MW of new electricity capacity from independent power producers will come online in 2022, giving Eskom space to do more maintenance on its unreliable infrastructure
The fund chairperson says while they may consider Cosatu’s plan to use state pensions to bail out Eskom, the deal has to be within its ambit
Sona was a mixed bag but there were some meaningful announcements
The transition to a decarbonised economy based on water, wind and solar energy will save trillions, plus people’s lives and climate crisis costs
Why are we dithering when independent power producers hold the answer? Ideology, it seems
Despite court cases and financiers pulling out of CO2 producing coal-fuelled power stations, Thabametsi and Khanyisa could still come online
The government has introduced a range of ways to address Eskom’s woes
The ANC first introduced this Bill in 2012 but it was withdrawn. Now the DA seeks to give it new life
Government believes independent power producers need to be limited and controlled
The power utility on Friday signed the loan facility with the German bank KfW, on behalf of the German government
NUM members also intended to voice their anger at Energy Minister Jeff Radebe, who was meant to address the conference but instead travelled overseas
The Democratic Alliance leader said Eskom is fiscally dependent and it will ‘cripple the economy’ if no profound reform takes place
Unions say renewables will cause unemployment but the state disagrees and mines will soon close
The department of energy plans to cut its budget allocation for clean energy, much to the disappointment of the portfolio committee on energy