Sanedi chief executive Titus Mathe says the draft is workable in its current form
The IRP2023 ‘lacks climate commitment’ in the face of the global environmental emergency
The draft IRP 2023 fails to address future energy shortages, analysts argue
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The leading coal exporter is not giving up, even as local logistics constraints and falling prices bear down on sales
The department of mineral resources and energy had hoped to finalise the long-awaited energy plan by May but the call for public comment has been extended
The draft IRP 2023 scales back renewable projects viewed as a key source of economic growth
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The mineral resources department plans to finalise the country’s new energy plan by the end of May
The draft IRP 2023, released on Thursday after numerous delays, contends that renewables and clean energy technologies alone are not enough to secure South Africa’s energy future
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The updated long-term blueprint for the country’s power infrastructure looks at supply-and-demand needs
The minister also gave an update on the return of Koeberg unit one, which was taken offline for refurbishments almost a year ago
Minister Gwede Mantashe says the revised IRP draft will be submitted to the cabinet between July and September
When the president merged the mining and energy departments under his most powerful lieutenants he made a decision that would come back to bite him
One of the main factors contributing to a sudden increase in load-shedding is not sustaining maintenance for the old fleet
The mineral resources and energy minister had refused to make them available to three civil society organisations
Environmental groups have also welcomed the plan but have highlighted potential flaws
They said the electricity crisis and blackouts are ‘causing human suffering’, costing the South African economy billions
Small modular nuclear reactors can help South Africa transition to a low-carbon economy
Environmental organisations say that COP26 ended with ​​90 new coal power projects, worth a total of 88GW, are likely to be cancelled
China will keeps its promise about not funding coal abroad, Chen Xiadong tells Fossil Free South Africa
The switch to alternative energy is crucial for employment, economic growth and decarbonisation
Some argue that nuclear power will get us to our clean energy goals faster, but other experts say it is unsafe, unaffordable and unnecessary
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Environmental groups say the controversial deal means South Africa will be tied to fossil fuels for the next 20 years
Nuclear sector says it should be poised to take up more than 50% of the 24GW left vacant by coal
The president’s latest energy commitments were meant to have been met years ago, but he struggled to get Gwede Mantashe on board
On a provincial level, programmes such as Gauteng’s The Innovation Hub are helping to create green economic growth
He must end the Mantashe problem and execute his strategy rather than keep the ANC onside
Cyril Ramaphosa wants to do the right thing – bring independent power producers on to the grid. He must act despite opposition from top ANC members
The new Eskom plan still lacks too much detail to give any real insight into how the utility survives
A year after the UN sounded the klaxon, warning of ‘some countries becoming dysfunctional’ thanks to the climate crisis, governments aren’t responding
The need for electricity is so dire that there are suggestions for power station ships be brought into South African ports and plugged into the grid
Despite court cases and financiers pulling out of CO2 producing coal-fuelled power stations, Thabametsi and Khanyisa could still come online
Globally, energy workers are being helped to transition into new positions. SA lags behind