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
Sipho Kings has compiled a list of tasks government should tackle this year to solve environmental problems and secure our collective future
In the face of overwhelming scientific evidence, a few obdurate nations have delayed the critical response
But struggling Necsa must get back on its feet before it contemplates its future strategy
It’s been a long time coming but, finally, the new blueprint switches off nuclear in favour of a mixed power grid
At present, almost 90% of South Africa’s electricity mix consists of coal, but many of these plants fail to meet the required emission standards
‘The truth is that coal kills, and no more money should be going into more coal’
State inaction over global warming is increasing inequality in the country
While Eskom nestles on a R50-billion pile of money, everyone from manufacturers to residents are reeling as rising electricity prices hit home.
The ANC has privatised the struggle and rules on behalf of capital in our neo-apartheid democracy, writes <b>Ayanda Kota</b>.
The 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster puts in focus recent events in Japan and South Africa’s own plans to go nuclear.
The state’s plan to green the economy is going to test the government’s ability to coordinate departments and agencies.
Renewable energy gets a greater share and nuclear gets slightly less, but still there are risks in the system.
Eskom is pushing for a mandatory power conservation programme that would force particularly heavy consumers to save power.
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/ 6 December 2010
The hearings into the Integrated Resource Plan come at a time when there is growing concern about the country’s energy future.
IRP2010 is gearing up to supply too much power, as it ignores the effect of efficiency measures.
Eskom will get additional loan guarantees amounting to R350-billion, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan confirmed.
The IRP2010 is no more than a sop to environmental and political pressures while nuclear is the star.
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/ 18 October 2010
The IRP2010 has shown the way forward but it’s not going to be plain sailing.
Would you buy a used energy plan from Eskom? asks Kevin Davie.
State enterprise and coal loom large in IRP2,
<b>Lynley Donnelly</b> and <b>Kevin Davie</b> report.
Representatives of private companies and some of SA’s largest energy users are to help develop a new IRP, sparking concerns of conflicts of interest.