Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali says the federation will not be open to any solution involving privatisation
A task team is examining what to do to cushion the blow of another increase
The minister attributed the rising fuel price to international oil prices, and increases in the fuel and road accident fund levies
​Members of PetroSA’s interim board are at loggerheads with their chairperson, Nhlanhla Gumede
Radebe and his department were briefing the portfolio committee on energy on the latest IRP, released at the end of August
The total increase has been rounded up to 5c/l and will apply to both grades of petrol, with effect from September 5
It’s been a long time coming but, finally, the new blueprint switches off nuclear in favour of a mixed power grid
‘The truth is that coal kills, and no more money should be going into more coal’
‘There’s no reason, if the coal side of the business begins to decline slowly, that Eskom shouldn’t be a supplier of renewable energy as well’
It’s five years late, but we now have a blueprint for energy. It calls for a mix, with wind and gas challenging coal for dominance
Poor planning, increased financial losses and depleting gas feedstock cited as reasons
The portfolio committee on energy resolved it would write to Energy Minister Jeff Radebe to voice its dissatisfaction at being left in the lurch
Government believes independent power producers need to be limited and controlled
The Department of Energy announced on Monday that the price of both grades of petrol would increase by 1c a litre from Wednesday
EFF leader Julius Malema has accused businessman Patrice Motsepe of being a state capture threat.
This price hike will have an impac​t on the prices of transportation, goods, food and paraffin, which many low income households depend on
Government departments and entities have experienced well-documented difficulties in preventing senior officials from doing business with the state
The power utility on Friday signed the loan facility with the German bank KfW, on behalf of the German government
​The ANC has announced that it will launch manifesto forums across the country to hear what South Africans want from the governing party
The ​Minister of Energy said he was of the view that government did not appeal the court ruling in 2017 which invalidated the nuclear deal
Unions say renewables will cause unemployment but the state disagrees and mines will soon close
The minister of energy announced that an implementation framework for a new oil refinery would be finalised this year
Radebe says nuclear energy will remain one of the mechanisms government will use to diversity its sources of energy in the future
The La Liga champion’s visit is seen as a major score not just for the Pretoria club, but South African football as a whole
The department of energy plans to cut its budget allocation for clean energy, much to the disappointment of the portfolio committee on energy
NUM has hit out at Radebe on the IPP deal, threatening to end its support for the political party
The long-awaited partnerships have been marred by numerous delays, including a last-minute court challenge last month.
Numsa, along with Transform RSA want an interdict against Energy Minister Jeff Radebe to stop him from signing the renewable energy contracts
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The country may have to​ consider nuclear power again in about 2023 if the economy were to grow strongly
The new energy minister, along with the new finance and public enterprises ministers, will be able to drive the changes SA desperately needs
‘She has the understanding that governance is not about ticking boxes but about its impact on people’