This comes as Karpowership secures authorisation for Saldanha Bay project
The Turkish-based gas-to-power firm thinks it is ready to swoop in and save the day by quickly providing more energy to South Africa
The use of fuel that is not environment friendly is to take centre stage in negotiations
Powerships touted to be energy solution for South Africa
The energy crisis has to be resolved. But crises also typically create opportunities for unproductive rent-seeking
The mineral resources and energy minister has argued that renewable energy costs Eskom more than the government lets on
Cabinet sources argue the state of disaster will take away the powers of more ministers than just that of the forestry and fisheries minister
Energy reforms must be considered alongside Eskom’s debt, alternative energy sources and environmental and social requirements
The Karpowership proposal lacked proper environmental assessments, according to the minister, with noise impacts specifically noted
The civil action group says Nersa was premature and lacked transparency when it granted the generation licences
A recent high court ruling on another matter led parliament’s portfolio committee on mineral resources and energy to halt the inquiry into the risk mitigation independent power producers procurement programme linked to Karpowership.
Over the past six years, three oil spills have occurred as a direct result of fuel ship-to-ship bunkering
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has questioned why Nersa has not immediately provided its reasons for issuing the controversial generation licences
Additional energy will take demand pressure off Eskom’s strained supply, but the downside will be a reduction in revenue for the power utility
A Just Share report on the AGMs of seven of SA’s biggest financiers found their climate commitments show promise, but timelines remain sketchy
Department of forestry, fisheries and environment refuses to grant environmental authorisation for gas-to-power projects
The Prince of Darkness is load-shredding us and, with ANC elections ahead, in KZN the guns are coming out
Department of forestry, fisheries and the environment says there could be criminal charges
Powergroup South Africa wins 20-year energy contract a mere 10 months after it was formed
Final EIAs for controversial Karpowership projects submitted to environment minister Barbara Creecy
Environmental groups say the controversial deal means South Africa will be tied to fossil fuels for the next 20 years
The decision to use Turkey’s floating power plants locks the country into fossil fuels for 20 years