Latest reforms to regulations confront challenges to Eskom’s grid monopoly and the potential for private generators to boost competition
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says a pilot project to involve the private sector in electricity transmission will provide the government with fiscal relief
Ramokgopa said one of the targets for the financial year 2025 was to improve South Africa’s energy availability factor to 70%
SCORE: B Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has made notable progress in addressing power cuts and keeping load-shedding at bay for more than six months. His ability to do this was initially doubted by many, who argued that it would be impossible to stabilise Eskom which had made a loss of over R20 billion a year. But, under […]
The ‘challenges’ being experienced in the metro were no different to those in other municipalities, the minister said
Each approach has its own strengths and drawbacks, but perhaps a hybrid of the two will serve South Africa best
The shutdown has intensified debates over nuclear power, with activists challenging its reliability and cost-effectiveness
The embattled DA mayor of Tshwane said coalition partner ActionSA is also responsible for service failures in the metro.
Massive proposed electricity price increases will leave many South Africans having to choose between buying food or having power
Opposition groups have hailed the decision as a ‘victory for democracy’
Tutuka, Kendal and Kriel coal-fired power stations have emerged as stars, the electricity and energy minister said.
The electricity and energy minister announced a collaborative effort to bring down high municipal electricity tariffs and alleviate financial pressure on consumers
Chief executive Dan Marokane says coal is important for the country to drive industrialisation
The government’s support for coal-fired power and reluctance to transition to renewable energy undermines potential for economic expansion and job creation in the renewable energy sector
The minister said the Democratic Alliance must understand that the new government is a single entity, not a federation
Civil servants need to be ‘insulated’ from politics and allowed to do their work
The electricity and energy minister warned that the debt prevents the power utility from investing in infrastructure
The electricity minister says it is the result of improved maintenance
This is the first time that the power utility has achieved an energy availability factor of higher than 70% since 2021
We struggle to be convinced that the winter outlook Eskom released, which anticipates stage two load-shedding, will come through
The 40 days free of energy outages is a result of maintenance of the electricity system, lower peak-time demand and the return to service of units at Koeberg, Medupi and Kusile power stations
The electricity minister said the turnaround should be celebrated, and had nothing to do with next month’s elections
Minister of electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said wind energy has a big role to play during winter
The electricity minister said the delay in approving environmental assessments undermines investor confidence
This is the second nuclear challenge the government will be fighting after they lost against NGOs in 2017
Eskom won’t cut maintenance, despite German consortium’s recommendation, electricity minister says
The power utility needs to put in place mechanisms to get access to funds for the shift to renewable energy
Taxpayers’ pain has its roots set in a history that the finance minister could not overcome
The former Eskom chief executive believes the answer lies in nuclear power
By Wednesday this week, load-shedding is projected to ease to lower stages
Diesel is used to run the open cycle gas turbines which have been used to reduce the higher stages of power cuts
Investors will struggle to look beyond the country’s energy and logistics crises