The draft IRP 2023 scales back renewable projects viewed as a key source of economic growth
The plan for rolling out grid infrastructure over the next three years is insufficient to end load-shedding, and requires private investment and funding from the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan
According to an MOU, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa will exercise authority over the beleaguered power utility’s board and management on ending load-shedding
The SOE’s board is under pressure to ensure there are no cuts in May, when provincial and national elections are expected to take place
The electricity minister says the grid is much healthier and consequently the use of diesel had reduced
They say say the nuclear determination did not follow correct processes and would prove more costly than other forms of energy
Nuclear energy is thought to be a solution to the baseload concerns facing the country
The electricity minister apologises for stage six load-shedding
Increasing global and national pressures for decarbonisation put added focus on Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s plans
The electricity minister said cabinet had given the nod to implementation of the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan
The minister was in hospital for a routine medical checkup, according to his department
The president told the party’s national working committee that Ramokgopa’s reach would be extended as a matter of urgency
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been battling illness
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgop has asked for more powers over Eskom board during national working committee meeting
The minister also gave an update on the return of Koeberg unit one, which was taken offline for refurbishments almost a year ago
The electricity minister says having both generating units at the nuclear power station offline would be a disaster
However, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa believes green hydrogen technology still needs to mature.
The power utility is aiming to ensure there are no power cuts during the day and a maximum of level four from the late afternoons this week
The effort, needed for renewable capacity to come online, will cost about R210 billion
Eskom said prior to the minister’s briefing that the return of unit three was part of the reason for the weekend load-shedding suspension
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Units one to three will be restored to service sooner than expected, likely meaning less load-shedding, electricity minister promises
Improved capacity means stage four load shedding for the week ahead
Stage six is back as the ANC deals decisively with load-shedding
Breakdowns at several power stations that coincided with the ramping up of planned equipment maintenance have led to stage six rolling blackouts
Eskom will implement stage six load-shedding, or up to 10 hours of blackouts, from Tuesday morning until further notice
Winter recedes and the demand of electricity drops, planned maintenance, accompanied by rolling blackouts, will be ramped up
Mantashe said the country was planning to work with all the Brics partners to solve the energy crisis that currently affected the country
The lack of financial viability of councils is a threat to the state-owned-entity’s sustainability
Planned outages will be short-term pain but long-term gain, minister says
While South Africa’s plan is bold, all types of technologies are needed to solve the crisis and ensure that the system has capacity and can withstand the transition