Two units at the nuclear power station will be out of action in September, meaning the loss of about 1 840 megawatts or about two stages of load-shedding
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe again blames grid insufficiency, but the electricity minister warns the country will rue delay on expansion
Minister Gwede Mantashe says the revised IRP draft will be submitted to the cabinet between July and September
Gauteng, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal are currently the only provinces that have capacity for new renewable energy to be added to the grid
Earthquakes don’t kill people; buildings do, says expert
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom is in the process of stabilising the national grid so that it will have the capacity to accept new renewable projects
The use of fuel that is not environment friendly is to take centre stage in negotiations
The weakening rand, borrowing and expenditure on diesel has resulted in the power utility posting a R21.2 billion loss
This can be done by 2040 if there are changes in the market, a United Nations report has found
Powerships touted to be energy solution for South Africa
Experts have stressed that shark attacks are incredibly rare
South African experts involved in the introduction of cheetah to India say botulism from contaminated water may to be blame
The pods make a delicious coffee and the cattle like them too, but the tree sucks up groundwater and destroys biodiversity
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has argued that renewable energy will not have enough baseload to power the country and avoid a total blackout
Game rangers, the custodians of the natural environment, who face danger from wildlife and poachers, use faith to inspire them
Populations, resources, power and consumption are centred in cities, and this affects rural areas
The national energy regulator will decide whether the National Transmission Company South Africa will get a licence
But community conservation leaders in Southern Africa say the bill undermines rural livelihoods and jeopardies wildlife conservation
Creecy: SA must act on just energy transition or lose out on funding
The group says what better way to raise awareness about birds and birding than to name birds in South African languages
New app brings the fun to birding with games, challenges and interaction with a friendly online community
Scientists on both sides weigh in as concerns are raised over animals’ welfare and viability of ambitious project to repopulate Asian savannah
But questions remain over viability of contentious project
Umsobomvu municipality pleads guilty, admits to receiving complaints from as far back as 2017
The government should support independent power producers to come online faster
People living in Tembisa have had enough of load-shedding. They want the government to do something about it
Nineteen interest groups are seeking urgent relief from ongoing load-shedding to ensure the provision of basic services
We enter 2023 with an energy system that has never been in worse shape
We can’t continue this way, say ministers at discussion on energy
The Eastern Cape high court finds the matter requires ventilation at the supreme court of appeal
The escalating faults and outages in combination with torrential rain have led to the City of Joburg asking for a break from load-shedding
The plan aims to create a framework to integrate systems and capacity to improve prevention, prediction, detection and response to health threats.
The UK is funding the development of a green hydrogen industry in South Africa. What is it, what are the opportunities and what are the concerns?