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Natural resources: Wind turbines in Gouda in the Cape Winelands district municipality. Mpumalanga has good wind and sun for renewable energy initiatives. Photo: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg/Gallo Images

Eskom: Mpumalanga a renewable energy hub

The province at the polluting heart of energy production has good wind and solar resources and can use the grid as coal-fired power stations are decommissioned

Spiralling: Electricity tariffs have risen by more than 1 100% since 2007. In addition to consumption costs,
there are layered costs for generation, theft and non-payment, among others. Photo: Madelene Cronje

Eskom says no compromise on maintenance as black-outs roll

Some 4 435MW of power is out on planned maintenance, and another 8 093MW has been lost because of breakdowns to units at various power stations

China won’t fund coal power for Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone, ambassador confirms

China will keeps its promise about not funding coal abroad, Chen Xiadong tells Fossil Free South Africa

An employee walks past stockpiled of coal for shipping at the Richard’s Bay coal terminal, in Richard’s Bay. (Dean Hutton/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

COP26: Momentum gathers to end new coal builds

South Africa, the continent’s largest emitter, is not among several African countries that joined the UK-led coalition committing to phase out the fossil fuel

South Africa tops G20 coal-reliance list in 2020, report finds

In 2020, 86% of South Africa’s electricity came from coal, compared to the global average of 34%, Global Electricity Review research shows

Water worries for Musina-Makhado special economic zone

More than 20 organisations, concerned individuals sign an open letter to Ministers Barbara Creecy and Ebrahim Patel calling for integrated assessment of coal-based mega-project