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Ramaphosa said the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan has attracted about R250 billion in international pledges for large-scale manufacturing, infrastructure and skills development.
CANCELCOAL JUDGMENT

Procedural justice foundation of South Africa’s just energy transition

The JET must be deep: redistributive, participatory and youth-led

  • Sibusiso Mazomba
  • Bertha Letsoko
6 min read
Women are at the bottom of the pile when policies are designed without them.
COPPER

SA’s gas expansion: Women demand people-first energy policy

Women activists are pushing for an inclusive energy policy in South Africa, challenging the government’s gas plans and advocating for renewables

  • Gabi Knott, Lisa Makaula & Thandile Zonke
6 min read
Preparing the workforce for a just energy transition requires a fundamental rethink of how education and training are approached. Photo: Dwayne Senior/Getty Images
AWEAP SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

The skills needed for a just energy transition can’t be an afterthought

The change must not merely happen to people — it must involve them, which means rethinking our approach to education and training

  • Roula Inglesi-Lotz
6 min read
The reality is that we simply cannot meet the African continent’s unique energy problems and opportunities without accelerating grid transformation. Photo: Salam Habash / Unsplash
CONSTITUTION

New Electricity Regulation Amendment Act welcome but potential hurdles remain

The new Act heralds a bold move away from Eskom’s monopoly but there is potential for challenge

  • Kiera Bracher
  • Jason van der Poel
  • Emma Bleeker
6 min read
While coal producers stand to benefit from stronger prices and export demand, researchers warn that increased coal production and exports carry significant environmental and social costs, from greenhouse gas emissions to the impacts borne by communities living near mines and coal-fired power stations. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
A BALANCED APPROACH

Should Africa abandon oil, gas, and coal for a renewable future?

Where fossil fuels are a critical source of revenue and economic stability on the continent, a gradual transition that incorporates both fossil fuels and renewables is essential…

  • Karabo Mokgonyana
7 min read
Eskom chief executive Dan Marokane says coal is important for the country to drive industrialisation. (Getty Images)
COAL

Eskom won’t ditch coal, delays decommissioning power stations

Chief executive Dan Marokane says coal is important for the country to drive industrialisation

  • Anathi Madubela
4 min read
Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.
2019

Ramokgopa says nuclear procurement will go ahead

The minister said the Democratic Alliance must understand that the new government is a single entity, not a federation This content is restricted to registered users and…

  • Emsie Ferreira
1 min read
(Paul Botes/M&G)
CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM

The climate change bill must be signed into law as a matter of urgency

South Africa is a country with serious climate risks, and the bill would be a crucial step in response to these

  • Brian Mantlana
  • Olivia Rumble
5 min read
The reality is that we simply cannot meet the African continent’s unique energy problems and opportunities without accelerating grid transformation. Photo: Salam Habash / Unsplash
DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY

South Africa urged to finalise Integrated Resource Plan to boost investor confidence

Sanedi chief executive Titus Mathe says the draft is workable in its current form

  • Mandisa Makgakga
4 min read
A solar panel is installed on the roof of a mud hut in Qhaka, a village near Port St Johns. Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images
BLACK GIRLS RISING

Activists say draft electricity plan will deepen energy poverty

The IRP2023 ‘lacks climate commitment’ in the face of the global environmental emergency

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
Eskom is inadvertently helping drive the global sustainable energy movement by rapidly pricing South Africans out of the grid energy market. Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Getty Images
REFINERIES

South Africa’s energy blueprint needs an overhaul

The draft IRP 2023 fails to address future energy shortages, analysts argue This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail &…

  • Mandisa Makgakga
1 min read
While coal producers stand to benefit from stronger prices and export demand, researchers warn that increased coal production and exports carry significant environmental and social costs, from greenhouse gas emissions to the impacts borne by communities living near mines and coal-fired power stations. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
VUSI MPOFU

Draft Integrated Resource Plan accepts coal reality, says Thungela chief executive

The leading coal exporter is not giving up, even as local logistics constraints and falling prices bear down on sales

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read
Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe
BUSINESS

Integrated resource plan deadline extended by a month

The department of mineral resources and energy had hoped to finalise the long-awaited energy plan by May but the call for public comment has been extended

  • Sarah Smit
2 min read
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. (Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
SOUTH AFRICAN RENEWABLE ENERGY MASTER PLAN

New energy plan sends mixed signals to investors

The draft IRP 2023 scales back renewable projects viewed as a key source of economic growth

  • Sarah Smit
7 min read
ESKOM

Revised Integrated Resource Plan needed ‘ASAP’

The mineral resources department plans to finalise the country’s new energy plan by the end of May

  • Sarah Smit
2 min read