Integrated Resources Plan
latest news & developmentsUnlocking regional potential: South Africa’s gas master plan and energy transition
The plan provides a chance to strengthen cooperation and competition in the Southern African Development Community
Energy development institute raises questions about transmission in South Africa’s energy blueprint
Sanedi chief executive Titus Mathe says the draft Integrated Resources Plan does not explain how Eskom will extend its transmission lines
ANC Youth League deems nuclear critical to industrialisation
A discussion document prepared for the youth league’s national congress weighs in on the ‘baseload’ debate
South Africans will pay for the costly electricity from DRC’s Inga 3 dam
A new report says power from the hydroelectric scheme is more expensive than energy from solar and wind
King Coal defies his energy plan
Gwede Mantashe needs to shift from costly, climate crisis-inducing fossil fuels to renewables
Gas prospectors to explore three provinces
In the new Integrated Resource Plan, wind and solar will provide 25 000MW of capacity by 2030
SA energy will still be two-thirds coal in 2030 – Radebe
Radebe and his department were briefing the portfolio committee on energy on the latest IRP, released at the end of August
Gordhan: Eskom should be allowed to compete in the renewable space
‘There’s no reason, if the coal side of the business begins to decline slowly, that Eskom shouldn’t be a supplier of renewable energy as well’