Renewables
latest news & developments
Mpumalanga is going with the wind
Wind farms are picking up speed in the province at the heart of South Africa’s energy transition
Eskom won’t ditch coal, delays decommissioning power stations
Chief executive Dan Marokane says coal is important for the country to drive industrialisation
Local assets offering better returns this year, but value trap on the horizon
Old Mutual Investment Group have identified four key themes that will drive their investment decisions next year
Power struggle threatens just energy transition
As we undergo the greatest economic shift of our time, we have to guard against malevolent private interests
De Lille emphasises need to grow tourism on visit to Kruger
The department has given R76.1 million for energy and water-saving measures at tourism sites as part of the Green Tourism Incentive Programme, Patricia de Lille says
When crisis hits, follow the money
In the urgency that has accompanied the shift to green energy, private finance threatens to encroach on public interests
Communities vital to Mpumalanga’s energy transition — premier
Mtsweni-Tsipane stresses the importance of getting communities’ buy-in and says that no one must be left behind
The status of SA’s energy transition financing
Much has been made about the $8.5 billion pledged to support South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
Editorial: The electricity ministry needs to get going
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has a tough challenge ahead
Government at the forefront of implementing mixed energy technologies for security of energy supply
Good progress is being made to reduce South Africa’s reliance on a few primary energy sources
Eskom workers worry the just transition will shed jobs
Workers at coal-fired power stations in Mpumalanga remain concerned despite assurances that the transition will be just
Nuclear power is not the answer to the Earth’s energy crisis
It is too slow and too expensive to compete with energy-efficiency measures and renewable energy
Moving from coal towards renewables is in SA’s best interest, says World Bank
SA’s three transitions will cost R8.5-trillion per year between now and 2050
COP27: Scramble for Africa’s gas – and some countries on the continent keen to comply
Contrary to the push for clean energy, several African countries want to develop gas fields for local use and export. And, with Russia’s war in Ukraine, Europeans are ready to…
COP27: More empty promises or will it bear fruit?
Will African countries get the climate pledges owed to them by wealthier nations or will it be more empty promises