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More than 200 financial institutions are now pursuing coal exclusion policies
More than 200 financial institutions globally, including five South African banks, have established coal exclusion policies, a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial...
South Africa urged to explore co-location of wind and solar to maximise limited grid capacity
Co-locating wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities at a single grid connection point could help maximise the use of South Africa’s existing, albeit constrained, transmission network capacity...
Nearly 1 000 MW of private wind projects now registered with the energy regulator
Wind projects with a combined capacity of 984 MW have been registered with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), a development that the South African Wind Energy Association...
Makwana hints at possible legal action against De Ruyter
Eskom chairperson Mpho Makwana has indicated that the current board is preparing a possible legal case against former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter for what he describes as “transgressions” arising...
Eskom warns of Stage 8 loadshedding this winter but insists risk of blackout is low
Eskom has indicated that Stage 8 loadshedding – representing 16 hours of cuts in a 32-hour cycle – is possible this winter if coal plant breakdowns breach 18 000 MW and demand rises in sync with...
Gordhan refutes claim that he prompted De Ruyter’s private Eskom investigation
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan tore strips off former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter during his appearance before Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) on Wednesday,...
Mantashe outlines procurement schedules, including for nuclear, as he confirms IRP delay
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has pulled back from his statement that the release of the revised Integrated Resource Plan, which he has dubbed IRP 2023, is imminent,...
Climate commission recommends grid PPPs to speed up just energy transition
The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) is recommending that alternative investment models, including public-private partnerships (PPPs), be explored to expand and strengthen South Africa’s...
Powerships likely to feature in five-year Eskom emergency procurement
The prospect of South Africa procuring electricity from powerships docked either in South Africa or in a neighbouring country has increased, with the Eskom board having approved three emergency...
Bill opening the way for competitive electricity market forwarded to Parliament
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has published an explanatory summary of the much-anticipated Electricity Regulation Act Amendment Bill, which is now poised to be introduced to...
South African port operator pursuing R8bn OEM strategy to bolster equipment performance
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) is optimistic that its emerging strategy of entering into long-term agreements with original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for the supply and life-cycle maintenance...
Ramaphosa denies JETP ‘incoherence’ or being forced to transition from coal
President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied that there is any incoherence in his Cabinet regarding the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) with developed countries that have agreed to extend...
Lack of action by law enforcement agencies prompted private Eskom investigation – Makgoba
Former Eskom interim chairperson Professor Malegapuru Makgoba believes there would have been no reason for former CEO André de Ruyter to pursue a privately funded intelligence investigation of...
Mantashe says release of ‘IRP 2023’ for comment is imminent
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe reports that an updated version of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity will be released imminently for public consideration....
Treasury says technical assessment of coal stations to be completed by July
The National Treasury has confirmed that the once-off independent review of Eskom’s 14 coal fired power stations is under way and should be concluded by July. The review was announced by Finance...
Ramokgopa says 'frank' talks held with JETP partners on possible coal decommissioning delay
Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that “open and frank” discussions have been held with those countries that have agreed to extended $8.5-billion in concessional funding to...
Auto industry, govt still at odds over demand-side electric-vehicle incentives
The South African automotive industry has again appealed for the inclusion of demand-side incentives to stimulate the uptake of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), notwithstanding government’s...
BLSA defends R18m support for private investigation at Eskom
Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso has defended the organisation’s decision to respond to a request by former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter to fund a private investigation into...
More than 200 financial institutions are now pursuing coal exclusion policies
More than 200 financial institutions globally, including five South African banks, have established coal exclusion policies, a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial...
Cabinet targets 1 000 MW of demand-side savings as winter approaches
Cabinet reports that a target has been set to save about 1 000 MW, or the equivalent of one stage of loadshedding, through demand side management (DSM) measures, but has provided no details as to...
No immediate clarity on how coal extensions will be aligned to R254bn debt-relief conditions
No immediate clarity has been provided as to how the current proposal to extend the life of certain coal stations beyond their scheduled retirement dates has been aligned with the conditions of a...
South African port operator pursuing R8bn OEM strategy in bid to bolster equipment performance
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) is optimistic that its emerging strategy of entering into long-term agreements with original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for the supply and life-cycle maintenance...
Ramaphosa seeks to offer just energy transition assurances despite coal-extension proposal
President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied that the current process of re-examining the timeframes for the closure of coal power stations represents a reversal of the country’s position on the just...
Transnet moves ahead with plan to set up rail leasing company
Transnet Engineering (TE) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a partner to establish a rail rolling stock leasing company, which would supply wagons and locomotives to train operating...
Transnet extends deadline for container corridor lease responses to the end of May
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has extended, to the end of May, the deadline for responses to a request for qualification (RFQ) regarding the proposed 20-year operating lease that the State-owned rail...
TFR expects borderless train service to Maputo to raise commodity export tonnages
South Africa’s Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) is preparing to materially increase the number of weekly trains operating on that component of its North East Corridor that transports export commodities...
Discussions under way on next funding flows from Germany to South Africa under JETP
Discussions are under way between the German and South African governments regarding the disbursement of the next tranche of the European country’s concessional funding under the $8.5-billion Just...
PCC underlines support for electricity reforms as govt mulls coal life extensions
Amid a likely proposal that Eskom be allowed to extend the life of certain coal power stations beyond the decommissioning dates outlined in the Integrated Resource Plan, the Presidential Climate...
Govt moves to ease enviro path for solar and battery projects
The South African government is moving to exclude solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage facilities from the requirement to obtain environmental authorisation in areas where the environmental...
Report highlights costs of South Africa’s ‘opaque and lethargic’ tariff investigations
A new report into ongoing tariff investigations in South Africa indicates that it is taking an average of 22 months to finalise decisions on whether to either increase or remove an import duty,...
No new wind turbines connected to South Africa’s grid in 2022 – GWEC
Despite intense power disruptions, no new wind turbines were connected to South Africa’s grid in 2022, the Global Wind Energy Council’s (GWEC’s) latest report has confirmed. In 2021, South Africa...
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