Eskom calls for urgent ‘guidance’ on its role in energy plan

The head of State-owned power utility Eskom has called for urgent “guidance” from Energy Minister Dipuo Peters on the implementation of South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity, including the role that Eskom will play in...

Nuclear expansion to create mining, construction jobs

Expanding South Africa’s nuclear power industry would boost job creation, particularly in the uranium mining and construction sectors, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said at the National Union of Mineworkers' (NUM’s) Nuclear Energy Workshop, in...

Company Announcement: Nuclear power inevitable part of South Africa’s energy future?

“Number of nuclear disasters is far less than those that occur at coal mines”

Exxaro pursuing coal-fired project independently of Cennergi

Mining group Exxaro has confirmed that its coal-based Thabametsi independent power producer (IPP) project has been excluded from its new energy joint venture (JV) with Tata Power, dubbed Cennergi, but that it remains keen to move ahead with the...

‘Controlled' shale gas exploitation may yield energy, economic benefits - Manuel

Gas, including the "controlled" extraction of the Karoo's shale gas resources, needs to play a more significant role in South Africa's future energy mix, Minister in The Presidency Responsible for the National Planning Commission Trevor Manuel...

South Africa goes big on nuclear a year on from Fukushima

South Africa will come to the rescue of a nuclear industry, still struggling for customers a year after Japan's Fukushima disaster, with a tender for one of the world's biggest atomic power deals. Firms from France, the US, Japan, South Korea,...

Business welcomes Zuma’s power price stance, Eskom prepares options

The focus in President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address on moderating the rate of increase in South Africa’s electricity tariffs has received strong support from business groupings. Zuma said that he had asked Eskom “to seek options...

Gigaba says power price review geared to protecting SA from shocks

South Africa’s electricity pricing policy (EPP) review which has been initiated by the Department of Energy (DoE), will interrogate ways to “protect” the economy from “pricing shocks”, but was unlikely to entail a “complete revision”...

Nersa postpones power price hearings as it receives notice of policy review

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has decided to postpone public hearings, scheduled for February 3, into it multiyear price determination (MYPD) methodology. Full-time regulatory member for electricity Thembani Bukula told...

Resources Watch roundup

Creamer Media’s Resources Watch highlights some major events that took place during the year.

SA supports carbon capture technology but costs a concern

South Africa was fully committed to carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, but the cost of CCS remained "prohibitively high" for developing countries like South Africa, which have a myriad of socioeconomic challenges to deal with, Energy...

More technical work needed to define SA’s shale gas framework

The exploitation of shale gas in South Africa could be a "game changer" for the gas sector, a senior Department of Energy (DoE) official said on Tuesday. But he also appealed for patience to allow a Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) task team...