Daily podcast – June 11, 2008

In today's podcast: a new World Bank-commissioned report states that economic growth in developing countries remains robust, South African government should help pay for power utility Eskom's expansion plan says the energy regulator,...

Daily podcast – June 10, 2008

In today's podcast: Busa calls on government to created a favourable regulatory environment for the private sector to invest in electricity supply, Telkom will add an extra R2-bn to its R30-bn capex programme, and Buyelwa Sonjica says SA will...

SA to keep power supply to some mines at 95%

South Africa will maintain power supply to some mines at 95% of their normal requirements, the country's Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said on Monday. "We will maintain the status quo until we are guaranteed there is...

SA mining chamber says power-tariff smoothing will do least damage

South African Chamber of Mines (CoM) chief economist Roger Baxter on Thursday stated that a smoothed approach of increasing electricity prices, as well as a phased approach of providing proper incentives for people to start becoming energy...

Daily podcast - May 15, 2008

In today's podcast: Eskom remains 'cautiously optimistic' that it will squeeze through winter without load shedding, SA government is likely to set out a 'smoothed' tariff-increase scenario at the energy summit, and...

Daily podcast - May 12, 2008

In today's podcast: the ANC and its communist and labour union allies call for review of electricity supply to energy-intensive projects, Africa's telecoms industry needs fresh boost to continue growth, and DRDGold initiates PFS at ERPM.

Daily podcast - May 9, 2008

In today's podcast: the agenda for the national energy summit likely to be finalised at a special Presidential joint-working group on May 12, SA looking to improt LNG, and Lonmin starts studies into generating its own power.

Final touches being put to May 16 energy summit agenda

The agenda for the national energy summit - which was initially called for by the ruling African National Congress (ANC), but which will be convened on May 16 by the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) - is likely to be...

Lack of ANC unity showing through in response to electricity emergency

South Africa's two centres of political power are increasingly at odds with one another over the handling of the prevailing South African power crisis. In a joint statement issued by the African National Congress (ANC) and the Congress of...

Minister envisages uranium mining, enrichment, fuel making and even reprocessing of spent fuel elements in SA

Uranium mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, as well as the reprocessing of used fuel, are envisaged as strategic priorities related to energy security, said Minister of Minerals and Energy Buyelwa Sonjica at an energy summit held in...

SA mulls over proposals to regulate coal sector

The Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) confirmed on Thursday that it was considering proposals to tighten regulations governing South Africa's coal industry.