SA’s coal industry in “a strong position” but also grappling with major challenges – SACPS head

Coal-processing project house Taggert Jim Harrison Design Associates’ Jim Harrison was named coalman of the year at the South African Coal Processing Society (SACPS) yearly awards evening in May.

Eskom says no firm power-contract deal yet for SA smelters

State-owned power utility Eskom is no longer committing to a firm date for the conclusion of discussions with BHP Billiton relating to the contracts for the supply of electricity to the resources group's Hillside and Bayside aluminium smelters, in...

Godsell declines Hogan's request to rejoin Eskom

Former Eskom chairperson Bobby Godsell had decided not to rejoin the cash-strapped utility, South Africa's Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) confirmed on Monday. Minister Barbara Hogan indicated on Friday that she would request that Godsell,...

Fieldstone sees opportunities for private investors to undertake SA rail projects

The private sector would have more success than government-funded enterprises in funding South African rail infrastructure projects, said financial consultancy firm Fieldstone Africa, at this year’s Coaltrans South Africa conference. Fieldstone...

Real Economy Report

This is the Real Economy Report. Our top stories this week: we look at just one of South Africa's large new power stations and discover that it's four times the size of Gautrain and six times the 2010 soccer World Cup expenditure; we look at the...

Interim board for coal road map initiative now in place

The South African Coal Roadmap (SACRM) initiative has established an interim board, which has appointed an initial steering committee to formalise administration of the initiative, and is “ready to get to work” as soon as the board is finalised.

Real Economy Report

This is the Real Economy Report. Our top stories this week: we visit a new R120-million pressure part facility, built to provide boiler parts into Eskom’s big build programme; we look at the impact of the global recession on air passenger...

Anglo American, Eskom ink electricity agreement

Diversified miner Anglo American and State-owned power utility Eskom have agreed to establish a strategic cooperation to identify and implement solutions to guarantee the integrity of South Africa’s electricity supply. Anglo American...

Eskom halts coal transport after 16 road deaths

State-owned Eskom on Thursday took all of the 1 500-plus trucks that supply its power stations with coal off the road for the day, after 16 people died in 55 accidents over the last month. The company said that the 24-hour stoppage was for the...

Power generation confidence for coal-miner

Coal focused Anglo Coal South Africa, which forms part of the Anglo American group, is confident that the company will be able to negotiate a supply agreement with State-owned power utility Eskom.

‘Let’s probe who has benefited from coal windfall at public’s expense’

Regulatory action, in the public interest, was required to determined whether windfall profits were being made in the supply of short-term coal to South Africa's power utility Eskom, and to mitigate the impact of speculative activities, Mike...

Eskom asked to declare force majeure on big projects as Project Lion expansion gets suspended

While the power crunch has forced the Xstrata/Merafe Resources joint venture (JV) to push back its plans to double the capacity of its Project Lion ferrochrome smelter, the black-owned company called on embattled Eskom to declare a "force...