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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...

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Public-sector pension investment group encouraging miners 
to be more ecofriendly

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) is seeking to encourage mining companies, in which it is invested, in to adopt environmentally-friendly policies. The PIC has investments in both listed and unlisted miners.



SA to remain heavily reliant on coal – analyst

Coal remains vital to the South African economy and would not soon be replaced as the main energy source, delegates heard at the Coaltrans South Africa conference in Sandton on Thursday. South Africa, which has an estimated 33.1-billion tons of...

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Miner evaluating renewable-energy generation for US mine

Canada-based American Vanadium has engaged engineering and construction management services supplier Hanlon Engineering to evaluate the installation of renewable energy generation for its Gibellini mine, in central Nevada.

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”

‘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...

Anglo Zimele reports substantial interest in Green Fund

Anglo American enterprise development arm Zimele reported on Tuesday an “overwhelmingly” positive response from small enterprises in its Green Fund, with over 100 responses since its launch in November last year. Zimele committed R100-million...

Carbon capture could deal with energy-intensive mining industry’s challenge

More than 90 % of South Africa’s electricity is generated from coal, resulting in the release of about 440-million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) a year.