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2017: Good, bad, ugly?
2017: Good, bad, ugly?
15th December 2017 By: Terence Creamer

By this time next week, our general dismal assessment of 2017 will either have been confirmed, or entirely overhauled. If Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (NDZ) has been elected African National Congress... 


Forced self-correction
Forced self-correction
8th December 2017 By: Terence Creamer

I could not agree more with Energy Minister David Mahlobo’s recent Parliamentary reply, in which he stated that there was no longer a need to build large power generation units, owing to the... 


Eskom’s tin ear
Eskom’s tin ear
1st December 2017 By: Terence Creamer

There very were few sharp exchanges during the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) public hearings into Eskom’s 2018/19 revenue application. However, one particular exchange... 


Game Changers
Game Changers
24th November 2017 By: Terence Creamer

Without doubt, the problems at Eskom, together with the ongoing debate over nuclear, are making it extremely difficult for South Africans to pay proper attention to some of the game-changing shifts... 


We have a demand  problem, Minister
We have a demand problem, Minister
17th November 2017 By: Terence Creamer

National Energy Regulator of South Africa and Eskom executives will naturally be relieved that hearings into the State-owned utility’s revenue application for 2018/19 have drawn to an end. However,... 


Supply shadow makes way for demand cloud
Supply shadow makes way for demand cloud
10th November 2017 By: Terence Creamer

As public hearings into Eskom’s application for allowable revenue in 2018/19 of R219.5-billion enter their final stretch, resistance to the proposed 19.9% tariff hike from April 1 remains as strong... 


Eskom an enormous  risk indeed
Eskom an enormous risk indeed
3rd November 2017 By: Terence Creamer

While there are very few positives to draw from Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s maiden Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), his acknowledgement that Eskom poses an “enormous risk” to the... 


Going fission?
Going fission?
27th October 2017 By: Terence Creamer

We know for certain what President Jacob Zuma’s latest Cabinet reshuffle was not. It was not about South Africa, or about good governance. It was not about doing what is necessary to place the... 


Lessons from China’s solar surge
Lessons from China’s solar surge
20th October 2017 By: Terence Creamer

Last year, when Eskom illegally put the brakes on the country’s hitherto successful renewables roll-out, new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity around the world grew by 50%, reaching over 74 GW. The... 


Fiscal storm warning
Fiscal storm warning
13th October 2017 By: Terence Creamer

In the World Bank’s tenth and most recent ‘South Africa Economic Update’, the risk of “fiscal slippage” is highlighted as arguably the country’s most worrying immediate downside risk. The report... 


Sustainability roadmap
Sustainability roadmap
6th October 2017 By: Terence Creamer

Restoring good governance at Eskom is undoubtedly the most pressing priority for the State-owned utility and arguably among the top five current priorities for government itself. Absent an... 


Stay woke
Stay woke
29th September 2017 By: Terence Creamer

For all the wrong reasons, Eskom’s profile has remained high despite the stabilisation in electricity supply over the past year and a bit. Most of the current news flow has to do with governance... 


Tariff push-back
Tariff push-back
22nd September 2017 By: Terence Creamer

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has outlined the process it will be following to assess Eskom’s request for a 19.9% tariff increase for the 2018/19 financial year, setting a... 


Rolling power plan
Rolling power plan
15th September 2017 By: Terence Creamer

Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has confirmed that the Department of Energy (DoE) is “working around the clock” to finalise the updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP); a document that will outline... 


Point of no return
Point of no return
8th September 2017 By: Terence Creamer

Hardly a day goes by when there isn’t a new and disturbing headline about governance, or the lack thereof, at one of South Africa’s State-owned companies (SOCs). To be sure, when historians reflect... 


No eclipsing integration?
No eclipsing integration?
1st September 2017 By: Terence Creamer

For many observers of global political and economic developments, the recent coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in the US would have epitomised the current state of the world: a blocking out of... 


Nuclear scenarios
Nuclear scenarios
25th August 2017 By: Terence Creamer

For attentive followers of developments in South Africa’s not-always-transparent energy sector, a section in Jackkie Cilliers’ new book, ‘Fate of the Nation: Three Scenarios for South Africa’s... 


Auctions steam ahead
Auctions steam ahead
18th August 2017 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa may be on the global sidelines currently with regard to the procurement of new renewable generation capacity, chiefly because of Eskom’s refusal to enter into new power purchase... 


Progressive moves
Progressive moves
11th August 2017 By: Terence Creamer

The decision of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to publish the identities of its new clients, including those officially identified as politically exposed people (PEPs), should be... 


Fee cushioning?
Fee cushioning?
4th August 2017 By: Terence Creamer

One of the more interesting recommendations contained in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD’s) 2017 economic survey of South Africa relates to how higher education... 


Undocumented capture?
Undocumented capture?
28th July 2017 By: Terence Creamer

Arguably one of the most telling statements made at last week’s Eskom results presentation was the public assurance given by interim CEO Johnny Dladla that “no decision would, in future, be taken... 


Growth sapping
Growth sapping
21st July 2017 By: Terence Creamer

Only an extreme optimist would have expected policy certainty to emerge from the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) recent policy gathering. The event was primarily about managing the politics of... 


Special deals, again?
Special deals, again?
14th July 2017 By: Terence Creamer

South Africans will no doubt remember the ugly 2008 standoff between Standard Bank and BHP Billiton over whether Eskom should, in the midst of power shortages, honour a favourable... 


Profound policy implications
Profound policy implications
7th July 2017 By: Terence Creamer

A newly published academic paper offers something of a valuable signpost for African policymakers as they grapple with the problem of needing to add new electrical capacity at scale in a context of... 


Gravitational forces  of energy transition
Gravitational forces of energy transition
30th June 2017 By: Terence Creamer

The focus in South Africa’s electricity sector has shifted in recent times from a debate on the future system design – particularly the role of renewable energy, gas and nuclear in the generation... 


Damage control mode
Damage control mode
23rd June 2017 By: Terence Creamer

There is now absolutely no question that the country’s toxic politics is dragging the economy down and that most, if not all, the pain is self-inflected. There is also no doubt that, because the... 


Out of the ‘shadow State’
Out of the ‘shadow State’
16th June 2017 By: Terence Creamer

The stomach-churning #GuptaLeaks revelations have demonstrated in dismaying detail just how far President Jacob Zuma and his allies have veered off the path laid so painstakingly by struggle icons... 


Shift in Emphasis
Shift in Emphasis
9th June 2017 By: Terence Creamer

A significant shift in emphasis from behaviour to structure appears to be at the heart of proposed changes to South Africa's Competition Act. Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has... 


‘Hard Brexit’ fallout?
‘Hard Brexit’ fallout?
2nd June 2017 By: Terence Creamer

The narrative in South Africa about the possible implications of the UK leaving the European Union (EU) has focused mainly on the possible additional market-access opportunities, particularly for... 


Contested terrain
Contested terrain
26th May 2017 By: Terence Creamer

So what precisely is radical economic transformation? The answer, in an era of factional African National Congress (ANC) politics, depends very much on the speaker and the audience. Indeed, the... 


One to watch
One to watch
19th May 2017 By: Terence Creamer

Government processes for setting the yearly Budget are well established and are held in high regard both domestically and internationally. On one measure – transparency – South Africa consistently... 


Toxic combination
Toxic combination
12th May 2017 By: Terence Creamer

Two core attributes of South Africa during apartheid were State illegitimacy and political and social and intolerance. To recall just how illegitimate the apartheid government was, it is worth... 


Downgrade dichotomy
Downgrade dichotomy
5th May 2017 By: Terence Creamer

The dichotomy between the negative political and economic narrative in South Africa – precipitated by the March 30 Cabinet reshuffle and the subsequent ratings downgrades by S&P Global Ratings and... 


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