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Mining sector looking toward hydrogen, battery storage to decarbonise
10th November 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The global energy landscape is changing amid a rush to net-zero emissions by 2050, and renewable energy is going from strength to strength, with these projects having captured nearly 50% of all new... 


Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter
Procurement rules and liquidity constraints hold back Eskom’s maintenance roll-out
9th November 2021 By: Terence Creamer

Liquidity constraints and procurement problems continue to impede Eskom’s reliability maintenance recovery (RMR) programme, with CEO Andre de Ruyter reporting that South Africa’s public procurement... 


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Nersa to oppose Eskom’s move to have MYPD5 rejection set aside
28th October 2021 By: Terence Creamer

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has notified the Gauteng division of the High Court that it will oppose Eskom’s application to have the regulator’s decision to reject the... 


From left to right: Jan Oberholzer, Segomoco Scheppers, Phillip Dukashe and Monde Bala at the Eskom State of the System briefing. CEO Andre de Ruyter was not present as he was travelling to the COP26 climate talks
Diesel and load-shedding feature in summer outlook as Eskom's maintenance recovery takes longer than envisaged
25th October 2021 By: Terence Creamer

State-owned electricity utility Eskom says its reliability maintenance recovery (RMR) interventions have not yet succeeded in stabilising the performance of its unpredictable coal fleet and that... 


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Eskom to jointly develop solar projects with Exxaro, Seriti
25th October 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Coal miners Exxaro and Seriti Resources are joining forces with State-owned power utility Eskom to jointly develop renewable energy projects. The landmark memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed... 


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How South Africa plans to secure backing for its ‘Just Transition Financing Facility’ at COP26
21st October 2021 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa aims to meet with other governments and multilateral finance institutions on the sidelines of the upcoming COP26 gathering to progress talks on raising concessional funding, in phases,... 


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Bushveld Minerals enters fourth quarter on solid footing
21st October 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Aim-listed integrated primary vanadium producer Bushveld Minerals achieved a 19% quarter-on-quarter increase in production for the third quarter, which the company said was underpinned by... 


Eskom CFO Calib Cassim, who deposed the  founding affidavit, speaking at a previous Nersa hearing
Eskom seeks urgent court order to have 2022/23 tariff application adjudicated by Nersa
15th October 2021 By: Terence Creamer

State-owned electricity utility Eskom has approached the Gauteng High Court to have the regulator’s recent decision to reject its revenue application for the period 2022/23 to 2024/25 set aside for... 


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Electricity wheeling can reduce load-shedding risk if legal, technical uncertainties are addressed
15th October 2021 By: Donna Slater

Tariffs and the legal framework governing the wheeling of electricity from independent power producers (IPPs), which are taking advantage of the recently declared 100 MW licence threshold, will be... 


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Innovation brings benefits and poses challenges
8th October 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Integrating technological innovation into mining industry practices can result in reduced costs, increased productivity and improved worker safety. However, it also presents an unexpected... 


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Cooperation crucial to West African development – law firm
8th October 2021 By: Cameron Mackay

Amid opportunities for mining and the availability of substantial human resources in West Africa, cooperation between the public and private sectors can help grow mining in the region. This... 


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Anglo progressing with decarbonisation, sustainability endeavours – Cutifani
7th October 2021 By: Donna Slater

Diversified major Anglo American continues to take steps to usher in hydrogen-powered machinery, as well as to roll out renewable energy at its global operations as a means of improving its... 


Holistic approach needed to achieve a just transition, says panel
7th October 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects often related to solving issues in an area or country, thinking is starting to shift away from managing the Covid-19 crisis and vaccine... 


Thyssenkrupp, Wismut to study potential to repurpose old South African gold mines for energy storage
6th October 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Diversified industrial group Thyssenkrupp Uhde South Africa and German uranium mining company Wismut have been appointed to execute a prefeasibility study for a renewable underground pumped... 


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Global metals, mining demand ‘tepid at best’ – WoodMac
6th October 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

With the global metals and mining markets having faltered under the weight of Covid-19 pandemic-driven lockdowns, demand outside of China was “tepid at best and in freefall at worst”, says global... 


A photo of the integrated automation and power system being installed at the Salares Norte mine in Chile
ABB secures integrated automation, power system order for Gold Fields' Salares Norte mine
27th September 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Industrial technologies multinational ABB will provide six electrical rooms and an integrated digital system solution based on the ABB Ability 800xA distributed control system (DCS) to  gold miner... 


Kibo progresses funding for UK waste gasification, power plant acquisition
23rd September 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Renewable energy focused developer Kibo Energy is now in receipt of formal term sheets for the funding required to buy a 54.54% interest in the MWe Billingham waste gasification and power plant in... 


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Exxaro, Cennergi developing 70 MW solar project in Lephalale
22nd September 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Diversified miner Exxaro Resources’ renewable energy subsidiary, Cennergi, will develop the 70 MW Lephalale solar project to supply the Grootegeluk coal mine, near Lephalale, Limpopo. The group... 


Coal industry needs to acknowledge ‘just transition’, says Exxaro CEO-designate
22nd September 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Considering the polarising views on the coal industry’s importance, diversified mining and energy company Exxaro Resources CEO-designate Dr Nombasa Tsengwa believes the industry must acknowledge... 


Sasol, NRF call for energy transition and green economy solution proposals
17th September 2021 By: Donna Slater

Integrated energy and chemicals company Sasol and the National Research Foundation (NRF) are requesting research proposals on science and engineering projects that can enable Sasol’s and South... 


Engie partners with Scatec for PV support at mine-based hydrogen plant
6th September 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Renewable energy company Scatec has signed a two-year lease agreement with Engie to provide a mobile plug-and-play solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at its hydrogen production plant at Anglo American... 


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DBSA expects strong demand for $200m embedded-generation scheme amid regulatory reform tail wind
31st August 2021 By: Terence Creamer

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is optimistic that there will be a significant uptake of its $200-million Embedded Generation Investment Programme (EGIP) in light of recent... 


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Microgeneration, the future of green stable power
27th August 2021 By: Claire O'Reilly

Amid growing interest in the adoption of hybrid energy solutions and South African mines’ aiming to invest in on-site standalone or microgrid hybrid solutions, engineering services consulting firm... 


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Generators necessary despite new legislation
27th August 2021 By: Claire O'Reilly

With load-shedding a reoccurring problem for mines and businesses in Southern Africa, standby power generation company Generator and Plant Hire South Africa (GPHSA) suggests that mines will... 


Waste to power, a double opportunity
27th August 2021 By: Claire O'Reilly

Waste management is not only fundamental to the sustainability and legal compliance of a mine but it also has larger-scale, industry symbiotic economic benefits through enforcing and contributing... 


Kamoa Copper extends power financing agreement with DRC utility
26th August 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Kamoa Copper and its sister company, Ivanhoe Mines Energy, has extended its financing agreement with the State-owned power utility in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), La Société Nationale d'... 


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DMRE outlines timetable for electricity procurement programmes
24th August 2021 By: Terence Creamer

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has provided an updated timetable for the implementation of its long-term electricity procurement programmes, which are being pursued in line... 


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Ability to sell electricity to multiple customers made explicit in updated 100-MW reform amendment
20th August 2021 By: Terence Creamer

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has gazetted an updated version of the amendment to Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act that he first gazetted on August 12. The... 


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DMRE confirms 102 solar and wind bids as renewables procurement resumes
20th August 2021 By: Terence Creamer

The Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO) has released the project names and technologies bid in response to Bid Window 5 (BW5) of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement... 


Emissions ‘unavoidable’ even if cleanest coal generation technology is used – report
18th August 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Dr Ranajit Sahu, an engineer with more than three decades of experience in power plant design, has found that large quantities of greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions are “unavoidable”, even if the... 


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