Creamer Media's Energy Roundup is a monthly report providing a synopsis of energy-related news from South Africa. The May 2020 roundup covers activities in April 2020, and includes details of State-owned electricity producer Eskom’s plans to implement so-called ‘philosophy maintenance’ as a centralised project across its unreliable coal fleet; the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association’s letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa; and details of Eskom’s proposal to repurpose three coal-fired power stations that are scheduled to cease producing electricity between 2022 and 2026.
The report is a summary of information published in Engineering News and Mining Weekly, as well as of information available in the public domain, and does not purport to provide an analysis of market trends.