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Terence Creamer

Terence Creamer

Terence Creamer is the Editor of Engineering News and a Deputy Editor for Mining Weekly. He also has editorial responsibility for Polity.org.za and Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa.

By Terence Creamer

There is growing interest from renewables developers to connect projects to the grid

Interest from IPPs aiming to connect renewables to the national transmission grid surges to 133 GW

6th September 2024

The latest edition of the South African Renewable Energy Grid Survey points to there being massive and growing interest from developers of solar PV, wind, battery and hybrid plants to connect to... 


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Potential peril

6th September 2024

The assignment of shareholder responsibilities for State-owned enterprises (SOEs) that previously fell under the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) to line departments is an important, yet... 


Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi

Sasol confirms refinements being made to emissions reduction pathway

3rd September 2024

Energy and chemicals group Sasol has reiterated that its target to reduce its greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions by 30% by 2030 remains in place, but has also confirmed that it is refining its... 


Transnet CEO Michelle Phillips delivering Transnet's 2024 results

Phillips confirms 193Mt ‘stretch target’ for rail amid criticism that recovery plan lacks ambition

2nd September 2024

Transnet CEO Michelle Phillips has acknowledged criticism over the pace at which it plans to recover rail volumes and has reported that an internal “stretch target” of 193-million tons has been set... 


Eskom CEO Dan Marokane

Marokane says ‘holistic’ conversation needed on tariff rules and other regulatory gaps

30th August 2024

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane says the State-owned company is eager to participate in a “holistic conversation” about the gap that has emerged between the changes under way in the electricity sector and... 


Transnet freight train

Transnet’s recovery plan seen as lacking ambition

30th August 2024

Government and business are urging Transnet to show greater ambition in its plans to recover freight volumes, describing the current recovery plan as falling well short of what is required to... 


Energy Council of South Africa CEO James Mackay

‘Necom 2.0’ to focus on system-wide constraints to electricity security and affordability

30th August 2024

Amid waning loadshedding, government and business have agreed to begin “repurposing” the National Energy Crisis Committee (Necom) to shift focus from interventions aimed at arresting the... 


Transnet Property CEO Advocate Kapei Phahlamohlaka

Transnet Property mulls investment-property vehicle as it moves ahead with sale of residential stock

30th August 2024

The property division of Transnet has been given board approval to sell its residential and non-core commercial properties over the coming two years, while moving to package the balance of the... 


Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo

DBSA urged to play leading role in fixing municipalities during next phase of Operation Vulindlela

30th August 2024

Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo has called on the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), which is a major lender to local government, to play a leading role in supporting the Government... 


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Remedy required

30th August 2024

Given the grid-related uncertainties that have overshadowed Bid Window Seven (BW7) of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), it was somewhat positive to... 


Interim IDC CEO David Jarvis

IDC optimistic of industrial investment recovery following fall in disbursements to R15.9bn

29th August 2024

South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is optimistic of converting the rise in business confidence that has accompanied the recent easing in loadshedding and visible efforts to... 


Nersa has committed to ensuring that all regulatory processes, including public hearings, are followed for the MYPD6 application

Nersa promises ‘utmost transparency’ after confirming receipt of Eskom's MYPD6 submission

27th August 2024

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has confirmed that it received, on August 16, Eskom’s sixth multiyear price determination (MYPD6) revenue application for the 2025/26, 2026/27... 


Eskom CEO Dan Marokane

Eskom holds back from declaring end to loadshedding pending return of delayed units

26th August 2024

Eskom has refrained from officially declaring an end to loadshedding despite having operated for more than 150 days without implementing rotational cuts; a period that coincided with the... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa

Clause posing threat to municipal electricity revenues may be excluded when ERA enters into force

26th August 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa has left the door open to excluding a section in the Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Act that could negatively affect the revenues municipalities raise from... 


Timeline for inaugural IEP announced as govt sets year-end target for updated IRP

Timeline for inaugural IEP announced as govt sets year-end target for updated IRP

23rd August 2024

The South African government aims to Gazette an update to the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity before the end of the 2024 calendar year and finalise South Africa’s inaugural... 


Head of the Project Management Office in the Presidency Rudi Dicks

$613m in JET-IP grants allocated to projects, Presidency reports

23rd August 2024

The Presidency has released new details showing that $613-million of the $821-million in grants pledged to support South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP) have now been... 


Powerlines

Securing ringfenced revenue for NTCSA seen as pivotal move in tackling R390bn grid backlog

23rd August 2024

Ringfencing revenue for the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) is regarded as a crucial short-term step for ensuring that the newly operationalised Eskom Holdings subsidiary is... 


Substation and powerline

Eskom releases names of transformer suppliers

23rd August 2024

Eskom has released the names to Engineering News of the five transformer companies appointed to a panel of suppliers that will compete for upcoming contracts for a total of 101 large-scale... 


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Upward pressure

23rd August 2024

At the first meeting between members of the Cabinet and senior business leaders since the formation of the Government of National Unity it was agreed that the National Energy Crisis Committee... 


Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni

Cabinet committee probing ways to moderate fuel prices set to turn attention to electricity hikes next

22nd August 2024

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni reports that the Cabinet committee set up to consider interventions to moderate fuel price increases is likely to turn its attention to electricity... 


Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi

Sasol extends gas supply plateau to June 2027 but only as ‘bridge’ to LNG imports

20th August 2024

Energy and chemicals group Sasol has confirmed a yearlong extension, to June 2027, in its gas supply from southern Mozambique to South African industrial customers, which have been warning of a... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa signs Electricity Regulation Amendment Act into law

16th August 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the much-anticipated Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Act, which lays the legislative foundations for the establishment of a fully independent... 


Steel production

Steel giant sees first demand ‘green shoots’ in years as GNU prioritises infrastructure and localisation

16th August 2024

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), which has been bemoaning weak domestic demand conditions for several years, reports that it is witnessing signs of “green shoots” in manufacturing... 


AECI CEO Holger Riemensperger

AECI in early-stage move to produce green explosives as internationalisation drive accelerates

16th August 2024

Explosives and mining chemicals group AECI is moving to secure green ammonia for use in the production of lower-carbon explosives, demand for which is expected to grow in some of the mining... 


Substation and wind turbines

Grid rules must prioritise all shovel ready projects

16th August 2024

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa indicates that he is in favour of grid-access rules that ensure as much new capacity is added as quickly as possible regardless of whether... 


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Vertical integration costs

16th August 2024

For some, the unbundling of South Africa’s vertically integrated electricity utility is viewed as a wonkish problem somewhat akin to insisting that line departments should not have shareholder... 


Transnet freight train

Transnet’s recovery plan lacks the ambition needed for higher growth, government and business warn

15th August 2024

Government and business are urging Transnet to show greater ambition in its plans to recover freight volumes, describing the current recovery plan as falling well short of what is required to... 


Energy Council of South Africa CEO James Mackay

‘Necom 2.0’ to focus on system-wide constraints to electricity security and affordability

14th August 2024

Amid waning loadshedding, government and business have agreed to begin “repurposing” the National Energy Crisis Committee (Necom) to shift focus from interventions aimed at arresting the... 


The Port of Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal

Port of Richards Bay moves to diversify beyond bulk exports while bolstering climate resilience

9th August 2024

The Port of Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal, is progressing with planning for infrastructure and terminal investments aimed at consolidating its position as a bulk export hub for key minerals such... 


Eskom again moots 20 GW clean-energy build programme

Eskom again moots 20 GW clean-energy build programme

9th August 2024

Eskom will replace its declining coal capacity with clean-energy options in line with country policy and the Just Energy Transition, Eskom GM for primary energy Dan Mashigo told participants at a... 


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No easy road ahead

9th August 2024

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is correct when he says South Africa’s electricity pricing policy is in need of review, including the approach being taken to set tariffs... 


Head of the Project Management Office in the Presidency Rudi Dicks

$613m in JET-IP grants have been allocated to projects, Presidency reports

7th August 2024

The Presidency has released new details showing that $613-million of the $821-million in grants pledged to support South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP) have now been... 


Powerlines

Eskom makes shock objection to issuance of trading licences

2nd August 2024

Eskom has lodged a surprise objection to the issuance of licences to private traders in areas where its distribution entity currently holds a licence, arguing that the current rules of the National... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau

Localisation to be used to create early stage demand in targeted sectors – Tau

2nd August 2024

While proclaiming industrial policy to be the “centre piece” of the government of national unity’s economic development strategy, new Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau indicated he... 


Koeberg nuclear power station

Regulator grants Eskom permission to extend life of Koeberg Unit 1 to July 2044

2nd August 2024

South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) board has approved a 20-year life extension for Koeberg Unit 1, but has deferred a decision on the nuclear power station’s Unit 2 until late 2025,... 


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Confidence or arrogance

2nd August 2024

As loadshedding wanes, Eskom’s confidence is growing. This is not a bad thing, as South Africa needs its State-owned companies to be places of delivery and, eventually, even centres of excellence.... 


Steel production

Steel giant sees first demand ‘green shoots’ in years as GNU prioritises infrastructure and localisation

1st August 2024

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), which has been bemoaning weak domestic demand conditions for several years, reports that it is witnessing signs of “green shoots” in manufacturing... 


AECI CEO Holger Riemensperger

AECI in early-stage move to produce green explosives as internationalisation drive accelerates

31st July 2024

Explosives and mining chemicals group AECI is moving to secure green ammonia for use in the production of lower-carbon explosives, demand for which is expected to grow in some of the mining... 


Substation and wind turbines

Grid rules should favour shovel-ready projects whether public or private – Minister

29th July 2024

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa indicates that he is in favour of grid-access rules that ensure as much new capacity is added as quickly as possible regardless of whether... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

IRP2023 comments to be workshopped to ensure ‘credible’ outcome

29th July 2024

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has committed not to dismiss the more than 4 000 public comments received in response to the draft Integrated Resource Plan 2023 (IRP2023),... 


Power lines over an informal settlement

Ramokgopa announces electricity tariff review amid affordability ‘crisis’ for poor households

29th July 2024

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that a review of South Africa’s electricity pricing policy will be launched with the aim of addressing a rising affordability... 


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