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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.
South Africa’s 2030 decarbonisation target at risk, climate commission warns
The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) is cautioning that South Africa may miss its 2030 decarbonisation target in light of a decision to further delay the decommissioning of three aged coal...
Standard Bank backs 500-MW-worth of decentralised electricity projects post reforms
Standard Bank reports that it has provided funding to South African decentralised electricity projects with a combined capacity of more than 500 MW over the past two years, following regulatory...
Eskom again moots 20 GW clean-energy build programme
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...
Decision to impose duties on PV modules met with surprise and support
The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has expressed surprise at government’s decision to introduce a 10% import duty and rebate on “photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or...
Vulindlela 2.0, green industrialisation, infrastructure at centre of GNU’s growth vision
A second round of economic reforms under Operation Vulindlela, together with green industrialisation and scaled-up infrastructure development have been placed at the centre of the Government of...
Eskom makes shock objection to issuance of trading licences
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...
George promises wide consultation on 2025 decarbonisation pledge
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has promised “wide consultation” on South Africa’s next nationally determined contribution (NDC) decarbonisation pledge that will be...
Carbon intensity of our economy has become unsustainable - Ramaphosa
The carbon intensity of our economy has become unsustainable, President Cyril Ramaphosa writes in his latest weekly newsletter, published ahead of his address to a climate finance symposium being...
South Africa continues to push for long extension to Agoa well ahead of 2025 expiry
With the expiry of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act 15 months away, South Africa is continuing to call for an early and substantial extension of the preferential trade arrangement, which has...
'Second wave' of Operation Vulindlela set to prioritise ‘green and digital’ growth
The ‘second wave’ of government’s Operation Vulindlela initiative is poised to be widened to include additional structural reforms to those that have been pursued to date in electricity, freight...
Eskom issues tender for 26 large transformers
Eskom reports that it has appointed five transformer companies to a panel of suppliers that will compete for upcoming contracts for a total of 101 large-scale transformers that will be installed...
Grindrod chosen for Richards Bay Port container facility
South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has appointed Grindrod South Africa as the preferred bidder to develop and operate a container handling facility at the Port of Richards Bay,...
City of Tshwane pushing ahead with plan to procure 1 000 MW by 2026
The City of Tshwane is signalling its intention to proceed with plans to procure and/or revive 1 000 MW of electricity generation capacity by 2026 as part of a strategy aimed at improving security...
Eskom targets JETP funds, partnerships for 2 GW clean-energy pipeline
Having recently confirmed a decoupling of its just energy transition strategy from the decommissioning of its coal-fired power stations, Eskom is aiming to finalise business cases for a pipeline of...
Benchmarking study highlights slow pace of South Africa’s grid-connection system
A new benchmarking assessment of South Africa’s electricity grid access queueing mechanisms indicates that Eskom’s systems are slower and less transparent than those being implemented in developed...
Integrate global grid-battery strategies to support roll-out, South Africa urged
South Africa should consider ways to replicate strategies employed in regions such as South Australia and California to facilitate an accelerated uptake of grid batteries, which a new International...
‘Second wave’ of Operation Vulindlela set to prioritise ‘green and digital’ growth
The ‘second wave’ of government’s Operation Vulindlela initiative is poised to be widened to include additional structural reforms to those that have been pursued to date in electricity, freight...
Eskom to apply for MES exemptions for four coal stations that will operate beyond 2030
Having secured permission to operate five aged power stations under existing minimum emission standards (MES) plant limits until their closure in 2030, Eskom has confirmed that it will be applying...
Eskom ‘decouples’ renewables roll-out from coal-fired power station closure plan
Eskom CEO Dan Marokane reports that a decision has been made to “decouple” the closure of its coal stations from the building, in partnership, of new renewable energy generation capacity linked to...
V&A Waterfront pilots ‘aesthetically pleasing’ small-scale wind turbines
Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront is pioneering the integration of small, low-noise vertical-axis wind turbines into its green electricity supply mix, following the installation of four 1-kW units within...
DMRE again delays bidding deadlines for procurement of new renewables and battery storage
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has confirmed another extension to the bid submission deadlines for the current renewables procurement round, as well as the second battery...
Eskom targets JETP funds and partnerships for 2 GW clean-energy pipeline
Having recently confirmed a decoupling of its just energy transition strategy from the decommissioning of its coal-fired power stations, Eskom is aiming to finalise business cases for a pipeline of...
NTCSA on track to begin trading on July 1, Marokane says
Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has confirmed that the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) is on track to begin trading on July 1 and that the new entity was being set up to operate as a...
Supply-side support will be required if South Africa aims to join green industrialisation race
Stable demand remains a prerequisite if South Africa has any prospect of stimulating industrialisation in the renewable-energy and battery storage value chains, Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies...
Capital cost of energy transition ‘only one part of picture’
The yearly $1.9-trillion being invested currently on clean energy would have to more than double and be more evenly distributed to place the world on track to meet net-zero emissions by 2050, a new...
Delayed coal decommissioning won’t ‘collapse our climate commitments’
The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) is currently assessing the impact of South Africa’s decision to delay the decommissioning of the Hendrina, Grootvlei and Camden coal-fired power stations...
Reform momentum must be sustained ‘regardless of the form or composition’ of new government
President Cyril Ramaphosa has underlined the importance of the new government – which is yet to be formed after no single party secured an outright majority in the recent elections – continuing...
Eskom board approves plan to operate Camden, Grootvlei and Hendrina power stations to 2030
The Eskom board has given its approval for the continued operation of the Camden, Grootvlei and Hendrina power stations to 2030 – a departure from the original decommissioning schedule that has...
Energy trader reports strong market demand for green electricity from 210 MW Hendrina Wind Farm
Newly formed electricity trader Apollo Africa reports that it is experiencing strong demand from potential customers for the renewable electricity that will be produced from the grid-ready 210 MW...
Today’s well-supplied market for critical minerals ‘may not be a good guide for future’
A new International Energy Agency (IEA) report describes the sharp decline in critical mineral prices over the past year as a double-edged sword, cautioning that, while it has been a boon for clean...
Marokane says R285m spent on diesel in May compared with R2.8bn in May 2023
Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has rebuffed persistent suggestions that the utility is keeping loadshedding at bay owing to an “excessive” reliance on the diesel-fuelled open cycle gas turbines, reporting...
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