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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.
‘Open and transparent’ third-party rail access system by April
State-owned freight logistics group Transnet has confirmed that an open and transparent framework for granting private train operating companies’ third-party access to the South African railway...
$1bn World Bank loan to support South Africa’s energy reforms and decarbonisation
The World Bank has approved a $1-billion Development Policy Loan (DPL) to support market reports under way in the country, as well as South Africa's low-carbon transition.
Distribution crisis requires attention on same ‘scale and intensity’ as generation shortfall
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has described South Africa’s highly fragmented electricity distribution industry as a threat to energy security that warrants attention “on the scale and...
Eskom’s Hex battery the first of eight utility-scale projects being deployed across four provinces
Eskom has officially started operating the first of eight utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects being introduced as part of Phase 1 of a World Bank-funded programme to add...
Regulator approves Eskom tariff discounts for ferrochrome groups
The Energy Regulator has approved six-year negotiated pricing agreements (NPAs) for ferrochrome smelters operated in South Africa by both Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture and Samancor Chrome. The...
Eskom fully prepared for recoding of 6.8m prepaid meters ahead of Nov 2024 deadline
Eskom insists its systems and strategies are in place to facilitate the seamless operation of the 6.8-million prepaid meters within its distribution areas after November 24 next year – the date by...
Green Hydrogen Commercialisation Strategy approved
Cabinet has approved the Green Hydrogen Commercialisation Strategy (GHCS) for implementation, with the goal of positioning South Africa as a major producer and exporter of green hydrogen....
UK pledges R20m to identify African critical minerals prospects
The UK will make R20-million in funding available to help identify the most bankable opportunities for African countries to attract investment into the processing of critical minerals. Boston...
Invest in grids today, or face gridlock tomorrow – IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is warning that investment in transmission and distribution infrastructure is failing to keep pace with renewables projects, and is leading to a large and...
Eskom warns of another R23bn loss as loadshedding underpins R24bn collapse
Eskom has warned that it is likely to report another R23-billion-plus loss for its current financial year to the end of March 2024, having belatedly confirmed a loss of R24-billion (R12-billion)...
Municipal credit risk a big challenge as Eskom gears up to implement virtual wheeling
The credit risk associated with municipalities in arrears to Eskom poses a challenge to the roll-out of the utility’s proposed virtual wheeling platform and is also likely to limit the ability of...
Study under way into producing green direct reduced iron at mothballed Saldanha Works
Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) is moving ahead with a study into the production of green hydrogen directly reduced iron (gHDRI) at its mothballed Saldanha Steel Works, in the...
Transnet’s recovery plan premised on securing govt capital injection
Absent an equity injection or debt relief from government, Transnet chairperson Andile Sangqu says the State-owned entity will not be able to deliver on what he described as a “credible” recovery...
$1bn World Bank loan to support South Africa's energy reforms and decarbonisation
The World Bank has approved a $1-billion Development Policy Loan (DPL) to support market reports under way in the country, as well as South Africa's low-carbon transition.
‘Height of folly’ to develop overreliance on aged coal plants for future supply
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says attention should shift to adding new and cleaner generation to the loadshedding-prone electricity system, acknowledging that it would be the “height...
Pace of energy transition will define South Africa’s economic prospects – Olver
Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) executive director Dr Crispian Olver says South Africa’s energy transition and the pace at which it progresses will determine the country’s long-term economic...
Standard Bank to finance 4 GW of renewables projects in next 12 months
Standard Bank reports that it has financed 400 MW of distributed generation since government’s recent decision to allow utility scale projects of any size to proceed without a licence even when...
Export component of SA’s green hydrogen strategy will seek to lock in price subsidies
The initial export component of South Africa’s yet-to-be-approved Green Hydrogen Commercialisation Strategy is not premised on the trade of scarce renewable electrons – converted into molecules or...
Cabinet approves Green Hydrogen Commercialisation Strategy
Cabinet has approved the Green Hydrogen Commercialisation Strategy (GHCS) for implementation, with the goal of positioning South Africa as a major producer and exporter of green hydrogen....
UK pledges R20m to identify bankable African critical minerals processing prospects
The UK will make R20-million in funding available to help identify the most bankable opportunities for African countries to attract investment into the processing of critical minerals. Boston...
Ramaphosa says loadshedding corner has been turned as another Kusile unit restarts
African National Congress President Cyril Ramaphosa claims that South Africa “has turned a definite corner as far as loadshedding is concerned”, adding that the levels and frequency of loadshedding...
Three coastal provinces move to partner on green hydrogen ahead of finalisation of country strategy
The Eastern, Northern and Western Cape provinces have agreed to team up in a bid to position South Africa as a global hub for the production of green hydrogen and derivative products, as well as to...
Roadmap to ‘fundamentally reform’ freight logistics sector by end of this month
Government has committed to finalise a Freight Logistics Roadmap, outlining a sequenced set of actions to fundamentally reform the logistics system, by the end of October. The commitment was made...
IDC reports surge in disbursements to R17.8bn despite economic headwinds
The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has reported a 147% surge in disbursements to R17.8-billion for 2022/23, up from only R7.2-billion in the prior year – a performance that is within...
Study under way into producing green direct reduced iron at mothballed Saldanha Works
Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) is moving ahead with a study into the production of green hydrogen directly reduced iron (gHDRI) at its mothballed Saldanha Steel Works, in the...
Kusile Unit 3 supplying 720 MW to grid, Eskom confirms
Eskom has confirmed that Unit 3 at the Kusile coal-fired power station is currently providing 720 MW into the electricity grid using a temporary flue that bypasses the flue-gas desulphurisation...
Early Kusile restart uncertain as Creecy adjudicates emissions appeal
The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and the Environment (DFFE) has confirmed that Minister Barbara Creecy is still adjudicating an appeal of the National Air Quality Officer’s (NAQO’s) decision...
Grid investment ‘fully funded’ for next three years, but scale-up requires alternative models
Eskom has indicated that it has sufficient funding for the coming three years for the grid infrastructure investments that will be pursued in line with its Transmission Development Plan, but says...
Pace of energy transition will define South Africa’s economic prospects – Olver
Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) executive director Dr Crispian Olver says South Africa’s energy transition and the pace at which it progresses will determine the country’s long-term economic...
Fuel cell electric vehicle demonstration seen as catalyst for nascent green hydrogen economy
In a milestone for South Africa’s nascent green hydrogen economy, three large corporates have teamed up to showcase the potential of using domestically produced hydrogen as a zero-emission...
As Kusile unit returns early, South Africa misses renewables procurement deadline
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has welcomed the earlier-than-expected return of Kusile Unit 3 coal-fired generation, but has also acknowledged that government simultaneously failed to...
JET pledges rise to $11.9bn as South Africa moves to finalise implementation plan
The South African government has received additional pledges, worth nearly $3.5-billion, in support of its Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET IP), increasing the overall envelope of...
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