April 04
Africa: Cheaper Down the Road - Total Cost of E-Buses Beats Diesel in the Long Run in South Africa - Study
A new report finds that a transition from diesel to battery-powered electric buses in South Africa's main cities can be justified purely on a financial basis, in most… Read more »
March 26
South Africa: Komati Power Station - The Cautionary Tale of the Just Energy Transition and Lessons to Be Learnt
Members of the Presidential Climate Commission have repeatedly pointed out that the many mistakes in the project to decommission the Komati Power Station should never have been… Read more »
March 06
South Africa: Mantashe Allays Fears of Looming SA Gas Crisis Amid Protests Against Continued Use of the Fuel
Outside the Africa Energy Indaba where Gwede Mantashe was speaking, Extinction Rebellion and the Green Connection protested against 'green gas' and the intent to turn to gas as a… Read more »
March 03
South Africa: At the Exporters' Forum, Gas Touted As Cleanest Energy Source in Transition to Sustainable Fuels
At their summit in Algiers, leaders of gas-exporting countries asserted their sovereignty over their reserves and their determination to promote the resource as affordable,… Read more »
February 27
South Africa: SA Has 'Four Months' to Avoid a Natural Gas Day Zero As Sasol Contract Supply Crisis Looms
Sasol will stop supplying natural gas from Mozambique when its contract with the country ends in June 2026. The halt of gas supplies to South Africa will have dire consequences for… Read more »
February 18
South Africa: No 'Pie in the Sky' - - Malema Defends Pledge to Fix Power Cuts in Only Six Months
Experts say five years is the best we can hope for, but EFF leader Julius Malema is sticking to his guns. Read more »
February 15
South Africa: Lights Finally On in Karoo Towns After Storm Causes Two-Week Power Outage
Eskom restored electricity to Central Karoo towns that had been left with power for almost two weeks after a storm damaged infrastructure. Read more »
December 06, 2023
South Africa: Renewable Energy Producers Must Clear New Hurdle to Supply Electricity to National Grid
Renewable energy players will now require permission and consent from Eskom if they want to build new energy projects that are located close to existing electricity grid… Read more »
December 04, 2023
South Africa: Rapid Shift to Renewable Energy Vital for Electric Vehicle Transition, Says Minister Patel
South Africa's long-awaited Electric Vehicles White Paper was released on Monday, with Minister Ebrahim Patel emphasising that the value of SA's electric vehicle market will be… Read more »
December 03, 2023
South Africa: Court-Declared Govt Culpability in Energy Crisis Could Be Opposition's Great Asset in 2024 Poll
A high court ruling that the South African government has breached the Constitution and the human rights of citizens by failing to run the power system properly is going to have… Read more »
November 30, 2023
South Africa: Power Utility Eskom On Track to Overshoot Emergency Diesel Budget for Year
The monopoly energy utility is devouring diesel to run its emergency generation fleet -- which was intended only for dire emergencies or use during peak demand periods -- forking… Read more »
November 27, 2023
South Africa: Power Utility Forecasts More Crippling Blackouts Over the Coming Months
Eskom officials have forecast that there will be rolling blackouts (between stages 1 and 3) every day during December and January -- except for six days. And that is the best-case… Read more »
November 21, 2023
South Africa: Throw Eskom Chapter of Zondo Report in the Bin, Says Koko As NPA Faces Major Hurdles in Kusile Case Aftermath
The NPA's Investigating Directorate says it will re-enrol the Kusile Power Station corruption case against Matshela Koko and others when its investigation is complete, but it has… Read more »
South Africa: Eskom Corruption Case Struck Off Roll for 'Unreasonable Delay' By Prosecuting Authority
The Middelburg court has clipped the NPA's wings in the Kusile corruption case which includes Eskom's former interim Chief Executive, Matshela Koko and former Salga Chief Executive… Read more »
November 20, 2023
Africa: Talks On New Global Plastic Treaty 'Held Hostage' By Petrochemical Industry
Negotiations on a global plastic treaty stalled in Kenya at the weekend, with some non-government groups describing the talks as a 'massive failure'. Read more »
November 19, 2023
South Africa: Koeberg's Unit 1 Roars Back to Life, but Minister Bemoans Outages At Medupi and Five Other Units
The utility describes the successful synchronisation of Unit 1 at Koeberg to the grid as 'a huge milestone in the generation and operational recovery plan'. At the same time,… Read more »
November 16, 2023
South Africa: 'It Breaks My Heart,' Lesufi Tells Soweto Residents After Listening to Frustrated Community's Electricity Woes
More than 200 Soweto residents gathered at Kopanong Community Hall on Tuesday afternoon to hear what Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi had planned to solve the electricity crisis. Read more »
November 14, 2023
South Africa: Illegal Electricity Connections Cost Cape Town R83 Million in 10 Months
While the nation grapples with the effects of rolling blackouts, Cape Town has intensified efforts to remove unlawful electricity connections that cost the city millions. Read more »
November 07, 2023
South Africa: MTN Spends R6.6 Billion to Boost Network Resilience in the Face of Intensified Blackouts
MTN aims to spend R10bn in 2023 and the early months of 2024, with the telecommunications company sacrificing higher profits to make its network reliable during Eskom blackouts.… Read more »
October 31, 2023
South Africa: Power Utility Posts Record Financial Loss
Eskom earned less revenue than anticipated as a result of not recovering electricity payments, and spent more money, especially on diesel, to run its emergency generation fleet… Read more »
October 29, 2023
South Africa: Energy Sector Explores Strategies to Limit Bird and Bat Fatalities At Wind Farms
Fatal bird and bat collisions with rapidly spinning wind turbine blades in South Africa occur more frequently than previously thought and are one of the most significant ecological… Read more »
October 26, 2023
Africa: Continent Is Key Source of Minerals for Global Energy Transition - But There Are Hidden Dangers
If Africa is to successfully exploit its critical mineral endowments, it must navigate a complex geopolitical environment, manage important policy trade-offs and foster regional… Read more »
October 25, 2023
South Africa: More Than 15,000 Excess Deaths Feared If Country Doesn't Shut Coal-Fired Power Plants - Study
What is the cost of extending the life of our coal plants? A new study finds that delaying the decommissioning of our coal fleet may help with load shedding, but it will cause… Read more »
October 24, 2023
Africa: Africa Energy Week - Where Climate Science Makes Way for the Gods of Gas and Coal
Over the course of the week, the organisers of Africa Energy Week 2023 gave a key platform to alleged fraudsters, sanctioned Russian energy companies, oil giants and people who… Read more »
October 16, 2023
South Africa: End of Load Shedding 'In Sight', Says Electricity Minister
Still bleeding green and gold at the South African Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town on Monday, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa equated the recent period of reduced… Read more »