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South Africa: Energy Minister Under Fire as Power Crisis Deepens
Green Connection, 13 March 2024
It has been an interesting few days at the Africa Energy Indaba, currently in Cape Town, an event The Green Connection says "exposes the elitist approach to solving South Africa's… Read more »
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South Africa: Challenges Remain, but There Is Improvement At Eskom - Ramokgopa
SAnews.gov.za, 11 March 2024
Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says trends are showing that there are signs of improvement and progress at Eskom. Read more »
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South Africa: Karpowership SA Is Heading for Choppy Financial Waters
Daily Maverick, 18 June 2023
Banks and other financial institutions are becoming nervous about providing funding to the conglomerate. Read more »
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South Africa: 'Add Those Megawatts' - Ramaphosa Backs Karpowership and Slowing Down Coal Power Plant Decommissioning
Daily Maverick, 12 May 2023
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signalled his support for the controversial Karpowership emergency power deal, saying that was 'the way to go right now to add those megawatts'. He… Read more »
Out of Touch? South Africa's Energy Plans Criticised
The Green Connection, an environmental advocacy group, has criticized Africa Energy Indaba for being "elitist". They believe the high cost of tickets excludes the public, and the focus is on profit rather than renewable energy and solutions to the electricity crisis.
The group also criticized the government's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for including too much fossil fuel and not enough renewable energy, and its push for Karpowership, a floating power plant solution they believe is environmentally harmful and financially risky.
The Green Connection is suing the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), the energy regulator, for granting Karpowership licenses without proper environmental consideration. The case is scheduled for a court hearing in June 2024.
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Rotational power cuts in South Africa have been scaled back, for now. "Over the past 24 hours, a generating unit each at Kriel and Majuba power stations were returned to ... Read more »
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Turkish power producing firm Karpowership, which uses off-shore ships as gas power plants, has South Africa looking to the firm to help solve the nation's national lo Read more »
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Since 2010, Karpowership, a Turkish power producing firm, has been using off-shore ships as floating gas power plants. The company contracts to provide countries with power extends ... Read more »
On Tuesday, the eco-justice organisation joined Extinction Rebellion to demonstrate their opposition of offshore oil and gas extraction because of its potential to harm the ocean and destroy the livelihoods of thousands of small-scale fishers along the coast.
