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.
National Treasury still consulting on fiscal anchor policy options
30th October 2024 The National Treasury reports that technical work is continuing on permanent measures to anchor fiscal policy and ensure debt sustainability and... →
New strategies explored to address big Eskom defaulters, as Rand West City shows way under current relief scheme
30th October 2024 The National Treasury reports that additional strategies are being explored together with stakeholder departments and Eskom to address the... →
Unlocking private participation in infrastructure, starting with grid, at heart of Godongwana’s ‘pro-growth agenda’
30th October 2024 Scaling up private-sector participation (PSP) in the delivery of infrastructure emerged as a central component of the “pro-growth agenda” outlined... →
Batting away Eskom objections, Nersa approves four new electricity traders and first private import/export licence
29th October 2024 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved four new electricity trading licences, the issuance of which had been opposed by... →
South Africa to seek rise in yearly climate finance pledge to $1.3tr at COP29
28th October 2024 South Africa will call for the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance to be set at $1.3-trillion yearly during the upcoming COP29... →
New Just Energy Transition matchmaking platform aiming for R600m in grant disbursements in 2025
25th October 2024 A new matchmaking platform to directly link providers of grant funding pledged to South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP)... →
Age of Electricity
25th October 2024 The recent claim made by the International Energy Agency (IEA) that humanity is “moving at speed into the Age of Electricity” may not seem... →
Carbon taxes to add further upward pressure on electricity costs, Discovery Green warns
24th October 2024 South Africa’s disproportionate reliance on coal for electricity generation is poised to add further upward pressure on tariffs by exposing local... →
IPP procurement changes mulled to unlock 10 GW of renewables amid grid pressures and green industrialisation ambitions
21st October 2024 The South African government is considering far-reaching changes to the way public procurement of independent power producer (IPP) generation... →
Whole greater than sum of parts
18th October 2024 The official launch of the National Transmission Company South Africa as an independent subsidiary of Eskom Holdings did indeed represent an... →
Eskom’s tariff application reflects big rise in subsidy support for energy-intensive firms
15th October 2024 A policy decision to allow electricity-intensive companies operating in South Africa to enter into negotiated pricing agreements (NPAs) with Eskom... →
As Eskom confirms 2 GW renewables plan, role of tariffs in funding roll-out comes into focus
14th October 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has expressed confidence that tariff and non-tariff solutions can be found to ensure that... →
Growth glue
11th October 2024 The so-called second phase of the partnership launched between government and business to tackle South Africa’s electricity, logistics and crime... →
Mix(ed) messages
4th October 2024 It’s time for South Africa to interrogate its policy of pursuing a so-called ‘energy mix’, which may sound reasonable, but which has become little... →
Growth target of 3% set for 2025 as business and government relaunch partnership under GNU
1st October 2024 A second phase of the partnership launched between government and business to tackle South Africa’s electricity, logistics and crime crises has... →
Distribution deadlock
27th September 2024 Few would disagree that the current financial and operational model for electricity distribution is no longer fit for purpose. This lack of... →
Don’t conflate Eskom-Sasol bilateral on LNG with ‘national strategy’ needed to avert gas cliff – IGUA-SA
25th September 2024 The Industrial Gas Users Association of Southern Africa (IGUA-SA) has welcomed the attention that South Africa’s impending “gas cliff” is finally... →
Publication of Eskom’s 36% tariff submission by Nersa heralds formal start of consultation showdown
24th September 2024 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has formally published Eskom’s much-anticipated and much-criticised allowable revenue... →
Sasol and Eskom to explore demand anchors for LNG as part of effort to avert ‘gas cliff’
20th September 2024 Eskom and Sasol have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the potential to introduce liquified natural gas (LNG) to... →
Hope beyond hype?
20th September 2024 The current scepticism surrounding the prospects for green hydrogen in South Africa and globally is only natural. A gap was inevitably going to... →
Ramokgopa seeks to strike ‘delicate balance’ on Eskom tariffs, labelling mooted hikes ‘untenable’
19th September 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has labelled a mooted increase in Eskom’s electricity tariff of 36% “untenable” and... →
South Africa’s first Just Transition perception survey highlights low awareness and concern over impacts
18th September 2024 A new South Africa-wide survey shows that, while 62% of respondents support the shift from coal to renewable energy, a striking 65% have never... →
Square peg
13th September 2024 The haste at which the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) is moving to remedy the embarrassment of having to withdraw the... →
Ramokgopa to seek advice from team of experts before taking next nuclear steps
12th September 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is assembling a committee of experts to advise him on the role that nuclear could play in... →
R628m in EU grants to support South Africa’s goal of building green-hydrogen ecosystem
9th September 2024 The EU has announced R628-million (€32-million) in grant funding to support the development of South Africa’s nascent green-hydrogen industry, as... →
Business calls for soul searching on Nedlac’s future amid big socio-economic shifts
6th September 2024 While reaffirming its commitment to the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac), organised business has again questioned whether... →
Potential peril
6th September 2024 The assignment of shareholder responsibilities for State-owned enterprises (SOEs) that previously fell under the Department of Public Enterprises... →
DMRE moving with pace on nuclear determination amid mounting technoeconomic questions
4th September 2024 South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) expects to finalise nuclear-procurement consultations in the coming two to three... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
IFC confirms eagerness to fund private grid projects in South Africa
26th August 2024 The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has confirmed that its stands ready to support South Africa’s efforts to facilitate private sector... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
Trade and investment to be key themes of Ramaphosa’s upcoming State visit to China
22nd August 2024 Trade and investment relations will be key themes during President Cyril Ramaphosa State visit to the People’s Republic of China from September 2... →
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... →
Wind bids fall well short of BW7 allocation, while PV bids far exceed provision
19th August 2024 The Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO) has confirmed that 48 onshore wind and solar PV bids with a combined capacity of 10 218 MW have been... →
