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.
Ramaphosa signs Electricity Regulation Amendment Act into law
16th August 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the much-anticipated Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Act, which lays the legislative... →
Ramokgopa withdraws 2.5 GW nuclear-procurement determination citing lack of public consultation
16th August 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has withdrawn a Ministerial determination for the procurement of 2 500 MW of new nuclear... →
Vertical integration costs
16th August 2024 For some, the unbundling of South Africa’s vertically integrated electricity utility is viewed as a wonkish problem somewhat akin to insisting that... →
Transnet’s recovery plan lacks the ambition needed for higher growth, government and business warn
15th August 2024 Government and business are urging Transnet to show greater ambition in its plans to recover freight volumes, describing the current recovery plan... →
‘Necom 2.0’ to focus on system-wide constraints to electricity security and affordability
14th August 2024 Amid waning loadshedding, government and business have agreed to begin “repurposing” the National Energy Crisis Committee (Necom) to shift focus... →
DBSA urged to play leading role in fixing municipalities during next phase of Operation Vulindlela
13th August 2024 Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo has called on the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), which is a major lender to local government, to... →
Expanded pilot project planned to help munis pay Eskom as arrear debt continues to rise
12th August 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that a new pilot project is being prepared to further “stress test” an initiative... →
No easy road ahead
9th August 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is correct when he says South Africa’s electricity pricing policy is in need of review,... →
Cabinet questions EU citrus restrictions as South Africa moves ahead with formal WTO dispute
8th August 2024 Cabinet has questioned the imposition by the European Union (EU) of what it describes as “stringent” restrictions on South Africa’s citrus exports,... →
$613m in JET-IP grants have been allocated to projects, Presidency reports
7th August 2024 The Presidency has released new details showing that $613-million of the $821-million in grants pledged to support South Africa’s Just Energy... →
Eskom releases names of transformer suppliers amid rising localisation pressures
5th August 2024 Eskom has released the names to Engineering News of the five transformer companies appointed to a panel of suppliers that will compete for upcoming... →
Confidence or arrogance
2nd August 2024 As loadshedding wanes, Eskom’s confidence is growing. This is not a bad thing, as South Africa needs its State-owned companies to be places of... →
Transnet says reforms advancing to enable third-party rail access
30th July 2024 State-owned freight logistics group Transnet reports that the vertical separation of its rail business is on track and that the operating models... →
IRP2023 comments to be workshopped to ensure ‘credible’ outcome
29th July 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has committed not to dismiss the more than 4 000 public comments received in response to... →
Ramokgopa announces electricity tariff review amid affordability ‘crisis’ for poor households
29th July 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that a review of South Africa’s electricity pricing policy will be launched with... →
Growth levers
26th July 2024 It was far from certain only weeks ago how a government of national unity (GNU) of ten political parties, some with strongly divergent ideological... →
South Africa’s 2030 decarbonisation target at risk, climate commission warns
25th July 2024 The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) is cautioning that South Africa may miss its 2030 decarbonisation target in light of a decision to... →
SOEs to report to line departments while reform unit oversees creation of Holdco
24th July 2024 The State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) that were previously under the stewardship of the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) will report to their... →
Ramaphosa signs legislation establishing single public procurement framework
23rd July 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Public Procurement Bill, which aims to create a single framework for the procurement of goods and services... →
Growth and transformation two sides of one coin, Ramaphosa insists as he takes on GNU critics
22nd July 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has again underlined the need for higher levels of economic growth, urging lawmakers not to allow themselves “to be led... →
Leveraging firms
19th July 2024 South Africa, everyone agrees, has a growth problem. The country has performed poorly when compared with its middle-income peers for more than a... →
Vulindlela 2.0, green industrialisation, infrastructure at centre of GNU’s growth vision
18th July 2024 A second round of economic reforms under Operation Vulindlela, together with green industrialisation and scaled-up infrastructure development have... →
Ramokgopa urges ‘timeous’ passage of Bill to usher in new SOE shareholder management model
18th July 2024 Minister in the Presidency of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Maropene Ramokgopa, who has taken over the coordination of State-owned... →
Localisation to be used to create early-stage demand in targeted sectors - Tau
16th July 2024 While proclaiming industrial policy to be the “centre piece” of the government of national unity’s economic development strategy, new Trade,... →
George promises wide consultation on 2025 decarbonisation pledge
16th July 2024 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has promised “wide consultation” on South Africa’s next nationally determined... →
Nuclear Regulator grants Eskom permission to extend life of Koeberg Unit 1 to July 2044
15th July 2024 South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) board has approved a 20-year life extension for Koeberg Unit 1, but has deferred a decision on the... →
Carbon intensity of our economy has become unsustainable - Ramaphosa
15th July 2024 The carbon intensity of our economy has become unsustainable, President Cyril Ramaphosa writes in his latest weekly newsletter, published ahead of... →
Rewards and risks
12th July 2024 The decision to again uncouple the energy portfolio from mineral resources and appoint Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as the new Electricity and Energy... →
Moment of consequence?
5th July 2024 As is the case for the country as a whole, South Africa’s industrial development is at “a moment of fundamental consequence”, to borrow a line from... →
Ramaphosa to issue Gazette notice to clarify Presidency’s role in coordination of SOEs
4th July 2024 Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has reaffirmed that the coordination of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) previously falling under the... →
Energy Regulator rescinds decision on new tariff-setting rules as Eskom prepares to apply for big hike
3rd July 2024 The Energy Regulator has rescinded its approval, made in December, of the so-called Electricity Price Determination Methodology Rules (EPDMR),... →
New trade and industry leadership expected to use industrial policy levers to support key sectors
2nd July 2024 With industrial policy back in fashion in many economies, business and policy specialists expect new Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks... →
Separation of energy portfolio and Ramokgopa’s appointment praised amid rising energy-transition complexity
1st July 2024 The decision to establish a separate energy portfolio with the African National Congress’s Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as Minister and the Democratic... →
Lack of transparency
28th June 2024 The tapering of loadshedding has arguably provided the Eskom board and executive team with some much-needed time and space to consider the future... →
South Africa continues to push for long extension to Agoa well ahead of 2025 expiry
26th June 2024 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... →
‘Second wave’ of Operation Vulindlela set to prioritise ‘green and digital’ growth
25th June 2024 The ‘second wave’ of government’s Operation Vulindlela initiative is poised to be widened to include additional structural reforms to those that... →
Defusing CBAM
21st June 2024 South Africa is strenuously opposing the European Union’s (EU’s) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) that, under its evolving design and... →
City of Tshwane pushing ahead with plan to procure 1 000 MW by 2026
19th June 2024 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... →
Eskom targets JETP funds and partnerships for 2 GW clean-energy pipeline
14th June 2024 Having recently confirmed a decoupling of its just energy transition strategy from the decommissioning of its coal-fired power stations, Eskom is... →
Reality check
14th June 2024 Regardless of composition, there are certain realities that South Africa’s new government cannot avoid. The first is an unemployment rate so high... →
Benchmarking study highlights slow pace of South Africa’s grid-connection system
12th June 2024 A new benchmarking assessment of South Africa’s electricity grid access queueing mechanisms indicates that Eskom’s systems are slower and less... →
