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Benchmarking study highlights slow pace of South Africa’s grid-connection system 
By: Terence Creamer 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... →
Decarbonizing South Africa’s Shipping and Trucking Sectors
12th June 2024 This white paper presents the findings and recommendations from a First Movers Coalition workshop held in South Africa in March 2024, which focused... →
World Hydrogen alerted to benefit of South Africa’s zero-emission hydrogen haul truck
By: Martin Creamer 7th June 2024 One hydrogen haul truck eliminates the deleterious carbon emissions of the equivalent of 700 cars, First Mode global hydrogen sourcing director... →
Public protection
By: Terence Creamer 7th June 2024 The application by Eskom to preserve and reserve grid connection capacity for independent power producers (IPPs) participating in public... →
Richards Bay Minerals signs agreement for additional 140 MW of renewable energy
By: Martin Creamer 6th June 2024 A second renewable-energy project has been announced for heavy mineral sands extraction and refining company Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), which... →
Eskom ‘decouples’ renewables roll-out from coal station closure plan 
By: Terence Creamer 6th June 2024 Eskom CEO Dan Marokane reports that a decision has been made to “decouple” the closure of its coal stations from the building, in partnership, of... →
Marokane says R285m spent on diesel in May compared with R2.8bn in May 2023
By: Terence Creamer 6th June 2024 Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has rebuffed persistent suggestions that the utility is keeping loadshedding at bay owing to an “excessive” reliance on the... →
Platinum group metal poised to help protect world from growing water pollution threat
By: Martin Creamer 5th June 2024 Platinum group metal (PGM) is once again coming to the fore as a mineral resource that goes the extra mile in protecting a threatened global... →
