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Eskom issues request for proposal to enable facilitation of investments in renewable energy generation infrastructure
12th April 2022 To encourage and enable investments in renewable energy generation infrastructure and give impetus to collaborative efforts to resolve South... →
Spillover effects
By: Terence Creamer 25th March 2022 There is significant concern, and rightfully so, about the outlook for fuel prices and security of supply following Russia’s brutal invasion of... →
Overexposed
By: Terence Creamer 18th March 2022 The most recent bout of load-shedding not only reconfirmed South Africa’s debilitating overexposure to coal, but also this country’s growing... →
Eskom sees R20.9bn of extra diesel costs on coal outages
By: Bloomberg 17th March 2022 Indebted State-owned power utility expects running costs for its diesel-fed turbines, which are used to keep the lights on when coal-powered plants... →
DA: John Steenhuisen: Address by DA leader, during an urgent debate on the impact of the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine on the South African economy, Parliament (15/03/2022)
15th March 2022 A tyrannical aggressor with a finger on the nuclear button has invaded a far less powerful neighbour and is shelling civilian targets as we speak. →
Mantashe says Eskom to seek permission for coal-to-gas switch at some old stations 
By: Terence Creamer 25th February 2022 Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says he expects Eskom to make an application soon for a Section 34 determination to facilitate... →
Eskom to study implications of lower-than-expected 9.61% tariff hike for 2022/23
By: Terence Creamer 24th February 2022 The Energy Regulator announced on Thursday that Eskom’s tariff would rise by 9.61% on April 1, an increase that is less than half the 20.5% hike... →
Let’s get it right
By: Terence Creamer 18th February 2022 Minerals Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe is correct about the need to update the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). Even on the very day,... →
