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Ramokgopa describes IPP surpluses as low-hanging fruit amid delay in finding contractual solution 
By: Terence Creamer 22nd April 2024 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa describes surplus electricity arising from existing renewable energy facilities as “low hanging fruit”... →
Mixed outlook
By: Terence Creamer 19th April 2024 The recent period of decreased loadshedding has been met with tremendous scepticism by a South African public who have been burnt more times over... →
Daily Podcast – April 09, 2024
9th April 2024 April 09, 2024. For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Halima Frost. →
Eskom aims to keep breakdowns below 14 GW this winter as it cuts diesel budget
By: Terence Creamer 9th April 2024 State-owned electricity utility Eskom will reduce planned maintenance to 3 000 MW during the upcoming winter season and will seek to keep unplanned... →
Use underground mines for electricity storage, optimise mine water use – Karst Hydro
By: Martin Creamer 8th April 2024 South Africa’s many underground mines can be used as batteries that store the clean electricity that the water descending for cooling can provide.... →
76% of Africa’s energy could come from renewable sources by 2040: here’s how
19th March 2024 Over half of Africa’s people – about 600-million – lack access to even the bare minimum of electricity. The tough question to answer is how access... →
El Niño scorches Southern Africa with driest February on record
By: Bloomberg 8th March 2024 A swathe of Southern Africa suffered the driest February in decades that wiped out crops, precipitated power shortages and threatened to send... →
Likely lifespan boost for critical rare earths project in South Africa’s Limpopo province
By: Martin Creamer 26th February 2024 South Africa’s rare earths project in Limpopo has received a distinctly possible lifespan boost to more than 16 years following an updated bulk... →
