Loadshedding
No immediate clarity on how coal extensions will be aligned to R254bn debt-relief conditions 
By: Terence Creamer 25th April 2023 No immediate clarity has been provided as to how the current proposal to extend the life of certain coal stations beyond their scheduled retirement... →
Mantashe doubles down: Loadshedding can be over by year-end - but take Karpowership 'seriously'
By: News24Wire 25th April 2023 Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe still believes loadshedding could be over by the end of the year if emergency power... →
Electricity Minister: No power, no budget, no oversight, no problem 
By: News24Wire 25th April 2023 A parliamentary committee will not oversee Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as his ministry won't have its own budget, the National... →
South Africa weighs mega renewable-energy tender to curb outages
By: Bloomberg 25th April 2023 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa proposed a “mega bid window” for the procurement of renewable energy to curb rolling blackouts, even as... →
Ramokgopa to fight outages with diesel
By: Bloomberg 25th April 2023 South Africa’s electricity minister proposed a plan to stave off deeper power cuts by increasing the use of diesel turbines along with building... →
Ramaphosa seeks to offer just energy transition assurances despite coal-extension proposal
By: Terence Creamer 24th April 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied that the current process of re-examining the timeframes for the closure of coal power stations represents a... →
Loadshedding negatively impacting South Africans’ emotions, study confirms
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 21st April 2023 The University of Johannesburg’s Professor Talita Greyling, a wellbeing economist, has looked at the crisis of loadshedding and has provided... →
Eskom chair Mpho Makwana says SA needs to decarbonise fast
By: News24Wire 21st April 2023 As President Cyril Ramaphosa considers a proposal to extend the lifespan of some of South Africa’s coal-fired power plants, Eskom chairperson Mpho... →
PCC underlines support for electricity reforms as govt mulls coal life extensions
By: Terence Creamer 20th April 2023 Amid a likely proposal that Eskom be allowed to extend the life of certain coal power stations beyond the decommissioning dates outlined in the... →
Eskom’s plan to bypass pollution controls could kill hundreds, study shows
By: Bloomberg 19th April 2023 A plan by South Africa’s state power utility to circumvent pollution controls at one of its two biggest coal-fired plants to enable it to bolster... →
Ramaphosa calls urgent Cabinet meeting to discuss new plan for old coal power stations
By: News24Wire 19th April 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa will chair a special Cabinet meeting on Wednesday to examine a plan by electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa to slow... →
