Real Economy
Light in the gloom
By: Terence Creamer 11th June 2021 The already fragile national mood has turned decidedly more sour over the past few weeks as the country descended, yet again, into... →
Remarkable appetite
By: Terence Creamer 4th June 2021 The level of interest being shown in South Africa’s highly-disrupted renewables roll-out is more than a little noteworthy. Over 800 delegates... →
Irrational exuberance
By: Terence Creamer 28th May 2021 South Africa’s ongoing resistance to the energy transition is not only distressingly out of step with fast-moving developments, but is becoming a... →
Beyond special deals
By: Terence Creamer 21st May 2021 The downward trajectory in Eskom’s sales to industrial customers over the past decade and a bit tells a tale of what happens when tariffs, which... →
Beyond the threshold
By: Terence Creamer 14th May 2021 With the deadline looming for public comment on a draft amendment to Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act (ERA), calls are growing for the... →
Questionable motives
By: Terence Creamer 7th May 2021 There is little doubt that many South Africans still have a great, albeit idealised, affection for Cuba, despite its many social, political and... →
Irrational response
By: Terence Creamer 30th April 2021 The immediate reaction to government’s announcement that three power ships had secured 1 200 MW of the 1 850 MW allocated to eight preferred... →
Green hydrogen pivot?
By: Terence Creamer 23rd April 2021 It’s early days yet, but the moves being made by South African energy and chemicals group Sasol to position itself as a green-hydrogen leader are... →
Historic opportunity
By: Terence Creamer 16th April 2021 Have a listen to this for an energy roadmap: “We are a relatively small country located at the end of the world, but this moment calls us all to be... →
Low and high ambition
By: Terence Creamer 9th April 2021 There will be some criticism and disappointment that South Africa’s draft updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) unveiled by Forestry,... →
