Real Economy
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,... →
Ignorance is not bliss
By: Terence Creamer 2nd April 2021 A snapshot of what the world’s total final electricity consumption should look like in 2050 to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5°C above... →
Reality bites
By: Terence Creamer 26th March 2021 The six-year gap in South Africa’s procurement of new electricity capacity is biting and will continue to do so for another five years at least,... →
Bouncing forward?
By: Terence Creamer 19th March 2021 The rhetoric about the need for economies to use Covid-19 rescue and recovery packages to not only “bounce back” but to “bounce forward” by... →
Tangible opportunity
By: Terence Creamer 12th March 2021 Globally, countries are increasingly prioritising the development of local capacity to improve the resilience of their energy systems in times of... →
One-stop-border boost?
By: Terence Creamer 5th March 2021 One of the unsung highlights of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Budget 2021 speech was his announcement that the border posts at South Africa’s six... →
Tariff tussle
By: Terence Creamer 26th February 2021 Much attention is, quite correctly, being given to the 15.68% tariff increase granted to Eskom by the energy regulator following a court order... →
Wake-up call
By: Terence Creamer 19th February 2021 It is positive that South Africa has been working on a hydrogen strategy since 2007. It is equally positive that this work has started to deliver... →
Welcome development
By: Terence Creamer 12th February 2021 The importance of Eskom’s endorsement of a lifting of the generation licensing cap from 1 MW to 50 MW cannot be overstated. CEO Andre de Ruyter... →
Promise of progress
By: Terence Creamer 5th February 2021 A leaked slide on the implementation of the Integrated Resource Plan 2019 (IRP 2019) included as part of a larger presentation made during the... →
