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Unintended consequences?
By: Terence Creamer 24th May 2024 It is highly unlikely that South Africa would have made the progress it has in stabilising electricity supply and setting in place initiatives to... →
Green hydrogen must be allowed to decarbonise optimally, Junior Indaba hears 
By: Martin Creamer 23rd May 2024 Green hydrogen must be made cheap enough to decarbonise optimally at a time when the delay in emission reduction needs to be reversed if the world... →
Presidency insists 22.5 GW private IPP pipeline won’t be disrupted by Eskom move to reserve grid for public projects 
By: Terence Creamer 22nd May 2024 The Presidency does not anticipate that Eskom’s move to reserve scarce grid capacity for independent power producers (IPPs) participating in public... →
As municipal debt programme falters, Eskom CFO calls for mechanism to ensure the utility gets paid
By: Irma Venter 22nd May 2024 Municipal debt remains one of Eskom’s biggest challenges, says Eskom CFO Calib Cassim. “At the end of March, we were sitting at around R75-billion... →
South Africa's R105bn green hydrogen project to be energised by hot De Aar sunshine
By: Martin Creamer 21st May 2024 South Africa’s R105-billion green hydrogen, green ammonia project in the Eastern Cape took another major leap forward on Tuesday with the... →
Eskom extends coal plants’ lives to protect South Africa grid
By: Bloomberg 21st May 2024 South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom needs to run some coal-fired plants for longer than their planned retirement deadlines to avoid... →
Menar advancing on the manganese front
By: Martin Creamer 21st May 2024 Private investment company Menar, which is advancing steadily on the manganese front, has anthracite, coal, nickel, and gold in its diversified... →
Eskom board approves plan to operate Camden, Grootvlei and Hendrina to 2030
By: Terence Creamer 20th May 2024 The Eskom board has given its approval for the continued operation of the Camden, Grootvlei and Hendrina power stations to 2030 – a departure from... →
