Topic
Public protection
By: Terence Creamer 7th June 2024 The application by Eskom to preserve and reserve grid connection capacity for independent power producers (IPPs) participating in public... →
Richards Bay Minerals signs agreement for additional 140 MW of renewable energy 
By: Martin Creamer 6th June 2024 A second renewable-energy project has been announced for heavy mineral sands extraction and refining company Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), which... →
Eskom ‘decouples’ renewables roll-out from coal station closure plan 
By: Terence Creamer 6th June 2024 Eskom CEO Dan Marokane reports that a decision has been made to “decouple” the closure of its coal stations from the building, in partnership, of... →
Marokane says R285m spent on diesel in May compared with R2.8bn in May 2023
By: Terence Creamer 6th June 2024 Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has rebuffed persistent suggestions that the utility is keeping loadshedding at bay owing to an “excessive” reliance on the... →
Platinum group metal poised to help protect world from growing water pollution threat
By: Martin Creamer 5th June 2024 Platinum group metal (PGM) is once again coming to the fore as a mineral resource that goes the extra mile in protecting a threatened global... →
Green Connection petitions court to ‘force’ Nersa, DMRE to supply Karpowership information
By: Darren Parker 5th June 2024 Environmental activist nonprofit organisation the Green Connection has taken the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) and the... →
Africa doesn’t have a choice between economic growth and protecting the environment: how they can go hand in hand
5th June 2024 Heathrow Airport in the UK currently uses more energy than the entire west African country of Sierra Leone. Despite Africa accounting for less than... →
Persistently poor GDP growth most significant feature of South Africa’s economic performance
By: Darren Parker 4th June 2024 South Africa’s continued disappointing economic growth remains the most significant feature of the country’s macroeconomic performance, North-West... →
