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Fast-greening Richards Bay Minerals now eyeing on-site renewables, storage, aggregation 
By: Martin Creamer 19th June 2024 Energy-intensive Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), which consumes an average of 1.8 terawatts of power a year, was able to secure its latest 140 MW wind... →
Only 40% of developing-country utilities are financially sustainable, World Bank warns
By: Schalk Burger 19th June 2024 The majority of electric utilities in developing countries are ill-equipped to meet growing demand for power and add more renewable energy into the... →
Rampant cobalt smuggling and corruption deny billions to DRC
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th June 2024 The country’s extractive reform strategy doesn’t address the impact of illegal cobalt mining on people, the environment and the economy. The... →
Eskom targets JETP funds and partnerships for 2 GW clean-energy pipeline
By: Terence Creamer 14th June 2024 Having recently confirmed a decoupling of its just energy transition strategy from the decommissioning of its coal-fired power stations, Eskom is... →
Benchmarking study highlights slow pace of South Africa’s grid-connection system
By: Terence Creamer 12th June 2024 A new benchmarking assessment of South Africa’s electricity grid access queueing mechanisms indicates that Eskom’s systems are slower and less... →
Decarbonizing South Africa’s Shipping and Trucking Sectors
12th June 2024 This white paper presents the findings and recommendations from a First Movers Coalition workshop held in South Africa in March 2024, which focused... →
World Hydrogen alerted to benefit of South Africa’s zero-emission hydrogen haul truck
By: Martin Creamer 7th June 2024 One hydrogen haul truck eliminates the deleterious carbon emissions of the equivalent of 700 cars, First Mode global hydrogen sourcing director... →
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... →
