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Carbon taxes to add further upward pressure on electricity costs, Discovery Green warns
By: Terence Creamer 24th October 2024 South Africa’s disproportionate reliance on coal for electricity generation is poised to add further upward pressure on tariffs by exposing local... →
End of coal in South Africa: what 100,000 workers will need when their jobs go
23rd October 2024 South Africa’s move to renewable energy means that the coal industry will be phased out over the coming decades. This transition away from a... →
IPP procurement changes mulled to unlock 10 GW of renewables amid grid pressures and green industrialisation ambitions 
By: Terence Creamer 21st October 2024 The South African government is considering far-reaching changes to the way public procurement of independent power producer (IPP) generation... →
South Africa’s 36.1% electricity price hike for 2025: why the power utility Eskom’s request is unrealistic
18th October 2024 South Africa’s state-owned electricity company, Eskom, has applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa to approve a 36.1% electricity... →
Powering trade: Fine-tuning trade policy for solar and wind energy value chains
17th October 2024 Renewable energy has the power to decouple our prosperity from the CO2 emissions that fuel global warming. Moreover, it has the potential to bring... →
Five Reasons to Stay in South Africa Despite Law Firm Exits
14th October 2024 In recent months, we’ve seen a wave of international law firms closing their doors in South Africa, citing a range of challenges such as economic... →
Delivering on the UAE Consensus: Tracking progress toward tripling renewable energy capacity and doubling energy efficiency by 2030
11th October 2024 A key aspect of the text of the Outcome of the First Global Stocktake was the explicit recognition of the role of renewable energy in rapidly and... →
South Africa power-line rollout set to spur bond market revival
By: Bloomberg 11th October 2024 A multibillion-dollar plan to expand South Africa’s electricity transmission network could throw a lifeline to the country’s corporate bond market... →
