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Koeberg manager suspended by De Ruyter is back and is 'crucially needed', says Eskom 
By: News24Wire 22nd January 2024 Velaphi Ntuli has returned as the general manager of Koeberg nuclear power station after he was suspended in June 2021 over performance issues -... →
Grid constraints cast shadow over South Africa’s seventh renewables bid window
By: Terence Creamer 17th January 2024 South Africa’s grid constraints are continuing to cast a shadow over the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme... →
Eskom to implement planned maintenance at Zuikerbosch
By: Natasha Odendaal 17th January 2024 State-owned power utility Eskom is preparing to embark on an eight-hour planned maintenance on the transformers that supply power at water utility... →
Eskom and Rand Water will implement maintenance projects taht will impact water supply
17th January 2024 Eskom has informed Rand Water of its planned maintenance to work on the transformers that supply power at the Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant... →
South Africa’s new plan to end power cuts is seriously flawed. Here’s why
11th January 2024 South Africa experienced unprecedented electricity shortages in 2023 as ageing coal plants became increasingly prone to breakdowns. The country... →
Renewables readiness assessment: Burkina Faso
9th January 2024 This renewables readiness assessment (RRA) for Burkina Faso has been developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries. It... →
IDC-funded Canada-Botswana battery manganese demo plant to be built in Joburg
By: Martin Creamer 20th December 2023 Giyani Metals is a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange in Toronto, Canada. Through its wholly-owned Botswana subsidiary Menzi Battery... →
South Africa moves to procure 5GW of renewables, 2GW of gas-to-power, 615 MW of battery storage 
By: Terence Creamer 14th December 2023 The South African government has released three requests for proposals (RFPs) for new electricity generation and storage capacity, including 5 000... →
