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Minister Ramokgopa is determined to deliver a new IRP plan before the year is out.

Ramokgopa’s 20GW renewables plan is a sharp turn from IRP2023Lindsey Schutters

Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, used his first media address to highlight the biggest issues facing the country's electricity supply.

Ramokgopa highlights SA’s biggest electricity challenges, and it isn’t supplyLindsey Schutters

Desco is a featured Ferro Energia customer for its flagship installations.

Desco is adding renewables to power e-waste recycling

Good news for motorists as fuel prices decrease

Good news for motorists as fuel prices decrease

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Municipal tariff hikes deliver a shocking financial blow to workersAbigail Moyo

Why solar and wind power are ruinously expensive

Andrew Kenny 18 Mar 2019

Energy Minister Jeff Radebe

SA's energy map should consider all role players

18 Mar 2019

Eskom team to submit report in month's time

Eskom team to submit report in month's time

15 Mar 2019

Niall Kramer, Saoga CEO

Industry explores oil & gas potential

14 Mar 2019

How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

Eduardo Alejandro Martínez Ceseña, Joseph Mutale, Mathaios Panteli, and Pierluigi Mancarella 14 Mar 2019

Eskom's plan to keep the lights on

Eskom's plan to keep the lights on

13 Mar 2019

Concentrated solar power could ease SA's electricity woes

Alec Basson 12 Mar 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Renewable energy programme will not collapse Eskom

8 Mar 2019

Richard Vries, group CEO of GIBB and Kiren Maharaj, MD of GIBB Power

Kiren Maharaj named MD of GIBB Power

8 Mar 2019

Nersa grants Eskom 9.4% tariff increase

8 Mar 2019

Wind turbines signal revitalisation of green tech SEZ

Wind turbines signal revitalisation of green tech SEZ

7 Mar 2019

Can South Africa keep the lights on? flickr/ Paul Saad

Is South Africa on the cusp of a major shift in energy policy?

Hartmut Winkler 5 Mar 2019

Seil-Safari navigates farmers through unchartered waters to new horizons

Seil-Safari navigates farmers through unchartered waters to new horizons

Echo Produksies 5 Mar 2019

Over 90% of South Africa’s electricity comes from coal-fired power stations. Shutterstock

South Africa must end its coal habit. But it's at odds about when and how

Jacklyn Cock 28 Feb 2019

Damning report on Eskom air pollution

Damning report on Eskom air pollution

John Yeld 27 Feb 2019

Renewable energy programme attracts R209.4bn to SA economy

Renewable energy programme attracts R209.4bn to SA economy

25 Feb 2019

Keeping South Africa’s lights on will come at a cost. Shutterstock

South Africa takes important next steps to solving its power crisis

Catrina Godinho & Lauren Hermanus 22 Feb 2019

Thousands of trucks deliver coal each day to Eskom and to railway sidings for export. Photo: Katlego Phore

Forget cigarette smuggling. The big money is in stealing coal

Ciaran Ryan 22 Feb 2019

Is Eskom obliged to consult staff about unbundling?

Is Eskom obliged to consult staff about unbundling?

Tiisetso Rabolao and Tracy Robbins 22 Feb 2019

Eskom reconfiguration set in motion

Eskom reconfiguration set in motion

21 Feb 2019

Energy Minister Jeff Radebe

Reliable, secure electricity supply crucial to attract investment

20 Feb 2019

Could gas find enthusiasm be premature?

Could gas find enthusiasm be premature?

18 Feb 2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the National Assembly

All hands needed on deck to turn Eskom around: President

15 Feb 2019

What a major offshore gas find means for South Africa's energy future

14 Feb 2019

Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan

Panel of experts to assess Eskom's challenges

14 Feb 2019

There’s no painless way for South Africans to deal with the power utility crisis. Shutterstock

Explainer: why South Africa's energy generator is in so much trouble

Rod Crompton 13 Feb 2019

SAWEA welcomes investor clarity on SA energy sector

SAWEA welcomes investor clarity on SA energy sector

13 Feb 2019

Eskom leaves the country in the dark

Eskom leaves the country in the dark

12 Feb 2019

Eskom to split in three

Eskom to split in three

8 Feb 2019

Total makes significant gas find off Mossel Bay

Total makes significant gas find off Mossel Bay

8 Feb 2019

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Eskom team to submit report in month's time

Eskom team to submit report in month's time

15 Mar 2019

Niall Kramer, Saoga CEO

Industry explores oil & gas potential

14 Mar 2019

How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

Eduardo Alejandro Martínez Ceseña, Joseph Mutale, Mathaios Panteli, and Pierluigi Mancarella 14 Mar 2019

Eskom's plan to keep the lights on

Eskom's plan to keep the lights on

13 Mar 2019

Concentrated solar power could ease SA's electricity woes

Alec Basson 12 Mar 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Renewable energy programme will not collapse Eskom

8 Mar 2019

Richard Vries, group CEO of GIBB and Kiren Maharaj, MD of GIBB Power

Kiren Maharaj named MD of GIBB Power

8 Mar 2019

Nersa grants Eskom 9.4% tariff increase

8 Mar 2019

Wind turbines signal revitalisation of green tech SEZ

Wind turbines signal revitalisation of green tech SEZ

7 Mar 2019

Can South Africa keep the lights on? flickr/ Paul Saad

Is South Africa on the cusp of a major shift in energy policy?

Hartmut Winkler 5 Mar 2019

Seil-Safari navigates farmers through unchartered waters to new horizons

Seil-Safari navigates farmers through unchartered waters to new horizons

Echo Produksies 5 Mar 2019

Over 90% of South Africa’s electricity comes from coal-fired power stations. Shutterstock

South Africa must end its coal habit. But it's at odds about when and how

Jacklyn Cock 28 Feb 2019

Damning report on Eskom air pollution

Damning report on Eskom air pollution

John Yeld 27 Feb 2019

Renewable energy programme attracts R209.4bn to SA economy

Renewable energy programme attracts R209.4bn to SA economy

25 Feb 2019

Keeping South Africa’s lights on will come at a cost. Shutterstock

South Africa takes important next steps to solving its power crisis

Catrina Godinho & Lauren Hermanus 22 Feb 2019

Thousands of trucks deliver coal each day to Eskom and to railway sidings for export. Photo: Katlego Phore

Forget cigarette smuggling. The big money is in stealing coal

Ciaran Ryan 22 Feb 2019

Is Eskom obliged to consult staff about unbundling?

Is Eskom obliged to consult staff about unbundling?

Tiisetso Rabolao and Tracy Robbins 22 Feb 2019

Eskom reconfiguration set in motion

Eskom reconfiguration set in motion

21 Feb 2019

Energy Minister Jeff Radebe

Reliable, secure electricity supply crucial to attract investment

20 Feb 2019

Could gas find enthusiasm be premature?

Could gas find enthusiasm be premature?

18 Feb 2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the National Assembly

All hands needed on deck to turn Eskom around: President

15 Feb 2019

What a major offshore gas find means for South Africa's energy future

14 Feb 2019

Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan

Panel of experts to assess Eskom's challenges

14 Feb 2019

There’s no painless way for South Africans to deal with the power utility crisis. Shutterstock

Explainer: why South Africa's energy generator is in so much trouble

Rod Crompton 13 Feb 2019

SAWEA welcomes investor clarity on SA energy sector

SAWEA welcomes investor clarity on SA energy sector

13 Feb 2019

Eskom leaves the country in the dark

Eskom leaves the country in the dark

12 Feb 2019

Eskom to split in three

Eskom to split in three

8 Feb 2019

Total makes significant gas find off Mossel Bay

Total makes significant gas find off Mossel Bay

8 Feb 2019

Eskom met with strong opposition in its latest attempt to avoid pollution standards

Eskom met with strong opposition in its latest attempt to avoid pollution standards

7 Feb 2019

Eskom concludes R15bn loan facility

Eskom concludes R15bn loan facility

4 Feb 2019

Photo: Voltalia

Renewables cut costs at remote mines

1 Feb 2019

Developing the skills for Africa's energy boom

Developing the skills for Africa's energy boom

30 Jan 2019

Can SA solve its energy crisis?

Can SA solve its energy crisis?

UCT Graduate School of Business 28 Jan 2019

Top 5 African youth innovators selected for Africa Energy Indaba 2019

Top 5 African youth innovators selected for Africa Energy Indaba 2019

25 Jan 2019

Municipal debt, poor finances pose risk to Eskom

24 Jan 2019

Registration now open for APPO Cape VII Congress and Exhibition conference

Registration now open for APPO Cape VII Congress and Exhibition conference

22 Jan 2019

10 developments that will shape Africa's energy sector in 2019

10 developments that will shape Africa's energy sector in 2019

NJ Ayuk 21 Jan 2019

Chris Dalgliesh, partner and principal environmental consultant at SRK Consulting

Going small: The alternative to renewable energy in Africa

16 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: What's happening in the African energy space?

#BizTrends2019: What's happening in the African energy space?

16 Jan 2019

Webb Meko, Black & Veatch sub-Saharan Africa business development director,

Renewables will help power the future

14 Jan 2019