Businesses, malls and factories will soon be able to generate their electricity and feed it into the grid. Energy Minister Jeff Radebe told the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to license applications from businesses to be able to...
Green buildings are increasingly in demand in the face of concerns around Eskom’s ability to supply power. At the recent African Utility Week conference, energy minister Jeff Radebe told delegates that Eskom alone cannot meet our power capacity...
Eskom said that it remains open to assisting Zimbabwe with electricity supply. Zimbabweans are facing the worst rolling blackouts in three years, with households, businesses and industries, including mines, left without electricity for up to eight...
A panel discussion Tuesday on how utilities can use technology to improve customer service and ultimately drive revenue, showed it may not be as clear cut for utilities like Eskom. Despite being at the forefront on technological innovation compared...
While government is working to address operational, structural and financial challenges surrounding Eskom, there is a clarion call from all stakeholders to transition to renewable and alternative energy sources where feasible to do so. “While...
South Africa is experiencing an energy crisis that requires the public and private sectors, along with households to work together. Fundamental to this is embracing innovative technology that provides more efficient ways of managing the country’s...
Whilst South Africans may still be in the dark over the release date of the updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) outlining the country’s future energy plans, experts on Tuesday agreed the future of energy in South Africa will be very different....
A coalition of energy sector leaders released a vision for creating the utility of the future in emerging economies at African Utility Week, which is taking place this week. Integrating the public and private sectors, centralized and decentralized...
South Africa businesses are reportedly starting to confront a future without Eskom, by putting plans in place to generate their own energy. Anglo Platinum and Sibanye-Stillwater are two of the big companies that are planning for solar plants to...
