The proportion of South Africans with access to electricity, piped water and sanitation increased considerably over the past decade, according to the country’s latest national census. Statistics South Africa released the results of census...
POWER utility Eskom has asked the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to increase electricity tariffs for the next five years by an average 16% a year. Over the next five years, electricity prices will, therefore, more than double...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) might provide 2 500 megawatts of power to South Africa, Botswana and Namibia under a revised plan to build the Inga III hydropower plant, an official said. The government would host a meeting next month to...
Delays in the implementation of the country’s electricity master plan, the Integrated Resources Plan 2010 (IRP 2010), showed a lack of leadership and would place an economic recovery in jeopardy, say experts. Professors Ernst Uken and Philip Lloyd...
