The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has announced plans to strike against Eskom. The union threatened Eskom on Wednesday following the power utility’s announcement to close five coal-powered stations over the next 10 years. NUM general...
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has given Eskom 90 days to investigate the power utility’s acting CEO Matshela Koko. This comes after the Sunday Times learned that Eskom awarded tenders worth 1 billion rand (US$80.5 million) to Impulse...
New technologies and innovative approaches are opening doors for Africa’s off-grid and on-grid efforts to increase electricity access. This was according to principal environmental scientist at SRK Consulting, Warrick Stewart. Speaking at the...
Energy security remains elusive on the African continent and is one of the biggest challenges engulfing the utility sector, according to KPMG experts. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that two out of three people in sub-Saharan...