Eskom has obtained a court judgement against the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and City Power for the payment of their R1.073 billion debt. According to Eskom, the city and its local power utility have been defaulting on their account since October...
Energy woes are synonymous with South Africa right now. As the country’s fleet of mostly coal-powered plants struggles to keep up with electricity demand, South Africans are enduring daily power outages that last six to 10 hours a day. ***By NJ...
Energy is key to the growth and prosperity of any modern economy, but it is estimated that nearly one billion Africans lack access to clean, sustainable energy. The shortage of electricity in many African countries is approximately equivalent to 1%...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced amendments to the Electricity Regulation Act to enable embedded generation projects up to 100 MW to proceed without requiring a licence from NERSA. By Jason van der Poel, Alexandra Felekis, Mzukisi Kota...
South Africa relies on coal-fired power stations to produce approximately 90% of its electricity. Moving forward, the country’s aim should be to reduce this percentage, with a move to greater use of renewable energy sources. By Gaopalelwe...
In March of last year, the World Bank put out a report on electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa. The study measured how people were both able and unable to access electricity by region and country. The findings were a wake-up call for policy...
Large-scale projects for the roll-out of gas, electricity, solar and other infrastructure projects will be given exemption from the need for environmental authorization in terms of notices gazette by the government on 31 July 2020. This is certain...
Critical pumps in the provision of water and sanitation services, as well as pumps used in the generation of electricity are being fully supported during the nationwide Covid-19 lock down period. Major supplier, KSB Pumps and Valves, has...
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...
