Eskom Interim Group Chief Executive Phakamani Hadebe says the power utility is committed to keeping the lights on this winter, despite low coal stockpiles at six of its power stations. According to Hadebe coal stockpiles across all coal-fired power...
The chairwoman of state-owned logistics utility Transnet has resigned along with two other board members, the public enterprises ministry said on Thursday. The firm has been accused of irregularities in the awarding of contracts and is conducting...
The possibility of load shedding is larger than the Day Zero water crisis that engulfed Cape Town until last month. This is according to independent energy expert Ted Bloom. Bloom, who is a speaker and advisory board member at African Utility Week...
Eskom’s proposed tariff hikes are under the spotlight this week as the power utility presents its case to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s public hearings. At the first of the countrywide public hearings held on Monday in Cape Town,...
Mark Lamberti has resigned as a director from the Eskom board after a judgment by the North Gauteng High Court found him guilty of discrimination. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan confirmed receipt of Lamberti’s resignation on Saturday....
The Life After Coal Campaign, alongside numerous other experts and community representatives, is set to present its objections to the Thabametsi and Khanyisa’s  coal power stations, to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) next...
By Webb Meko, Business Development Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, Black & Veatch While microgrids and other distributed energy resources (DER) may prove to be the answer to lighting up Africa’s rural communities, they are also proving to be...
Energy Minister Jeff Radebe says a new date for the signing of 27 renewable energy projects will be announced following a court decision later this month. This comes after the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) and...
The North Gauteng High Court National has granted the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and Transform SA an urgent interdict to block Eskom from signing purchase agreements with independent producers for 27 renewable energy projects....
