The high court has upheld a legal challenge to the government’s plan to procure 1.5GW of new coal-fired power.
Author: Antony Sguazzin
South Africa has pledged to slash emissions across its fleet of coal-fired power plants.
The state-owned utility said the increase is needed to prevent it from returning to the authorities for further financial help.
The plan to attract more skilled professionals from abroad has been slowed by the need to amend tax regulations.
The global organisation is setting up a programme to attract investment into South African municipal power grids.
France’s Engie expects more deals in the renewable energy industry across the continent, including in South Africa.
Germany is willing to help fund the R390-billion needed to incorporate more solar and wind power into the national grid.
The presidency plans to set up a body to oversee raising R319-billion needed to upgrade the country’s municipal power grids.
Raxio Group said it has opened the biggest data centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
On 1 July, electricity costs for some of South Africa’s poorest people went up by as much as 60%.