Juwi, a German renewable energy plant developer, plans to start developing 1GW of wind, solar and so-called hybrid power plants in South Africa this year.
Author: Antony Sguazzin
Blackouts have reduced the potential size of South Africa’s economy by almost a fifth, according to an energy specialist.
Karpowership said it doesn’t plan to abandon its work in the country even after setbacks to all three of its local projects.
Karpowership has had its environmental application to moor a ship-mounted power plant at the port of Saldanha Bay suspended.
Karpowership has had one of three appeals against adverse environmental rulings rejected, a source has said.
Karpowership said it will demand a retraction from André de Ruyter, the former CEO of Eskom, because it said he had inferred the firm was corrupt.
Eskom is seeking approval to release more of the pollutant linked to ailments ranging from asthma to heart attacks.
South Africa’s biggest business group urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to use an upcoming cabinet reshuffle to improve government’s performance.
Senior members of the ANC have blamed a range of factors outside their control for South Africa’s electricity crisis.
South Africa made fresh inquiries about securing electricity supply from Turkey’s Karpowership as it battles its worst-ever power outages.