Author: Paul Burkhardt

South Africa is enjoying a rare streak of uninterrupted electricity right before elections, drawing more suspicion than praise.

Eskom is in talks with government over private and foreign options to fund a huge expansion of its transmission network.

The country needs to build and fund a R390-billion expansion of the national grid so it can connect more power plants.

Seriti Resources has started building South Africa’s largest wind farm, as the mining industry seeks to cut its reliance on Eskom.

South Africa’s updated energy blueprint envisions more than 100GW of new generation capacity being built by 2050.

Rampant crime in South Africa is costing the country at least 10% of its GDP annually, a World Bank study found.

Amplats, BMW and Sasol plan to work together to encourage the production and use of hydrogen-powered vehicles.

Electricity outages remain at record levels despite Eskom burning through vast quantities of diesel to bolster output.

Jan Oberholzer has a new role at South African renewables producer Mulilo Energy Holdings.

South Africa’s electricity distribution system is “an albatross” beset by fighting between Eskom and municipalities, minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said.