Author: Paul Burkhardt

Cabinet has approved a bill on electricity regulation designed to clear the path for private generation projects and power trading.

Government has given assurances that the electricity grid won’t be allowed to collapse. Yet increasing numbers of businesses are preparing for that very eventuality.

A shortage of electricity grid connections poses a major challenge that needs to be overcome to end load shedding.

The 155MW, R4-billion project by Seriti Green will provide electricity for coal mining operations in Mpumalanga.

Parts of Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city, are being subjected to renewed water-supply cuts as ongoing electricity shortages disrupt pumping operations.

South Africa has entered a critical phase of revamping its sole nuclear plant and needs it to run according to plan.

France’s Engie expects to move forward with three South African solar projects this week.

Government said it’s urgently seeking funds to buy diesel that’s needed to fuel some of Eskom’s power plants.

Johannesburg is seeking electricity supply from private generators to reduce the amount of scheduled power outages.

Eskom has revived a proposal to build a hydropower plant that was mothballed more than a decade ago.