South Africa’s plan to expand its power grid, now the biggest bottleneck to replacing coal with renewables, has hit a snag.
Author: Tim Cocks
Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has vowed to accelerate the shift to renewable energy, breaking with his predecessor.
CEO André De Ruyter also reaffirmed that power cuts would continue for two more years at least.
The former board of Eskom should face criminal prosecution for a string of management failures and a “culture of corrupt practices” during the presidency of Jacob Zuma, the Zondo commission has found.
Groups representing the descendants of South Africa’s earliest inhabitants went to court on Wednesday to try to halt construction of Amazon’s new Africa headquarters.
Eskom will from Monday carry out a staggered shutdown of both units of its Koeberg nuclear power station for scheduled refuelling and maintenance.
Since 2015, government has granted waivers from emissions limits to Eskom and Sasol. The impact on people’s health and the environment has been grim.