South African mines may spend as much as R60-billion on renewable power projects that could help plug the country’s electricity supply shortage.
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“Wheeling” – moving privately generated power to customers across the national grid – is gaining traction in South Africa’s increasingly liberalised energy market.
Energy regulator Nersa has presented four new options to Eskom for determining the tariffs it will be allowed to charge from 1 April next year.
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has accused Eskom of delaying emergency power projects, according to a report.
Eskom is facing deliberate acts of sabotage by unknown criminals, CEO André de Ruyter said on Friday.
Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan said Eskom must take strong disciplinary action against employees who “undermine” it.
Eskom plans to suspend rolling power cuts on Thursday evening as some of its generating units return to service.
The energy department has cautioned that a retreat from coal must take account of the impact on the economy and the people who depend on it for a living.
Due to plant breakdowns at three power stations, Eskom will implement stage-2 load shedding for the rest of the week.
Energy regulator Nersa and energy minister Gwede Mantashe have been sued by environmental activists over plans to allow the construction of new coal-fired power plants.