The board of Eskom has appointed a board to the newly created National Transmission Company of South Africa.
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Eskom’s decision no longer to reserve grid capacity for Karpowership means this capacity can now be awarded to other projects.
South Africa needs a massive power plant construction programme to ensure adequate electricity supply up to 2050.
South Africa’s updated energy blueprint envisions more than 100GW of new generation capacity being built by 2050.
Eskom is emitting pollutants that cause respiratory diseases at almost 42 times the intensity of those in China.
TotalEnergies is ready to start construction of a 216MW solar plant with battery storage in the Northern Cape.
Eskom has asked national treasury for permission to sign an electricity purchase agreement with Karpowership.
Eskom has fallen far short of targets to reduce particulate emissions at its ageing coal-fired power stations.
Eskom’s interim results for the six months to end-September 2023 show a power utility in deep crisis.
South Africa will start a procurement process for an additional 2.5GW of nuclear power, the electricity minister said.