South Africa needs to upgrade its coal-fired power plants rather than focus on renewable energy, according to a sanctioned Russian billionaire.
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South Africa passed 200 days of power cuts in 2022 on Tuesday, with more to come.
Auditors at Deloitte have questioned Eskom ability to continue operating.
Facebook owner Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $725-million, or about R12.4-billion, to resolve a class-action lawsuit.
South Africa will have a robust electric-power supply system only once its electricity generation, transmission, distribution and control functions are separated and independently run.
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Zimbabwe has proposed incentives to accelerate 1GW of privately owned solar energy projects.
Eskom needs a new management team, this is clear. But the country also needs new leadership.
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Government has deployed the army to four power stations as theft and vandalism add to the inability of Eskom to meet electricity demand.