The chance of a return to load shedding this winter has been reduced after Eskom announced it reintegrated Medupi unit 4.
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While full transmission system independence may take several years, we can accelerate progress on immediate priorities.
The move could unlock private financing for South Africa’s huge transmission grid expansion plan.
Just two years after winning the backing of one of the world’s biggest green infrastructure investors, a little-known South African company is rapidly redrawing the country’s energy map.
A World Bank-linked fund has backed plans to cut South Africa’s reliance on coal, unlocking up to $2.6-billion in financing.
The cost of producing power from solar energy is falling – and AI optimisation tools are playing a key role.
Eskom has issued an invitation to tender for the construction of a pilot green hydrogen facility in Johannesburg.
Eskom’s promise of a stable grid through the 2025 winter comes with a significant caveat, writes Rein Snoeck Henkemans.
Despite recent grid instability, Eskom expects no load shedding this winter – with stage 2 as a worst-case scenario.
A blast of early winter weather has got the better of Eskom.