Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has vowed to accelerate the shift to renewable energy, breaking with his predecessor.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a cabinet including members of opposition parties. These are the key names.
Energy minister Gwede Mantashe said expecting a rapid transition to clean energy would be “very wrong”.
South Africa has moved a step closer towards creating a competitive electricity market.
A presidential commission said the energy ministry has an inadequate plan to tackle the country’s power supply crisis.
The draft Integrated Resource Plan contains huge errors in costing the different future energy scenarios.
South Africa’s updated energy blueprint envisions more than 100GW of new generation capacity being built by 2050.
The price of diesel will rise by a record R2.84/l on Wednesday, raising the spectre of a fresh round of inflationary pressures.
All the latest developments involving Eskom, including a ramp-up in the intensity of load shedding.
Ending power cuts completely will probably take another five years if the infusion of more solar and wind capacity proceeds as currently planned.