National treasury is seeking to hire a legal firm to advise it on how to reorganise the R396-billion debt burden held by Eskom.
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South Africa’s plan to build gas-fired power plants has become outdated with renewables becoming cheaper, Meridian Economics has found.
Government has signed power purchase agreements for 150MW of capacity from private projects by developer Scatec that were selected a year ago.
South Africa’s planned $8.5-billion climate finance deal could serve as a blueprint for other coal-dependent countries, the head of its negotiating team said.
South Africa’s plan to add an estimated R95-billion worth of private emergency power generation has been further delayed.
A probe into state corruption found that senior ANC officials received illicit payments from services company Bosasa, leaving President Cyril Ramaphosa in a quandary over how to respond.
A revised Integrated Resource Plan is needed, especially in view of the rapid developments in energy-generating technologies. By Hartmut Winkler.
Renewable energy has the potential to accelerate growth and set South Africa on a course towards a low-carbon economy, energy minister Gwede Mantashe has said.
Energy minister Gwede Mantashe said he suspended a community representative from the board of the regulator because he’s an opponent of atomic power.
Energy minister Gwede Mantashe is being sued following the suspension of a National Nuclear Regulator board member who also works with a group fighting the lifetime extension of Koeberg.