Eskom Green is targeting up to 32GW by 2040, with the board insisting it will partner private developers, not compete with them.
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Eskom’s generation recovery is working, but unbundling has stalled and municipal debt signals deeper trouble.
The recovery is holding, but Eskom’s own modelling warns of a possible return to blackouts by decade’s end.
South Africa will push ahead with breaking up Eskom and creating a standalone company to run the transmission grid.
South Africa is endowed with minerals needed by the tech industry, but they are not being exploited to their full potential.
Electricity market liberalisation, new trading rules and grid reform will define renewable energy progress in 2026.
Renewable capacity continues to expand as government advances transmission expansion and private sector participation initiatives nationwide.
South Africa’s plan to revive its small modular reactor project has been criticised over funding gaps and lost expertise.
South Africa expects to lift the care and maintenance status of its Pebble Bed Modular Reactor by the first quarter of next year.
The new plan seeks to restore investor confidence through predictable, large-scale renewable energy procurement.