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Terence Creamer

Terence Creamer

Terence Creamer is the Editor of Engineering News and a Deputy Editor for Mining Weekly. He also has editorial responsibility for Polity.org.za and Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa.

By Terence Creamer

Rise in planned maintenance, spike in breakdowns trigger ‘unwelcome’ Stage 6 return

Rise in planned maintenance, spike in breakdowns trigger ‘unwelcome’ Stage 6 return

5th September 2023

Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has attributed the “unwelcome” resumption of Stage 6 loadshedding, during which business and residential areas experience rotational cuts for as much... 


South Africa’s Environment Minister Barbara Creecy

Creecy calls for non-debt instruments to help Africa build climate resiliency

4th September 2023

South Africa’s Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has again called for new financial instruments, particularly non-debt instruments, to be pioneered in Africa to assist the continent in overcoming... 


The Durban Container Terminal

TPT moves to lease key port equipment amid spares crunch at DCT Pier 2

4th September 2023

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) is seeking to lease straddle carriers and ship-to-shore cranes at the Durban Container Terminal (DCT) Pier 2 for the coming 12 months, in light of the flagship... 


Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

Ramokgopa working with DMRE to have updated IRP released for consultation soon

2nd September 2023

Although persisting with his position that he has the powers to determine the sources of new generation, Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says because the Department of Mineral... 


Transnet chairperson Andile Sangqu

New Transnet chair hints at possible equity injection as group slumps to R5.7bn loss

1st September 2023

New Transnet chairperson Andile Sangqu has indicated that the troubled State-owned freight logistics group, which has hitherto prided itself on being financially self-sufficient, may require and... 


Shipping containers

South Africa now taking an average of 25 months to complete tariff investigations, report shows

1st September 2023

It is currently taking an average of 25 months for government to complete import duty investigations and to provide the necessary Ministerial approvals for the South African Revenue Service to... 


The Durban Container Terminal Pier 2

DCT Pier 2 partnership could be template for more collaborations at other terminals, TPT chief asserts

1st September 2023

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) CEO Jabu Mdaki is optimistic that the joint venture (JV) with International Container Terminal Services Incorporated (ICTSI) will be implemented from the start of the... 


Artist impression of the proposed deep-water port at Boegoebaai

Participants in consortia vying for Boegoebaai project confirmed

1st September 2023

The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has released details of the companies participating in the three consortia shortlisted to participate in an upcoming bidding process to design, fund and... 


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Laggard costs

1st September 2023

The cost of failing to keep pace with what is required economically and environmentally for energy sustainability should surely now be plain for all to see. Besides the fiscal costs associated with... 


CEO Henry Laas

M&R 'still in race’ to regain RUC as it seeks to rebuild from 2023 shock

31st August 2023

Downscaled engineering and contracting group Murray & Roberts (M&R) is continuing with efforts to regain control of RUC, the Australian mining services business it lost when its Australian holding... 


Renewables plus storage

Two more risk mitigation hybrid projects take steps toward financial close

31st August 2023

Two more preferred bidders selected as part of the much-delayed Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP), which was launched as an emergency procurement round in... 


Eskom powerlines

Transitional arrangements will enable new grid company to function as buyer and system operator – DPE

30th August 2023

The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has confirmed that transitional arrangements are being put in place to ensure that the National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA) will be able... 


South Africa urged to increase exploration to take advantage of critical minerals opportunit

Contract with preferred mining cadastre bidder could be signed within months – DMRE

29th August 2023

Amid renewed calls for a functional online mining cadastre to help turnaround South Africa’s declining exploration performance, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) reports that a... 


Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe

Mantashe aiming to secure Cabinet approval for ‘IRP 2023’ in Sept

29th August 2023

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe is aiming to seek Cabinet approval to publish an updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for public consultation during an upcoming Cabinet... 


Secunda operations

Just Share wants Sasol’s appeal for alternative measurement of Secunda’s air pollution rejected

28th August 2023

Sasol’s appeal of the National Air Quality Officer’s (NAQO’s) July 11 refusal to approve an alternative approach for measuring the sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the 17 coal boilers at the... 


Durban Container Terminal Pier 2

Draft Freight Logistics Roadmap promised by year-end

28th August 2023

A new ‘Freight Logistics Roadmap’ is currently undergoing an internal government consultative process for publication before the end of the year, the latest Operation Vulindlela progress update... 


Grid infrastrucuture

Eskom mulling new curtailment approach to unlocking grid capacity as it pursues 47 priority projects

25th August 2023

State-owned utility Eskom has confirmed that it is prioritising 47 grid-related projects within its larger R210-billion Transmission Development Plan (TDP) that it believes could collectively add... 


Presidency says progress being made to increase grant funding for Just Energy Transition Investment Plan

Presidency says progress being made to increase grant funding for Just Energy Transition Investment Plan

25th August 2023

The Presidency is exploring several avenues for increasing the grant component in the financing of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP), following broad-based stakeholder... 


DMRE aims to unveil battery storage preferred projects in two months after receiving 17 bids

DMRE aims to unveil battery storage preferred projects in two months after receiving 17 bids

25th August 2023

A total of 17 bids have been received in response to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s (DMRE’s) inaugural public procurement for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects. The... 


Power line and substation

Off-balance sheet financing, other models for South Africa’s R235bn grid investment outlined in new report

25th August 2023

To unlock the estimated R235-billion in investment required to strengthen and expand the grid in a way that positions it to connect the 53 GW of new generation capacity that will be required by the... 


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Ongoing distortions

25th August 2023

As has been highlighted in this column previously, South Africa’s energy transition has become a highly contested topic and is, thus, a hotbed for the spreading of misinformation and ‘fake news’.... 


Eskom interim CEO Calib Cassim

Inoperative Kusile units could be returned earlier as Eskom reports good progress on temporary stacks

24th August 2023

The temporary stacks being introduced at the Kusile coal power station, where three previously operational units have been out of service for ten months, have been built and interim CEO Calib... 


Sasol produced first green hydrogen from Sasolburg electrolyser in June

Sasol produced first green hydrogen from Sasolburg electrolyser in June

23rd August 2023

JSE-listed energy group Sasol reports that it produced its first green hydrogen in Sasolburg in June, during the commissioning phase of a project to repurpose an operational electrolyser to use... 


Sasol CEO Fleetwood Grobler

Secunda refinery’s post-2030 output cut as Sasol struggles to pin down gas supply

23rd August 2023

Energy and chemicals group Sasol says it is continuing to assess several technology and feedstock solutions to bolster post-2030 liquid fuels and chemicals volumes at its Secunda refinery, in... 


Chinese President Xi Jinping with South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings, in Pretoria

Xi says China ready to import more from ‘strategic partner' South Africa

22nd August 2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping says China stands ready to import more quality products from South Africa, while also encouraging Chinese enterprises to invest in the country, which he described as a... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel and China-Africa Development Fund chair Song Lei at the MoU signing, which took place at the BRICS Manufacturing Forum in Midrand

Bank of China, IDC sign agreement on R10bn funding package

22nd August 2023

South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Bank of China (BoC) have signed a framework agreement that could unlock a R10-billion funding package over the next five years to... 


Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

R30bn distribution backlog poses risk to supply beyond current generation shortfall – Ramokgopa

20th August 2023

Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has acknowledged that South African cities and towns face the real prospect of ongoing power interruptions even if the balance between supply and... 


Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe

Brics energy ministers agree to cooperate to improve access, reduce emissions

18th August 2023

Energy Ministers and officials from the Brics bloc met in Sandton on Friday to discuss potential areas of collaboration for improving access to secure and affordable energy, while transitioning to... 


The August 1 meeting of South African Presidency and various government departments, with Business Unity South Africa, Business for South Africa, and Business Leadership South Africa

Presidency, business call for expedited passage of Bill overhauling electricity market

18th August 2023

The Presidency and organised business have called for the passage of the Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Bill to be expedited within the sixth Parliament, following a meeting on August 1 to... 


The Secunda complex

In appeal against air-quality decision, Sasol again makes case for load-based emission limit

18th August 2023

Energy and chemicals group Sasol has moved to formally appeal a decision of the National Air Quality Officer (NAQO) to decline its application to have its Secunda boilers regulated using a... 


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Weakest link

18th August 2023

The attention being paid to the national electricity crisis appears to be yielding some results, albeit insufficient in speed and scale to fully address the crisis. As the one-year update on the... 


Power lines

Eskom making virtual wheeling strides but says national framework still required

17th August 2023

Eskom reports that it has made material advances in developing what it calls a ‘virtual wheeling product’ that will allow one or more generators to transact with multiple offtakers, including those... 


Shipping containers

South Africa taking an average of 25 months to complete tariff investigations, report shows

16th August 2023

It is currently taking an average of 25 months for government to complete import duty investigations and to provide the necessary Ministerial approvals for the South African Revenue Service to... 


The Durban Container Terminal Pier 2

DCT Pier 2 partnership to be ‘catalyst for change’, TPT chief asserts

15th August 2023

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) CEO Jabu Mdaki is optimistic that the joint venture (JV) with International Container Terminal Services Incorporated (ICTSI) will be implemented from the start of the... 


Artist impression of the proposed deep-water port at Boegoebaai

TNPA confirms participants in consortia vying for Boegoebaai project

14th August 2023

The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has released details of the companies participating in the three consortia shortlisted to participate in an upcoming bidding process to design, fund and... 


Hyphen CEO Marco Raffinetti

Engineering consultancy appointed at big Namibian green hydrogen project

14th August 2023

Independent international engineering and consulting firm ILF Consulting Engineers (ILF) has entered into a partnership agreement with Hyphen Hydrogen Energy, which is preparing to build a... 


Power line

Godongwana provided PFMA consent for unbundling of Eskom’s distribution unit in 2022

13th August 2023

Government has again moved to dismiss suggestions that the unbundling of the Eskom generation, transmission and distribution businesses into three separate entities can be regarded as... 


The Atlantis OCGT plant

With R9.2bn spent since April, govt insists Eskom is not exceeding diesel budget

13th August 2023

Government reports that Eskom has spent R9.2-billion on diesel since the start of the State-owned utility’s financial year on April 1, which it claims to be marginally below an initial budget for... 


Energy Council of South Africa CEO James Mackay

Eskom unbundling, ERA promulgation will demonstrate electricity reform ‘political will’

11th August 2023

Energy Council of South Africa CEO James Mackay believes an expedited promulgation of the Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Bill together with the unbundling of Eskom will send a clear signal... 


ArcelorMittal South Africa CEO Kobus Verster

ArcelorMittal South Africa pins hopes on renewables demand after confirming big loadshedding-induced loss

11th August 2023

ArcelorMittal South Africa, which slumped to a R448-million loadshedding-induced loss in the interim period to June 30, expects renewable energy and regional infrastructure projects to stimulate a... 


IFC VP for Africa Sérgio Pimenta

IFC ready to support private grid investment in SA

11th August 2023

The World Bank’s private sector financier, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has indicated a willingness to fund public–private partnerships (PPPs) aimed at expanding and strengthening... 


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