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Electricity Minister appointed and battery storage tender released
10th March 2023

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the appointment of Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as Minister of Electricity in the Presidency; immediate steps taken by the Minister to diffuse possible... 


ArcelorMittal's brazil furnace operations image supplied by Bloomberg
Company’s new furnaces under scrutiny
10th March 2023

Luxemburg-based ArcelorMittal’s path to net zero emissions has come under scrutiny as it starts the construction of a new coal-based blast furnace in India which contrasts with low-carbon... 


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Funding green transition is a major focus for Nedbank CIB
9th March 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Helping corporate clients transition to a future low-carbon economy is a major focus for Nedbank Corporate & Investment Banking (Nedbank CIB). The bank was the first South African commercial bank... 


The temporary stacks would by-pass the flue-gas desulphurisation system (pictured)
Creecy to decide this week on way forward for Kusile exemptions
8th March 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) tells Engineering News that Minister Barbara Creecy has received a letter from Eskom requesting her to issue directions in terms of... 


Eskom will miss target to boost power output from coal plants
7th March 2023 By: Bloomberg

State power utility Eskom will miss a target to boost output from struggling coal-fired plants by the end of March, highlighting the poor state of equipment whose viability is being reviewed by... 


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Mantashe affirms commitment to coal as Greenpeace disrupts his Indaba speech
7th March 2023 By: Irma Venter

Greenpeace Africa on Tuesday disrupted Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe’s opening speech at the Africa Energy Indaba in Cape Town by staging a silent protest in front of the... 


Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Ramokgopa says assessment will determine what powers he needs to close 10 GW electricity deficit
7th March 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Newly-appointed Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, reports that he will conduct an assessment over the coming seven to 14 days to help determine what powers he will request President... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa appointed ‘transitory’ Minister of Electricity as Ramaphosa seeks urgent action on loadshedding
6th March 2023 By: Terence Creamer

As anticipated, Dr Kgosientso Ramokgopa has been appointed as South Africa’s Minister of Electricity, a position which President Cyril Ramaphosa described as transitory and which has been created... 


Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister Barbara Creecy says any environmental exemptions granted under yet-to-be-published directions will be approved on a 'case-by-case basis'
DTIC to act as one-stop shop for streamlining of energy project applications
3rd March 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has been designated as the “single department” referred to in the recently published State of Disaster (SoD) regulations to coordinate the... 


South Africa must prioritise decarbonisation, as $1.5bn of exports to EU are at risk
2nd March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa should prioritise its decarbonisation strategy, as it has a carbon intensity much higher than most countries, and $1.5-billion of exports to the European Union (EU) are at risk in the... 


Electricity crisis deeply affecting people, businesses; disaster directives need to be rational, justified
2nd March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The electricity shortages in South Africa, which have resulted in continuous loadshedding, are severely affecting people and businesses and, consequently, the economy and employment, specialists... 


IEA executive director Fatih Birol
Renewables, clean energy technologies limit carbon emissions amid global energy crisis
2nd March 2023 By: Darren Parker

Global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions increased by less than 1% in 2022, according to new analysis published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The ‘CO2 Emissions in 2022’... 


Former Eskom CEO Allen Morgan speaking at a ceremony held to retrieve the 1999 time capsule
Retrieved 1999 Eskom time capsule contained warning of likely generation shortfall by 2007
2nd March 2023 By: Terence Creamer

In his letter to the employees of Eskom of 2023, buried in a time capsule in 1999 near to the ‘rock man’ energy statue at the entrance of Megawatt Park, then CEO Allen Morgan highlighted two... 


The concessioning of Eskom's coal stations included in the non-financial conditions of the debt-relief plan
Eskom may be ‘permanently dependent’ on fiscus if reform conditions in debt-relief plan not met
1st March 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The reform-related conditions outlined by the National Treasury as part of a R254-billion Eskom debt-relief package – including the concessioning of coal power stations to the private sector and... 


Why Western Cape municipalities' Eskom debt is likely to increase
1st March 2023 By: News24Wire

The Western Cape's treasury department warned that municipalities, which have outstanding Eskom debt, could see it balloon in the new financial year. The department briefed the standing committee... 


Power lines
NRS says meticulous planning goes into higher stages of loadshedding
28th February 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As Eskom is reviewing the loadshedding framework to prepare for the prospect of higher stages of loadshedding in future, specifications developer NRS Association of South Africa has assured the... 


Eskom power lines
State of disaster regulations open way for emergency procurement, environmental exemptions
28th February 2023 By: Terence Creamer

More than two weeks after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the electricity crisis had been declared a National State of Disaster, the regulations giving effect to that declaration have been... 


Eskom spokesperson to leave utility as contract comes to an end
27th February 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha, who joined Eskom on a fixed-term contract three years ago, will be leaving Eskom at the end of February. Mantshantsha had agreed to join Eskom as... 


Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter
ANC gives De Ruyter seven days to lay criminal charges over corruption at Eskom or else...
26th February 2023 By: News24Wire

The ANC has threatened to file criminal charges against former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter if he doesn't report his allegations of corruption at the power utility, backed with evidence, to law... 


Eskom's Tutuka power station
Eskom confirms load shedding schedule for next few days
26th February 2023 By: News24Wire

Stage 4 loadshedding will continue until 16:00 on Monday afternoon, Eskom confirmed. It will be followed by Stage 5 from 16:00 to 05:00 on Tuesday morning. Loadshedding will then be reduced to... 


A candle burning in the dark
Eskom denies tipping into Stage 8 loadshedding, but confirms revised framework could go up to Stage 16
24th February 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Embattled State-owned utility Eskom has denied having implemented either Stage 7 or Stage 8 loadshedding during what it acknowledged to have been a “tough week”, during which it reported power cuts... 


Mpumalanga issued directive by national govt to step up efforts to break coal dependency
24th February 2023 By: Yvonne Silaule

The Mpumalanga Provincial Government is, in partnership with the Presidential Climate Commission, the Climate Investment Fund and the World Bank, exploring plans to diversify local economic... 


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Business wants govt to urgently address Eskom corruption
24th February 2023 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Business is urging government and the appropriate State agencies to urgently investigate and take action regarding Eskom corruption, following the recent allegations made by former Eskom CEO Andre... 


Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso
Mavuso, Ackerman question efficacy of ‘Mafia State’ to turn the economy around
23rd February 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Realistically, South Africa will not see meaningful gross domestic product (GDP) growth within the next five years, Citadel Investment Services advisory partner and chief economist Maarten Ackerman... 


The rock man stature at Megawatt Park
Moves under way to appoint acting Eskom CEO, as De Ruyter’s interview sends shockwaves
23rd February 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The South African government reports that an acting Eskom CEO will be appointed “in due course” following the sudden departure of CEO André de Ruyter. De Ruyter’s exit more than a month before his... 


Andre de Ruyter
De Ruyter to leave Eskom with immediate effect
23rd February 2023 By: Reuters

Andre de Ruyter, the chief executive of South Africa's State power utility Eskom, will leave the company with immediate effect, Eskom said on Wednesday. Eskom said in a statement that the decision... 


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Godongwana announces R254bn Eskom debt-relief package, with terms and conditions
22nd February 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer gives an overview of the 2023 Budget delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, including the announcement of a R254-billion Eskom debt-relief package... 


Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Conditions linked to R254bn Eskom debt relief may lead to concessioning of coal plants
22nd February 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Conditions linked to R254bn Eskom debt relief may lead to concessioning of coal plants The R254-billion Eskom debt-relief package unveiled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in his 2023 Budget... 


Bakery operations
Govt extends diesel fuel levy refund to foodstuff manufacturers
22nd February 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

To limit the impact of the energy crisis on food prices, government has decided to extend a diesel fuel levy refund to manufacturers of foodstuffs for a period of two years, effective from April 1,... 


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Eskom quietly deepens power cuts to unprecedented level
22nd February 2023 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s struggling State-owned utility Eskom Holdings appears to have reached an unprecedented level of power cuts, indicated late Tuesday by the company spokesman. The company cut 7 045 MW... 


CEO Fleetwood Grobler
Sasol's coal problems continue to undermine output at Secunda
21st February 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Coal quality and mining productivity problems continue to negatively affect production at Sasol’s Secunda Operations, in Mpumalanga, where only between 6.6-million tons and 6.9-million tons will be... 


Solar panels being installed
Cities scramble to keep the lights on
21st February 2023 By: Reuters

Reeling from South Africa's worst-ever electricity crisis, local authorities across the country are turning to private suppliers to help businesses and households keep the lights on. President... 


Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Eskom debt albatross hangs over South Africa’s plans to stabilise budget
20th February 2023 By: Bloomberg

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana faces the task of incorporating a credible debt-relief plan for the stricken state power utility in the national budget while stabilizing government finances as... 


Coal stockpiles
Continuous Stage 6 implemented, risk of higher stages as eight units break down
20th February 2023 By: News24Wire

Eskom has implemented continuous Stage 6 until further notice after eight generating units broke down on Sunday.  "Given the high number of breakdowns, there is a possibility of further changes on... 


Power lines
400 MW of immediate interest in Eskom’s short-term power purchase programmes
17th February 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The National Energy Crisis Committee (NECOM) reports that the initial market response to Eskom’s moves to purchase electricity that is immediately available from entities that generate their own... 


Woman arrested for allegedly colluding with Eskom workers to steal nearly R1m from power station
17th February 2023 By: News24Wire

A Mpumalanga woman has appeared in the Standerton Magistrate's Court in connection with a theft and money laundering case relating to the Tutuka Power Station. Annemarie Stander, 55, was released... 


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