Efforts are being made to return Medupi Unit 4 to service by the end of July 2024. 

Unit 5 of Kusile was synchronised to the national grid at the end of December 2023. 

It’s a persistent global conundrum: Can policymakers close coal mines and power plants without ruining local economies in the process? In August, a delegation of Vietnamese officials looking to... 

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has called on the private sector to “please and come talk to us” if they have any ideas on extending the life of South Africa’s fleet of... 

As Russia continues to wage war in Ukraine, it has shone a spotlight on supply chains and the sourcing of materials. Speaking during a panel hosted by British newspaper Financial Times during its... 

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has said that the country will receive a significant boost in 2024 with the earlier-than-expected return to service of Medupi Unit 4. 

Kusile Unit 5 is being prepared for synchronisation to the grid towards the end of December. 

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has called on the private sector to “please and come talk to us” if they have any ideas on extending the life of South Africa’s fleet of... 

Eskom has confirmed that Unit 3 at the Kusile coal-fired power station is providing 720 MW for the electricity grid. 

Eskom has confirmed that Unit 3 at the Kusile coal-fired power station is currently providing 720 MW into the electricity grid using a temporary flue that bypasses the flue-gas desulphurisation... 

All South African mining stakeholders needs to come together to develop a coherent, comprehensive strategy for the country’s commodities, and then use this to present a united national front to... 

Three 32 kW electrically driven two pole pumps are to be deployed in dewatering applications at a major Mpumalanga coal-fired power station. The Faggiolati stainless steel submersible pumps are... 

An issue regarding wind farms that will have to be addressed is how to handle their inevitable decommissioning issues, including what to do with wind turbines (towers, machinery and blades) that... 

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has upheld the decision of the National Air Quality Officer to permit the temporary operation of the Kusile coal power station using... 

Nine people were arrested at the Kusile power station for theft of coal and fraud on September 7. 

Pumps supplier Integrated Pump Technology recently secured an order for three Faggiolati stainless steel submersible pumps for a major coal-fired power station, in Mpumalanga. The procurement... 

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. 

Resources investment company Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu has emphasised that South Africa is on the precipice of a significant industrial revolution. Fuelling this revolution, however, will require a... 

In a surprise announcement, Eskom said that the utility and its former COO Jan Oberholzer would "part ways by mutual agreement". Last month, Eskom confirmed that it had signed a two-year contract... 

Financial close has been achieved for the 68 MW Lephalale solar project to supply renewable energy to the Grootegeluk coal mine in Limpopo. This was announced on Wednesday by Cennergi, the wholly... 

Eskom has inked a two-year contract with its former chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer to oversee projects at Kusile and Koeberg, members of Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts... 

South African State-owned power utility Eskom is uncertain about the cost of permanent repairs needed at the Kusile coal-fired power station. 

South Africa-based Weba Chute Systems says it has supplied its products to more than 50 countries, and two contracts in the US have again illustrated the effectiveness of its chutes in reducing... 

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has granted Eskom an exemption from certain requirements in terms of its application to build temporary stacks at Kusile. 

The Japanese government, through its Green Innovation Fund, has committed A$2.35-billion to establish the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project, in Victoria. The HESC project was piloted in... 

The North Gauteng High Court, in Pretoria, has granted a preservation order freezing a slew of properties and vehicles allegedly bought from the proceeds of a corrupt tender at the Kusile power... 

The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has granted a preservation order freezing a slew of properties and vehicles allegedly bought from the proceeds of a corrupt tender at Eskom's problematic... 

Eskom is expecting to operate temporary stacks on the three units at Kusile, which will bypass the flue-gas desulphurisation system. 

Eskom has said it will approach the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment for an exemption to temporarily bypass the flue gas desulphurisation units at the Kusile power station. 

A social media campaign set on halting coal exports through the Richards Bay Coal Terminal to purportedly alleviate Eskom’s loadshedding has been noted with concern by Minerals Council South... 

So, back in the day, the situation regarding Eskom was like this: the State-owned utility was in such good condition that a national power failure was unthinkable. Not only this – the price of... 

Eskom has reported severe damage to a chimney at Kusile in the latest blow to the beleaguered power station. 

South Africa's R1.5-trillion just energy transition investment plan has been endorsed by the International Partners Group, which includes UK, US, Germany, France and the EU. The countries which... 

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan welcomed World Bank president David Malpass to State power utility Eskom’s Komati power station following the bank’s approval of a R9-billion... 

Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso emphasises in her latest newsletter the importance of an investment plan being presented by a South African delegation at COP27 this week, for the... 

Repurposing Eskom's coal-fired power station, Komati, would cost around R7.9-billion, project documents from the World Bank show. Eskom has been engaging with the World Bank in providing funding... 

A fire damaged one of the generating units that has not yet been synchronised to the grid at Kusile on October 14.  

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe delivered his third keynote address to his third international energy conference in Cape Town, in as many weeks, on Tuesday. This time it was to... 

With nearly a third of the country not yet electrified, Eskom believes its containerised micro-grids - made of repurposed shipping containers - are an innovative way to solve for energy access,... 

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed the Queensland government’s new 10-year energy plan, but has warned that more would need to be done to attract large-scale investment. Premier... 

Many countries in Africa and elsewhere have been the beneficiaries of China’s largesse for many years. This has largely been in the form of financing for infrastructure projects, and I have often... 

The proposed project will have the potential to store significant volumes of carbon dioxide to reduce existing and future sources of industrial emissions.