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Mpumalanga considering green economy opportunities
13th July 2022 By: Yvonne Silaule

The Mpumalanga province is considering steps to diversify its economy away from its reliance on coal mining and coal-fired power generation and to promote the green economy, particularly in... 


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Eskom: NUM, Numsa deal with divisions, allege 'fake news' as members reject 7% increase
30th June 2022 By: News24Wire

After a week of protests at Eskom operations that no one has claimed responsibility for plunged the country into Stage 6 load-shedding, two unions are now dealing with members who are pushing for... 


ABB celebrates women power in engineering
23rd June 2022

Science and gender equality are critical to achieve the UN Sustainable Global Development Goals. In 2021, ABB launched its Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2030 in conjunction with its... 


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Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
17th June 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom’s actions to rectify major boiler defects at its newly built Medupi and Kusile power stations are improving the plants’ energy availability factor. 


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Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
17th June 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom’s actions to rectify major boiler defects at its newly built Medupi and Kusile power stations are improving the plants’ energy availability factor. 


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Glencore gets A$20m investment in Qld CCS project
13th June 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Diversified miner Glencore has announced that its joint venture partners Marubeni Corporation and Electric Power Development Co (J-Power) will each fund A$10-million in Glencore’s CTSCo carbon... 


De Ruyter comes to the party
10th June 2022 By: Terry Mackenzie-hoy

Most people who are not electrical engineers or in anyway associated with the electrical business or are not associated with the interconnected power pystem will probably have no real idea what... 


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Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
10th June 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The African Development Bank has said that Medupi will never make a profit because of delays, design defects and increasing opposition to coal-fired electricity generation. 


Windfall tax not on the cards - Minister
8th June 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen has reiterated that there would be no windfall tax against Australian gas companies amid the current energy crunch. The Australian Workers Union (AWU) on... 


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Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
3rd June 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom has announced that Kusile Unit 4 has entered into commercial operation. 


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Sedibelo Platinum to play important part in South Africa’s green hydrogen effort – Frandsen
31st May 2022 By: Martin Creamer

Sedibelo Platinum Mines, in South Africa’s North West province, will be playing a very important part in South Africa's green hydrogen effort to ensure that it contributes to a greener South... 


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Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
27th May 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom has reported that it has implemented repairs and fixes to generation units 1 to 3 at the Medupi power station. 


Billionaire eyes Washington’s last coal plant for green hydrogen
13th May 2022 By: Bloomberg

The clean energy unit of Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group is considering building a green hydrogen facility near Washington State’s last operating coal-fired power station. Fortescue Future... 


Groups welcome expiry of enviro authorisation for proposed coal-fired power station
10th May 2022 By: Donna Slater

The Pretoria High Court confirmed, on May 3, that the environmental authorisation for the planned 600 MW KiPower coal-fired power station had expired, meaning the proposed power station cannot be... 


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Advanced tech effective solution for inspection projects
25th March 2022 By: Anna Moross

Advanced drone technology has many benefits and can be used in various inspection projects. 


African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina
AfDB to set up facility to support South Africa’s just energy transition
24th March 2022 By: Terence Creamer

African Development Bank (AfDB) president Dr Akinwumi Adesina says the development finance institution is ready to support South Africa’s transition from coal to renewable energy and announced that... 


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Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
18th March 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Construction and commissioning activities on the remaining Kusile units 5 and 6 continue to progress according to plan. 


Standard Bank Group Corporate and Investment Banking CEO Kenny Fihla
Standard Bank halts new coal-power funding, but backs gas as ‘transition fuel’
16th March 2022 By: Terence Creamer

The Standard Bank Group has become the latest South African bank to confirm that it will no longer finance new coal-fired power plants or support the expansion of existing coal-fired power plants... 


Govt slams Origin plans to close Eraring
17th February 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Energy producer and distributor Origin Energy on Thursday flagged the early retirement of its Eraring power station from 2032 to 2025, in New South Wales, saying coal-fired generation was no longer... 


Elios SkyEye drone makes light work of boiler inspection at major power station
9th February 2022

The benefits of using advanced drone technology for inspecting boiler internals at a power station were on full display when rope access specialist Skyriders Access Specialists (Pty) Ltd. recently... 


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Cape Town, Ekurhuleni serious about independent power as SA battles load-shedding
3rd February 2022 By: News24Wire

As the country battles with stage 2 load-shedding, some of the country's biggest municipalities are working to reduce their reliance on Eskom in favour of Independent Power Producers. Cape Town... 


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Glencore enters battery recycling JV, targeting renewable-powered facility
3rd February 2022 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore has entered a battery recycling joint venture (JV) with strategic partner and battery pioneer Britishvolt, a UK battery cell technologies and... 


FFI continues with hydrogen inroads
4th January 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Green energy developer Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) in December reached another target; producing hydrogen by using an electrolyser designed and built by the company’s in-house team. The... 


Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan
Eskom to release Mpumalanga land to catalyse investments in sub-100 MW renewables projects
15th December 2021 By: Terence Creamer

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has announced that Eskom is preparing to release land in the coal-rich Mpumalanga province for sub-100 MW distributed electricity projects that can now be... 


China withdraws funding from Limpopo 3 GW SEZ power project
18th November 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

The Chinese government has confirmed that the country will no longer be funding a new 3 GW coal-fired power plant in the planned Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (MM-SEZ) in South Africa’s... 


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Net-zero action plan for SA mines
22nd October 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

The Minerals Council South Africa is developing a Net Zero 2050 Action Plan and pathway towards achieving the goal of net zero greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. The action plan for mining will... 


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Minerals Council South Africa developing 2050 Net Zero Action Plan
7th October 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

The Minerals Council South Africa is developing a Net Zero 2050 Action Plan and pathway towards achieving the goal of net zero greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. The action plan for mining will... 


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Freeport sees 450 MW renewable potential in Arizona, New Mexico
1st October 2021 By: Mariaan Webb

NYSE-listed copper major Freeport-McMoRan has identified opportunities to integrate 450 MW of renewable energy capacity into its projects in Arizona and New Mexico in what it refers to as its... 


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Pitt sets up barricades around the coalface
9th September 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Federal Resources and Water Minister Keith Pitt has, for the second time this week, defended the role of coal in the Australian economy. Pitt said in a statement on Thursday that Australian coal... 


ENERGY ROUNDUP REPORT COVER FOR SEPTEMBER 2021
Energy Roundup – September 2021
6th September 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Creamer Media's Energy Roundup is a monthly report providing a synopsis of energy-related news from South Africa. The September 2021 roundup covers activities in August 2021 and includes details... 


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Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
20th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Construction of Kusile has reached the half-way stage. 


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Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
20th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom confirmed on August 9 that an explosion at the Medupi power station's Unit 4 generator had resulted in extensive damage to the generator. 


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Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
13th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Unit 1, the last of six generation units of the Medupi power station, has attained commercial operation status. 


Solidarity welcomes investigation into Medupi Unit 4 explosion
10th August 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Trade union Solidarity says it supports State-owned power utility Eskom's investigation following an explosion at Unit 4 of the Medupi coal-fired power station, in Lephalale, on August 8. Eskom had... 


Rope access, drone combo deployed at Limpopo coal-fired power station inspection
21st July 2021

A combination of rope access and drone technology allowed for a maintenance inspection at a coal-fired power station in Limpopo to be undertaken in record time, reports Skyriders Marketing Manager... 


Australian coal outperforming competitors - MCA
14th June 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

A new report by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has noted that Australia’s thermal coal industry holds a number of key advantages over competition in the international export market, which... 


Aw, Snap!
11th June 2021 By: Terry Mackenzie-hoy

Wind turbines do not assist power system operation. They do not. Every so often, a power system collapses and it is the renewable-energy systems which cause the collapse. Wind turbines produce no... 


Khanyisa coal independent power producer programme, South Africa – update
Khanyisa coal independent power producer programme, South Africa – update
11th June 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

A High Court ruling has declared that environmental approval for the planned Khanyisa coal-fired power station has expired. 


Santos one of govt's CCS fund winners
Santos one of govt's CCS fund winners
9th June 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The federal government has announced the six new carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) projects that would share A$50-million in funding. Oil and gas major Santos has been awarded up to... 


Abatement solution for coal-fired power pollution
4th June 2021 By: Claire O'Reilly

EPCM Global Engineering are the South African representatives of the Luxembourg-based company Carbon Process & Plant Engineering (CPPE) who is the owner and provider of the Sulfacid® technology... 


Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
28th May 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

SABC News has reported that South Africa’s Deputy President David Mabuza has confirmed that Eskom’s Medupi power station will be fully operational by the end of 2021. 


A letter to André de Ruyter
30th April 2021 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

Dear Sir – I recall that, in 1940, the British Army had been defeated in France by the invading German army. The army retreated to Dunkirk, a French channel port. About 330 000 soldiers were picked... 


No more blind lending
23rd April 2021 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

African countries have been beneficiaries of deep-pocketed China’s ‘generosity’ for yonks. Even South Africa, the most developed country on the continent, has been a beneficiary, having received a... 


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