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CARBON TAX
Carbon tax policy proposal aligns with international trends, but gaps remain
As South Africa moved to become a carbon-taxed economy by 2015, gaps were emerging in the proposed policy as to how the country would account for its emissions and who would be responsible, says carbon advisory firm Promethium Carbon. South Africa...
By: Natasha Odendaal
09 May 13
CARBON TAX
National Treasury tables carbon tax policy paper for final comment
South African industry have until August 2 to comment on the carbon tax proposals tabled by the National Treasury on Thursday. The Treasury aimed to promulgate a phased-in tax rate of R120/t of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), increasing 10% a...By: Natasha Odendaal
02 May 13
ELECTRICITY
ISMO Bill reveals need for electricity sector restructure
The Portfolio Committee on Energy on Thursday said it had adopted the long-awaited Independent System and Market Operator (ISMO) Bill, but the process reaching this point had revealed the need for the restructuring of the electricity sector. The...By: Natasha Odendaal
28 Mar 13
NUCLEAR ENERGY
SA to make nuclear build decision by June
South Africa is likely to reach a “point of no return” with regard to a proposed new nuclear energy build programme by June this year, Department of Energy (DoE) director-general Nelisiwe Magubane revealed on Friday. She was speaking at the...By: Terence Creamer
22 Feb 13
ADVERTORIAL
The renewable energy 'gold rush' is in Africa
Africa, with all its natural resources, is the ideal location for renewable energy infrastructure investment and development. With renewable energy investment set to grow from $3.6-billion in 2012 to $57-billion by 2020, the 'gold rush' has...INVESTMENT & THE ENVIRONMENT
Investors exposed to climate and water risks, says WWF report
Investors have limited choices when it comes to tackling investment constraints like carbon and water risks, highlighting the need for government and regulators to urgently take action, a new report by WWF South Africa (WWF-SA) and WWF-UK has...20 Nov 12
ELECTRICITY
Eskom eyes African hydropower, transmission prospects
South African electricity utility Eskom has finalised a draft African strategy, which could result it in taking equity as well as operational positions in generation and transmission projects in the rest of the continent, with its primary focus...
By: Terence Creamer
12 Oct 12
POWER MARKET
Greater collaboration urged as SA moves towards multiparticipant power market
Effective collaboration in the energy and electricity sector, between independent power producers and government, is necessary to overcome hurdles in the sector, says legal firm Werksmans Attorneys director Greg Nott.By: Schalk Burger
07 Sep 12
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BLACK OUTS
Vendors sell vegetables at a market in New Delhi, India, after a series of failures and excessive demand knocked out power for 640-million people in northern and central India in late July and early August. Described as the world’s worst-ever...
POWER GENERATION
Malawi adjusts power pricing thinking in bid to attract private developers
The Malawi government says it has put in place measures to attract independent power producers in its electricity sector, which is dominated by the State-owned Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom).By: Marcel Chimwala
06 Jul 12
LOW CARBON FUTURE
Planned ISMO unlikely to be panacea for power sector’s woes
The proposal to introduce an independent system and market operator (ISMO) into South Africa’s power generation sector seems to have found favour with government. However, it remains to be seen whether an ISMO would help in resolving the...
By: Saliem Fakir
29 Jun 12
ENERGY REGULATION
Comments sought on multiyear fuel-pipeline tariff dispensation
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has invited public comment on a consultation paper it has published regarding the implementation of multiyear tariffs within the petroleum pipelines industry. The consultation paper was...By: Terence Creamer
17 May 12
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