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There is light before the end of the tunnel
4th April 2023

By George Jennings & Kobus van Niekerk Conundrum of electricity supply in South Africa 


At Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue COP28 President-Designate calls on Germany and all international partners to unite around a pragmatic, well managed and just energy transition that delivers benefits for the economy and the climate at the same time
3rd April 2023

Let’s focus on holding back emissions, not progress and ensure energy security today while we build the energy system of tomorrow. Not every country starts from the same position, and not every... 


Egyptian nuclear regulator OKs construction of the country’s third nuclear reactor
3rd April 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority (ENRRA) has issued the construction licence for the third reactor (Unit 3) of the country’s four-reactor nuclear power plant (NPP) at El... 


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Koeberg nuclear power plant steam-generator replacement project, South Africa – update
31st March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

A major milestone was achieved with regard to the completion of the steam generator replacements on Koeberg Power Station’s Unit 1 in March. 


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Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
31st March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

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. 


Budget prioritises Canadian miners’ role in global critical minerals supply chain - MAC
Budget prioritises Canadian miners’ role in global critical minerals supply chain - MAC
29th March 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

The 2023 Budget, delivered by Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday, bolsters the ability of the Canadian mining sector deliver for the country, recognising the industry’s central role in enabling the... 


Canada aims to catch up with US with deficit-swelling green bet
Canada aims to catch up with US with deficit-swelling green bet
29th March 2023 By: Bloomberg

Canada is ramping up efforts to become a leader in the green energy transition, unveiling almost C$83-billion ($61-billion) in investment tax credits over the next decade, including tens of... 


IAEA confirms almost all missing uranium in Libya now accounted for
27th March 2023 By: Reuters

Most of the roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium ore concentrate (UOC) recently declared missing from a site in Libya have been found at that site, the UN nuclear watchdog told member states on... 


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Koeberg life extension milestone and setbacks
24th March 2023

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the latest milestone achieved in the replacement of steam generators at the Koeberg nuclear power station; the snags that have delayed the project;... 


Kicking Off SA’s Energy Transition: How Sikla's siFramo Can Enable Africa's Renewable Energy Revolution with Non-Welded Modular Support Systems
23rd March 2023

This year’s Energy Indaba has created a buzz in the energy sector. As an annual event held in South Africa that brings together various stakeholders together to discuss the challenges and... 


Unit 1 steam generator being moved to the storage building
Eskom says ‘unexpected challenges’ during Koeberg Unit 1 outage will delay restart
22nd March 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The first Unit 1 steam generator at the Koeberg power station has been removed from the containment building and placed into an on-site storage building – a development that Eskom describes as a... 


AEC Officially Launches The State of South African Energy Special Report 
22nd March 2023

At a time when the country is facing a significant energy crisis, the report provides a consolidated overview of the electricity market from consumption to generation to financing.  The African... 


Critical Mineral Strategy due soon - Minister
21st March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The federal government is hoping to deliver its new Critical Minerals Strategy in the first half of this year, Resources Minister Madeleine King told delegates at the first day of the Paydirt... 


Uganda committed to developing nuclear power to help meet its future energy needs
20th March 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has reaffirmed his government’s policy of including nuclear power in the country’s future energy mix, World Nuclear News has reported. He was addressing the second... 


The Koeberg power station in the Western Cape
NNR considering comments on Koeberg licence extension
20th March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The sixty-day period for public comment on Koeberg nuclear power station operating beyond its licenced timeframe in 2024 has lapsed on March 16. The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) will now... 


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New-generation floor coatings for high traffic areas
18th March 2023

Plascon has launched a new portfolio of floor coatings specifically designed to safeguard heavy-wear surfaces such as those used in hospitals, vehicle showrooms, warehouses and processing plants,... 


Okapi takes stake in uranium technology firm
17th March 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Okapi Resources will take a 19.9% stake in technology company Ubaryon, after that company’s shareholders approved a A$3.1-million investment. Ubaryon is developing and commercialising a... 


Tons of uranium missing from Libyan site, IAEA tells member States
16th March 2023 By: Reuters

UN nuclear watchdog inspectors have found that roughly 2.5 t of natural uranium have gone missing from a Libyan site that is not under government control, the watchdog told member States in a... 


Cheap renewables and battery storage a light in dark times
14th March 2023

By Chris Antonopoulos – CEO of Lekela Power As myths about renewables are gradually busted, their potential to drive Africa-wide growth becomes apparent, writes Chris Antonopoulos 


Madison Metals using NFTs to open up new uranium trading opportunities
13th March 2023 By: Darren Parker

Canadian uranium explorer and miner Madison Metals has launched what CEO Duane Parnham believes is the first ever uranium-backed nonfungible token (NFT). NFTs are digital assets defined by unique... 


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Progress being made in reforming South African electricity sector, assures Presidency official
13th March 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Major changes were indeed under way in the country’s electricity sector, South African Presidency project management head Rudi Dicks assured the RES4Africa Energy Security Conference in Cape Town,... 


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Rooppur nuclear power plant, Bangladesh – update
10th March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Installation of the transport lock has been completed in the Unit 1 reactor building. 


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Ostrovets nuclear power plant project, Belarus – update
10th March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The Belarus government plans for the first trial connection to the network for the second power unit to take place in April. 


South Korean Presidential Special Envoy & Samsung negotiate with  South Africa to support 2030 Busan World Expo bid
8th March 2023

Busan Mayor-led delegation determined to secure local government support for World Expo 2030 bid & strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries South Korean Presidential Special Envoy... 


South Africa needs more wind power now to tackle its energy crisis (By Janek Winand)
8th March 2023

Investment in wind power is urgent and of strategic importance for the country’s sustainable present and future By Janek Winand, Managing Director for South Africa, Siemens Gamesa  “…Persistent... 


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Opportunities arise for local steel industry
3rd March 2023 By: Sabrina Jardim

The demand for South African value-added steel products in mining projects across Africa and Australia has increased amid poor service delivery and high transport costs from China, as well as... 


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No way back
3rd March 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The explosive eNCA interview with André de Ruyter truly rammed home what most people, besides those with their noses in the looting trough, already knew: relying primarily on Eskom Generation to... 


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Barakah nuclear power plant, United Arab Emirates – update
3rd March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The third unit at the Barakah nuclear power plant has been declared in commercial operation. 


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Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project, UK – update
3rd March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The first new nuclear reactor for the Hinkley Point C NPP arrived in Somerset at the end of February 2023. 


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Langer Heinrich uranium restart project, Namibia – update
3rd March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The restart project is continuing, focusing on general repairs and refurbishment to return the existing process plant to operational readiness. 


Growing African interest in nuclear power signalled by conference this month in Uganda
2nd March 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Calculations by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) were that, in Africa, some 600-million people and 10-million small businesses lacked a dependable electricity supply. Nor did... 


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’... 


Procurement of 400 MW of private power to create jobs in eThekwini
1st March 2023 By: Yvonne Silaule

The KwaZulu-Natal provincial executive council has approved the eThekwini metropolitan municipality’s procurement plan for an initial 400 MW of new generation capacity from independent power... 


Power plant cooling towers
Outa warns state of disaster regulations could result in 'unaffordable' generation contracts
1st March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Civil society organisation the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) says the newly published state of disaster regulations appear to be intended to allow a quick contract with floating power... 


Paladin continues to progress restart efforts at Langer Heinrich
27th February 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Paladin Energy says in its statement for the six month ended December 31, 2022, that since the decision was made in July 2022 to restart the Langer Heinrich mine (LHM) in Namibia and... 


A large openpit uranium mine in Namibia with mine trucks moving ore to the processing facility
Namibia’s current capacity unpacked - Institute
24th February 2023 By: Halima Frost

The Namibian uranium sector is not only recovering from a global slump but is also, in fact, growing, owing to uranium prices improving amid positive supply and demand fundamentals, says Namibian... 


A sunset picture of a helicopter kicking up dust above the Elevate uranium mine in Namibia
Uranium demand growing on back of Paris Agreement
24th February 2023 By: Halima Frost

Global analysts suggest that a greater uptake of nuclear power generation is expected in the future, in line with predictions that global utility uncovered uranium requirements will rise... 


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Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
24th February 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

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... 


South32 COO Noel Pillay.
Opportunity to commercialise greenness of South Africa’s nuclear power, says South32
17th February 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Nuclear power is part of the green taxonomy in Europe, where South Africa places most of its aluminium products and where most of the price pressures on non-green aluminium are going to arise in... 


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Distracting narratives
17th February 2023 By: Terence Creamer

With a few notable exceptions, the Members of Parliament who participated in the recent Eskom briefing on the immediate outlook for loadshedding and what was being done to tackle the crisis,... 


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Tiris uranium project, Mauritania – update
17th February 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Aura Energy has reported a 52% increase in the measured and indicated resource at the project. 


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UK company to build prototype nuclear fusion energy system on UK government agency site
13th February 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

UK nuclear fusion power company Tokamak Energy and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA, the government agency responsible for British nuclear fusion energy research and development) have jointly... 


Fundamentals for nuclear fuel market 'best ever' - Cameco CEO
Fundamentals for nuclear fuel market 'best ever' - Cameco CEO
10th February 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Demand for nuclear power is driving the “best fundamentals ever seen” for the nuclear fuel market, said Canadian uranium major Cameco president and CEO Tim Gitzel on Thursday. The geopolitical... 


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