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Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe
Mining industry has critical role in closing energy supply gap – Mantashe
31st May 2023 By: Darren Parker

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe is convinced that mining companies can supplement State-owned Eskom’s supply of electricity, and that this would be critical for narrowing the... 


Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe
Mantashe, regulator lose court bid against anti-nuclear activist
29th May 2023 By: News24Wire

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe and the National Nuclear Regulator have lost a court bid concerning an anti-nuclear activist. In January this year, the Western Cape High Court... 


Nuclear Power Plant.
SAFCEI critical of govt’s new nuclear procurement plans
26th May 2023 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Multifaith environmental justice organisation, South African Faith Communities Environment Institute, has decried the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s plans to procure more nuclear... 


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Flamanville 3 European pressurised reactor project, France – update
26th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

France's nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire, has decided to allow the use of the current reactor vessel head of the project until the end of the reactor's first operating... 


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Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
26th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

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


NUMSA general secretary Irvin Jim
Renewables alone will not solve energy crisis – Numsa
25th May 2023 By: Darren Parker

The belief that renewable energy is the sole answer to South Africa’s energy crisis is irrational, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) general secretary Irvin Jim has said. “You... 


A solar farm
At $1bn a day, solar investment to outpace oil for first time in 2023
25th May 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is forecasting that investment in solar will rise to more than $1-billion a day, or to some $380-billion for 2023 as a whole, increasing spending on the... 


Consolidated to create new pure-play US uranium company
Consolidated to create new pure-play US uranium company
25th May 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Consolidated Uranium (CUR) has announced the creation and planned spin-out of Premier American Uranium (PUR), currently a majority controlled subsidiary of CUR focused on the... 


Eskom's Lethabo power station
BLSA reiterates call for govt to stick to Necom's Energy Action Plan
22nd May 2023 By: Schalk Burger

It is critical that government consolidates around the National Electricity Crisis Committee (Necom) plan and delivers on the implementation timelines as they stand now. "Given that there is 3 GW... 


The remediated Cluff Lake site
Decommissioned Cluff Lake mine transfers to province
22nd May 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has approved Orano Canada’s application to revoke the mine and mill operating licence for the Cluff Lake project, allowing the site to be transferred... 


French President Emmanuel Macron
Mongolia to supply critical metals to France, Macron says
22nd May 2023 By: Bloomberg

Mongolia will supply critical metals to France needed for its energy transition, President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday during the first ever visit to Ulaanbaatar by a serving French president.... 


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Ringhals nuclear power plant upgrade, Sweden – update
19th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Framatome has been awarded contracts with Vattenfall for the modernisation of the nuclear power plant. 


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Ostrovets nuclear power plant project, Belarus – update
19th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The second unit of Belarus's first nuclear power plant has been connected to the power grid.  


European coal prices fall below $100 for first time since 2021
European coal prices fall below $100 for first time since 2021
18th May 2023 By: Bloomberg

European coal fell below $100 a ton to the lowest in almost two years as a drop in power demand and gas prices curbed use of the dirtier fuel. Power plants have been favoring gas over coal, with... 


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A$50m in grants awarded to critical mineral projects
18th May 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The federal government has approved nearly A$50-million in a second round of grants to accelerate the development of 13 critical minerals projects, which Resources Minister Madeleine King said... 


Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe
South Africa needs oil, gas, nuclear, as well as renewables – Mantashe
17th May 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Delivering the keynote address at the Enlit Africa conference in Cape Town on Wednesday, South African Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe reported that the current moratorium on... 


Bill banning uranium imports from Russia passes US House subcommittee
17th May 2023 By: Reuters

A bill banning Russian uranium imports to the United States gained momentum on Tuesday by passing a committee in the US House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by Representative Cathy... 


Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe
Mantashe outlines procurement schedules, including for nuclear, as he confirms IRP delay
16th May 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has pulled back from his statement that the release of the revised Integrated Resource Plan, which he has dubbed IRP 2023, is imminent,... 


Russia uranium deal caused manager exodus at Kazakh mining giant
16th May 2023 By: Bloomberg

The sale of a stake in a massive new uranium mine to Russia prompted an exodus of senior managers at Kazakhstan’s state-run miner. The deal for part of the Budenovskoye mine, projected to become... 


African nuclear body launches safeguards upgrade programme for the continent
12th May 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

The African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) has launched a five-year programme to strengthen nuclear safeguards across the continent. Designated simply “Uplifting Nuclear Safeguards in... 


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El-Dabaa nuclear power plant, Egypt – update
12th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

First concrete has been poured into the foundation slab at Unit 3 of the project. 


Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe
Mantashe says release of ‘IRP 2023’ for comment is imminent
9th May 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe reports that an updated version of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity will be released imminently for public consideration.... 


Coal to dominate India power mix despite record renewable push
5th May 2023 By: Bloomberg

Coal will remain India’s largest source of electricity generation by 2030 and additional new plants will be required, even as the nation adds record clean energy installations to hit climate... 


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Allied International
5th May 2023

Allied International was founded in 2000 in Nibbiano Val Tidone, Italy, and became Allied International Group in 2001.  Allied South Africa was established in 2012 as the local subsidiary in... 


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Patterson Lake South uranium project, Canada – update
5th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Fission Uranium has applied to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for a licence to build a uranium mine and mill facility at the project. 


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Tiris uranium project, Mauritania –update
5th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Aura Energy will raise A$10-million in a share placement to progress its Tiris project towards development and fund resource growth. 


Organisations vindicated in battle for development of an Integrated Energy Plan
4th May 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Environmental organisations the Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute (Safcei) and The Green Connection (TGC) say they have been vindicated to some extent, after struggling for... 


Winter exploration at the PLS site in Saskatchewan
Fission Uranium applies for licence to build mine and mill
2nd May 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Uranium developer Fission Uranium has applied to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for a licence to build a uranium mine and mill facility at the PLS project in the Athabasca basin of... 


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Pallas research reactor, the Netheralnds
28th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Pallas will be an advanced nuclear reactor, dedicated to the production of medical isotopes and (medical) nuclear technological research. 


Nigel Townshend.
Shaft-sinking boom-time stalwart Nigel Townshend returns as chair of mining services company
26th April 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Mining luminary of South Africa’s shaft-sinking boom period at the beginning of the millennium Nigel Townshend is back in action as the newly appointed nonexecutive chairperson of United Mining... 


Boss confirms Honeymoon project will produce uranium by year-end
24th April 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Uranium miner Boss Energy says all aspects of the Honeymoon project’s construction are proceeding to plan, including delivery of critical equipment, wellfield development and the evaporation pond,... 


The Komati coal-fired power station and solar panels
Pendulum swing from coal to renewables will spell disaster – NSBE
21st April 2023 By: Darren Parker

A “pendulum swing” from coal to renewable energy will not guarantee baseload grid stability in the foreseeable future, National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) president Mdu Mlaba has said.   “It... 


CCUS and gas has big role in net zero - study
20th April 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

While new analysis has highlighted the need for natural gas and large carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) in Australia’s race to net zero, there would be very little space for nuclear... 


Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson
G7’s nuclear fuel pact offers boost for Canadian uranium deals
19th April 2023 By: Bloomberg

A Group of Seven pact aimed at weakening Russia’s influence on the nuclear energy market will likely bolster Canada’s own industry, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said. “For Canada,... 


G7 countries wish to develop a global commercial nuclear fuel market
18th April 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

The five nuclear energy-using member countries of the Group of Seven major democratic economies (G7) on Sunday issued a joint statement announcing their intent to create a global commercial nuclear... 


LNG has multiple benefits as a transition fuel – CEO
14th April 2023 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

Liquified natural gas (LNG) used in a generator enables individuals and enterprises to not only save costs but also reduce their carbon-emission contributions. Helium and natural gas producer... 


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Tiris uranium project, Mauritania
14th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

A definitive feasibility study has confirmed the uranium project as a low capital- and operating-cost development opportunity. 


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Tiris uranium project, Mauritania – update
14th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Further project optimisation will be investigated as part of the front-end engineering design study, which has started using the outcomes of the enhanced feasibility study 


Coal supplying less US power than gas, renewables and nuclear
13th April 2023 By: Bloomberg

Coal use in the US power market is set to decline for a second year in succession as utilities increasingly shift to cheaper and cleaner natural gas and renewables. The dirtiest fossil fuel will... 


Emissions from electricity may have already peaked as wind and solar take over
13th April 2023 By: Bloomberg

Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions linked to electricity generation may have peaked in 2022 and will begin to decline as wind and solar power take over from fossil fuels. The pace of the... 


India’s rare-earths miner eyes 400% expansion for clean energy
12th April 2023 By: Bloomberg

India’s sole rare-earths producer wants to boost its mining capacity by 400% in the coming decade to help the country lock in supplies of key minerals for its clean-energy transition. State-owned... 


World’s top uranium miner sees clients switching from Russia
World’s top uranium miner sees clients switching from Russia
11th April 2023 By: Bloomberg

Kazakhstan’s state-owned uranium miner is preparing reserves for production as demand increases, including from Eastern European power producers looking to cut their reliance on Russia. Some... 


Need to up nuclear generation
7th April 2023 By: Terry Mackenzie-hoy

It is a fact that electricity has only been available for about 120 years. This means, for example, that there was no electricity during the South African War and during the Crimean War, and the... 


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