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Terence Creamer is the Editor of Engineering News and a Deputy Editor for Mining Weekly. He also has editorial responsibility for Polity.org.za and Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa.
Eskom aiming not to breach Stage 4 loadshedding this summer
Eskom is aiming to limit loadshedding to Stage 4 during the summer months to the end of March by restricting unplanned breakdowns to 14 500 MW during what is also its high-maintenance season, when...
Roadmap to ‘fundamentally reform’ freight logistics sector by end of October
Government has committed to finalise a Freight Logistics Roadmap, outlining a sequenced set of actions to fundamentally reform the logistics system, by the end of October. The commitment was made...
IDC reports surge in disbursements to R17.8bn despite economic headwinds
The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has reported a 147% surge in disbursements to R17.8-billion for 2022/23, up from only R7.2-billion in the prior year – a performance that is within...
Creecy upholds decision allowing Kusile to bypass pollution system, with tighter conditions
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has upheld the decision of the National Air Quality Officer (NAQO) to permit the temporary operation of the Kusile coal power station...
Early Kusile restart uncertain as Creecy adjudicates emissions appeal
The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and the Environment (DFFE) has confirmed that Minister Barbara Creecy is still adjudicating an appeal of the National Air Quality Officer’s (NAQO’s) decision...
Kenhardt hybrid plant to prove competitiveness of dispatchable renewables – Scatec CEO
The global head of renewable-energy group Scatec is “extremely enthusiastic” about the market opportunities in South Africa, where he says variable wind and solar generation offer the cheapest and...
As new Mulilo chair, Jan Oberholzer hopes to support 5 GW roll-out
South African independent power producer Mulilo Energy has appointed former Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer as its new non-executive chairperson as it gears up to grow its renewables and battery storage...
Grid investment ‘fully funded’ for next three years, but scale-up requires alternative models
Eskom has indicated that it has sufficient funding for the coming three years for the grid infrastructure investments that will be pursued in line with its Transmission Development Plan, but says...
Gordhan criticises Eskom’s ‘elongated’ restructuring timelines, wants grid company trading from Nov
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has criticised Eskom’s “elongated” restructuring timeframes and has called for greater urgency and drive from the utility in completing the remaining...
Eskom expects NTCSA to begin trading from April
Eskom expects the remaining suspensive conditions required for the operationalisation of the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) to be met by the end of its current financial year...
Energy Regulator approves two outstanding licences for new grid company
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved the two licence applications required for the operationalisation of the National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA),...
Diesel supply problem blamed for low OCGT use during intense loadshedding week
Eskom has confirmed that problems in the diesel supply chain last week meant that it did not operate its open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) as “hard” as it would have done normally in a context where...
M&R continuing with efforts to regain RUC as it seeks to rebuild from 2023 shock
Downscaled engineering and contracting group Murray & Roberts (M&R) is continuing with efforts to regain control of RUC, the Australian mining services business it lost when its Australian holding...
Two more risk mitigation hybrid projects take steps towards financial close
Two more preferred bidders selected as part of the much-delayed Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP), which was launched as an emergency procurement round in...
New grid company to be buyer and system operator under transitional arrangements
The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has confirmed that transitional arrangements are being put in place to ensure that the National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA) will be able...
Renewables hosting capacity of existing Western Cape grid could be doubled with 10% curtailment
An assessment by two leading European transmission system operators (TSOs) of an Eskom-generated grid analysis shows that the capacity of the existing Western Cape grid to host variable renewable...
Cabinet consulted on IRP update, but further input required before public release
Cabinet was consulted on the updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity during its meeting on September 13, but the document will be further consulted and revised before it is released...
Pieterse says results of State configuration review could be made known before November
New National Treasury director-general Dr Duncan Pieterse reports that recommendations arising from a joint review by the National Treasury and the Presidency regarding the configuration of...
SIU’s Mothibi says contents of private Eskom investigation ‘cannot be ignored’
Special Investigating Unit head Advocate Andy Mothibi says the fact that former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter did not receive board authorisation to commission a private intelligence investigation into...
New report says localisation policy locking South Africa into ‘wrong path’
A new Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) report argues that the South African government’s policy of localisation is locking the country “into the wrong path” of rising protection and...
South Africa to co-host grid financing seminar with JSE in September
Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that he is planning to co-host a seminar with the JSE in September to unpack various financing options for the expansion of South Africa’s...
Nedlac mulls new social compacting models after failure of ‘big trade-off’
With South Africa’s social partners having failed to agree the social compact that President Cyril Ramaphosa called for in his 2022 State of the Nation Address, participants to the 28th National...
R30bn distribution backlog poses risk to supply beyond current generation shortfall – Ramokgopa
Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has acknowledged that South African cities and towns face the real prospect of ongoing power interruptions even if the balance between supply and...
Kenhardt hybrid plant to prove competitiveness of dispatchable renewables – Scatec CEO
The global head of renewable-energy group Scatec is “extremely enthusiastic” about the market opportunities in South Africa, where he says variable wind and solar generation offer the cheapest and...
G7 Renewable Energies withdraws case against Eskom's interim grid rules
G7 Renewable Energies has withdrawn its High Court review against Eskom's Interim Grid Capacity Allocation Rules (IGCAR), following what it describes as “meaningful industry engagements” that have...
As new Mulilo chair, Jan Oberholzer hopes to support 5 GW expansion
South African independent power producer Mulilo Energy has appointed former Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer as its new non-executive chairperson as it gears up to grow its renewables and battery storage...
Rise in planned maintenance, spike in breakdowns trigger ‘unwelcome’ Stage 6 return
Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has attributed the “unwelcome” resumption of Stage 6 loadshedding, during which business and residential areas experience rotational cuts for as much...
Creecy calls for non-debt instruments to help Africa build climate resiliency
South Africa’s Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has again called for new financial instruments, particularly non-debt instruments, to be pioneered in Africa to assist the continent in overcoming...
TPT moves to lease key port equipment amid spares crunch at DCT Pier 2
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) is seeking to lease straddle carriers and ship-to-shore cranes at the Durban Container Terminal (DCT) Pier 2 for the coming 12 months, in light of the flagship...
Ramokgopa working with DMRE to have updated IRP released for consultation soon
Although persisting with his position that he has the powers to determine the sources of new generation, Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says because the Department of Mineral...
New Transnet chair hints at possible equity injection as group slumps to R5.7bn loss
New Transnet chairperson Andile Sangqu has indicated that the troubled State-owned freight logistics group, which has hitherto prided itself on being financially self-sufficient, may require and...
South Africa now taking an average of 25 months to complete tariff investigations, report shows
It is currently taking an average of 25 months for government to complete import duty investigations and to provide the necessary Ministerial approvals for the South African Revenue Service to...
Participants in consortia vying for Boegoebaai project confirmed
The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has released details of the companies participating in the three consortia shortlisted to participate in an upcoming bidding process to design, fund and...
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