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Court dismisses Afriforum’s interdict, Eskom to cut off defaulting municipalities

By: African News Agency 5th January 2017 The North Gauteng High Court on Thursday dismissed with costs AfriForum’s application to prevent Eskom from cutting off power of more than seven municipalities who are billions of rand in arrears. This comes after AfriForum and AfriBusiness sought to interdict Eskom’s planned reduction of the... →

AfriForum to challenge Eskom's right to cut power to municipalities

By: News24Wire 3rd January 2017 AfriForum and its commercial interest group AfriBusiness will apply for an urgent interdict in the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday to prevent Eskom from cutting electricity to five municipalities that have not paid their bills. In a statement, the lobby group said it was not fair to cut power... →

RTMC supports initiatives to improve compliance in road users

By: Sane Dhlamini 20th December 2016 The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has come out in support of municipal initiatives to improve compliance, which will see local traffic departments confiscating cell phones, as well as imposing heavy fines on drivers who do not have licenses. RTMC CEO Advocate Makhosini Msibi said... →

South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator hosts international nuclear mission

By: Keith Campbell 16th December 2016 An Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visited South Africa from December 5 to December 15. The purpose of the IRRS mission was to examine South Africa’s nuclear regulatory system and compare it with the IAEA’s safety standards and... →

Eskom insists Koeberg not affected by manufacturing anomalies afflicting French reactors

By: Terence Creamer 13th December 2016 South African electricity utility Eskom insisted on Tuesday that the Koeberg nuclear power station, located in the Western Cape, is not affected by manufacturing anomalies that have afflicted the French nuclear industry this year, resulting in several reactor outages. The State-owned company... →

Sars commissioner faces fraud charges

By: Sane Dhlamini 12th December 2016 Nonprofit anticorruption organisation Corruption Watch (CW) has laid criminal charges against South African Revenue Services (Sars) commissioner Tom Moyane for fraud and corruption. The charges relate to the matter involving alleged fraud and corruption committed by senior Sars employees, Jonas... →

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SARS Commissioner Tom Moyane

Fitch revises Eskom outlook to negative

By: African News Agency 9th December 2016 Fitch Ratings on Thursday revised the outlook on Eskom to negative from stable and affirmed its long-term local-currency issuer default rating at BBB-. Fitch said the revision followed the change in outlook on South Africa’s long-term local-currency issuer default rating to negative from stable... →

Eskom hunts electricity thieves after 29 deaths and 82 injuries over 3 years

By: African News Agency 9th December 2016 Eskom on Thursday requested the help of the public to bring to book electricity thieves who are allegedly responsible for the deaths of 29 people and for the serious injuries suffered by 82 others in Kwazulu-Natal over the past three years. Eskom said the deaths and injuries were as a result of... →

Importance of energy efficiency highlighted at DoE conference

By: Simone Liedtke 9th December 2016 The importance of energy efficiency as part of policy is increasing in many countries, subsequently making it important to develop and maintain well founded indicators to better inform policymaking. →

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ENERGY CONFERENCE The conference was hosted by the Department of Energy, in partnership with the National Business Initiative and Business Unity South Africa

Public consultations for IRP, IEP get under way as DoE attracts criticism over timelines, pricing basis

By: Natasha Odendaal 7th December 2016 Planned nationwide public consultations got under way in Boksburg on Wednesday for the Department of Energy’s (DoE’s) long-awaited draft Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) and updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), drawing some industry criticism regarding timelines and an outdated pricing structure.... →

Outa objects to handling of IRP public consultation process

By: African News Agency 6th December 2016 Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) on Tuesday accused the department of energy of giving the public too little time to weigh in on the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which sees South Africa adding 20 gigawatt of nuclear energy to its power grid over the next three decades. “Outa has... →

Eskom outlook still negative, but could change – Moody’s

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 6th December 2016 Ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed State-owned power utility Eskom’s Ba1 senior unsecured and senior unsecured medium-term notes’ ratings, while simultaneously assigning to Eskom a national scale rating of A2.za. The outlook on both ratings is negative. In its statement,... →

Bushveld Energy upbeat about IRP, but concedes challenges remain

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 5th December 2016 While independent power producers await government’s updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with bated breath, as it could possibly impact on the roll-out of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), electricity storage provider Bushveld Minerals is excited... →

Eskom reiterates 50%-plus black ownership requirement for coal suppliers

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 5th December 2016 State-owned electricity provider Eskom on Monday reiterated its commitment to procure coal for its power stations from companies that have a black ownership of more than 50%, throughout the life of the mine. This comes after Exxaro Resources recently revealed a new black economic empowerment... →

Illegal electricity connections tripping up service delivery in Cape Town

By: African News Agency 5th December 2016 The City of Cape Town’s electricity services department is facing an uphill battle to prevent illegal connections to the grid, the city said on Sunday. Last week, attempts to disconnect illegal users resulted in violent protest action in Schaapkraal and the Philippi horticultural area. →

Outa calls for forensic audit of Eskom

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 28th November 2016 The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) on Monday called on the public to “rally” for a full forensic audit of State-owned electricity generator Eskom, following “yet another vote of no-confidence on Eskom’s financials and governance manifesting in a Standard & Poor’s (S&P’s) downgrade”. S&P’s... →

Electricity reports in North West rise after Operation Khanyisa campaign

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 17th November 2016 Following a recent awareness campaign about the negative impacts of electricity theft in the North West, Eskom’s Operation Khanyisa has seen a significant increase in the number of anonymous electricity theft tip-offs recorded in the province. According to Eskom’s Bryan Katane, the power... →

As DoE prepares to release IRP, all eyes will be on nuclear

By: Terence Creamer 17th November 2016 The Department of Energy (DoE) will on Tuesday November 22 release the long-waited draft of the updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity, as well as the draft Integrated Energy Plan (IEP). The release, which will take place in Pretoria, follows the Cabinet decision of November 2,... →

The Koeberg nuclear power station, in the Western Cape

Presidency dismisses reports that Ministers will intervene in IPP PPA signing delays

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 7th November 2016 The Presidency on Monday disputed media reports that President Jacob Zuma has tasked Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa and Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor to persuade Eskom CEO Brian Molefe to sign off on new power purchase agreements (PPAs) with independent power producers... →

Cabinet takes steps on energy, resources plans

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 3rd November 2016 Cabinet has approved that the Integrated Energy Plan, which is aimed at ensuring that current and future energy service needs can be met, be published for public discussion. Anchored in the National Energy Act of 2008, the plan seeks to guide future energy infrastructure investments and policy... →

National Nuclear Regulator building itself up to meet future challenges

By: Keith Campbell 21st October 2016 South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) is busy strengthening the country’s nuclear regulatory framework, in anticipation of the planned construction of a fleet of new nuclear power stations (NPPs). “As part of strengthening our capacity we recently launched a Centre for Nuclear Safety... →

South Africa reaffirms commitment to air transport liberalisation

By: Keith Campbell 21st October 2016 South African Deputy Transport Minister Sindisiwe Lydia Chikunga reaffirmed the country’s support for opening Africa’s aviation markets. “South Africa supports the liberalisation of air transport in Africa,” she said in her keynote address at the South African Civil Aviation Authority’s Aviation... →

Eskom executive upbeat about entity’s performance

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 20th October 2016 Eskom customer service operations GM Marion Hughes on Thursday highlighted the many achievements of the power utility in the past year, including the fact that it has not had the need to load-shed for a year. Speaking at the yearly South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry convention, she... →

Nersa awaits RCA appeal before moving on new Eskom applications

By: Terence Creamer 19th October 2016 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) expects its application for leave to appeal a recent North Gauteng High Court judgment, which found its approval of Eskom’s third multiyear price determination (MYPD3) Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) for the 2013/14 to be unlawful, to take... →

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Nersa regulator Thembani Bukula

Nersa sticks with maximum price methodology for gas after court victory

By: Terence Creamer 18th October 2016 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) reports that it will continue to implement the maximum price methodology for piped gas, following a recent court ruling dismissing a move by large industrial gas users to have the 2013 approval of a Sasol Gas application under the methodology... →

S African nuclear regulator building itself up to meet future challenges

By: Keith Campbell 5th October 2016 South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) is busy strengthening the country’s nuclear regulatory framework, in anticipation of the planned construction of a fleet of new nuclear power stations (NPPs). “As part of strengthening our capacity we recently launched a Centre for Nuclear Safety... →

Global investors show interest in gas-to-power programme

By: Kim Cloete 4th October 2016 Investors from around the world, including the US, Japan, Spain, South Korea and China, among others, have met in Cape Town this week to hear more about plans for South Africa’s gas-to-power programme. A preliminary information memorandum (PIM), which establishes the scope of the Liquefied... →

DoE IPP office head Karen Breytenbach

New Eskom treasurer to oversee R327bn funding programme

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 8th September 2016 State-owned power provider Eskom has appointed Andre Pillay as its treasurer, putting him in charge of the beleaguered parastatal’s R327-billion funding programme. Prior to the appointment, which was effective September 1, Pillay had been a senior manager in Eskom’s treasury department since... →

Nuclear regulator grants extension for Eskom nuclear site comment period

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 2nd September 2016 The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has given State-owned electricity provider Eskom approval to extend the period for comment on its application for a Nuclear Installation Site Licence (NISL) at Thyspunt, in the Eastern Cape, by 30 days. Additionally, the NNR gave Eskom approval to place a... →

RFO consumption expected to decline significantly by 2020

2nd September 2016 US energy research agency Energy Information Administration (EIA) in May released a report that commented that residual fuel oil (RFO) consumption is expected to decline significantly within the next four years. RFO is one of several residuals that remain after lighter materials, including... →

I am captured by the Constitution, not by the Guptas, says Molefe

By: Kim Cloete 31st August 2016 Eskom CEO Brian Molefe has strongly rejected allegations that he undermined and blocked a review by National Treasury into the utility's coal contracts with Gupta-linked company Tegeta Exploration and Resources. “I am captured by the Constitution, not by the Guptas,” said Molefe, fielding... →

Eskom CEO Brian Molefe

Opinion: Start electricity reform process now before another crisis

26th August 2016 South Africa has not had load shedding for nearly a year. This is a welcome development after years of power cuts that constrained economic growth. Electricity consumption has more or less flattened out, giving the national utility, Eskom, more space to catch up on maintenance and meet demand.... →

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Anton Eberhard

Opinion: Regulated electricity tariffs put squeeze on municipal finances

26th August 2016 Annual increases in municipal charges take place in July each year and this week Stats SA’s Consumer Price Index reported that municipal electricity tariffs increased on average by 7.5%. This is slightly less than the 7.6% increase that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) set as... →

Greater awareness of SA gas installation regulations needed

26th August 2016 Similar to an electrical equivalent, gas installations need to be regulated in order to ensure optimum safety practices are adhered to. As gas usage increases in South African homes and businesses, awareness needs to be drawn to the safe practice of working with, installing and storing gas. As an... →

SAFETY FIRST Anyone that works with gas installations needs to be a registered gas practitioner with the South African Qualification and Certification Committee for Gas

Southern African piped gas industry booming

26th August 2016 With the availability of natural gas in countries such as Mozambique and Namibia, coupled with the discovery of gas reserves offshore Mozambique and South Africa, the piped gas industry in Southern Africa is undergoing rapid expansion, says the Southern African Gas Association (Saga). In November... →

Nersa confirms appeal of court’s RCA judgment

By: Terence Creamer 25th August 2016 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) confirmed on Thursday that it would appeal the August 16 North Gauteng High Court judgment setting aside its approval of Eskom’s third multiyear price determination (MYPD3) Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) adjustment for the 2013/14 financial... →

Nersa committee recommends that RCA judgment be appealed

By: Terence Creamer 24th August 2016 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) electricity subcommittee will recommend that the Energy Regulator, which meets on Thursday, appeal the recent High Court judgment setting aside its Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) determination, which enabled Eskom to increase its tariff... →

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Nersa’s Thembani Bukula

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