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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... →

Business chamber: court victory over electricity-tariff increases a gain for entire country

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 19th August 2016 The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber says the North Gauteng High Court’s ruling to set aside the 9.4% tariff hike granted to Eskom under a Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) application is a “massive win” for businesses and all electricity consumers. The chamber on Friday said its argument that... →

Outa investigating possibility of class action against Eskom

By: Samantha Herbst 18th August 2016 The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) will be engaging with various experts to assess the viability of a class action law suit against State-owned Eskom, on behalf of the public, to recoup amounts unlawfully charged by the power utility. This follows the North Gauteng High Court’s decision to... →

Editorial: Nersa judgment epitomises rise in civil society vigilance

By: Terence Creamer 17th August 2016 In all spheres of South African public life, the level of civil-society engagement and vigilance is rising. Increasingly, too, citizens are not merely tackling issues at the level of principle, but are also taking into account the minutiae of procedural fairness, executive responsibility and... →

Eskom can cut off your power, but must be fair – Madonsela

By: News24Wire 16th August 2016 Eskom does have the right to disconnect electricity when tampering is suspected, but it must be done in a reasonable, lawful and procedurally fair manner. That is essence of the Public Protector’s provisional report titled, “Who tampered?”, which has been leaked to the media before its final... →

Eskom, CSIR to tackle security threats at substations

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 2nd August 2016 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and State-owned Eskom have signed an agreement that formalises interaction between the organisations in the security domain, by establishing a standing security subcommittee to identify and deal with security risks. The electricity... →

New steel chief seeks dialogue on power-tariff risks

By: Terence Creamer 29th July 2016 New ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) CEO Wim de Klerk views the prospect of ongoing electricity tariff increases as among his chief anxieties as he settles in at a company that is edging towards recovery, having not shown a profit since 2010. Addressing shareholders for the first time on Friday,... →

Energy Minister cracks down on CEF governance

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 27th July 2016 The Central Energy Fund (CEF) board will review its governance processes, as well as its turnaround strategies for the subsidiaries in the group, after Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson raised concerns around the recent lapses in governance in the group. At a meeting held earlier this month... →

Eskom’s letter causes uncertainty for IPPs

27th July 2016 Creamer Media's Chanel de Bruyn speaks to Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer about the fallout of Eskom’s indications that it will not sign further contracts with independent power producers until it has had further consultations with the Energy Minister. →

Eskom’s letter causes uncertainty for IPPs

Eskom’s IPP stance seen undermining investment and green industrialisation

By: Terence Creamer 22nd July 2016 The decision by Eskom not to sign any new power purchase agreements (PPAs) with independent power producers (IPPs) beyond those selected in the latest competitive bidding round could have a “chilling” effect on investment and undermine industrialisation efforts under way in the green economy,... →

An update on the state of the electricity system

22nd July 2016 Engineering News editor Terence Creamer tells Creamer Media’s Samantha Herbst about Eskom’s latest media briefing. →

An update on the state of the electricity system

Eskom letter sends shock waves through private power sector

By: Terence Creamer 21st July 2016 News of Eskom’s letter to Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson – seeking clarity on the approach the utility should take to contracting in future with independent power producers (IPPs) – sent shock waves through the private power community, which is only just starting to find its feet in a... →

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Eskom chairperson Dr Ben Ngubane

Creamer Media publishes Real Economy Insight 2016: Electricity research report

11th July 2016 This eight-page brief is a synopsis of key developments in the electricity sector over the past 12 months, including details of South Africa’s constrained power system; State-owned power utility Eskom’s financial status and tariffs, capacity expansion programme, funding, independent power... →

Event costs deter local companies

By: Robyn Wilkinson 8th July 2016 The lack of emphasis on local innovation seems to be reflected in the pricing scheme of the Power-Gen Africa event, which favours international currencies more than the local one, says solar solutions provider Microcare Solar Components marketing manager Gareth Burley. →

FOCUS ON SOLAR Renewable energy will be a key focus at this year’s Power-Gen Africa event

Nersa grants Eskom extension on new tariff submission

By: Terence Creamer 7th July 2016 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved Eskom’s application for an extension, until April 1, 2017, to submit a new multi-year price determination (MYPD) application. The State-owned utility had originally been given three months, from March 1, to make a fresh... →

New nuclear project financing discussed at conference in France

By: Keith Campbell 13th May 2016 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) secretary-general Angel Gurría has called for a level playing field for all low-carbon electricity generating technologies in energy markets. He was delivering the opening address at an international conference in Paris on Wednesday, on... →

Locally manufactured high-pressure globe valve for power industry

By: Schalk Burger 13th May 2016 Locally manufactured high-pressure globe valves for use in the power generation industry were launched last month and would be piloted by three State-owned power utility Eskom plants over an extended period in preparation for local procurement fulfilment, said advanced industrial valve... →

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ALLI ALBERTS The percentage of local materials and components used in the valves can be increased above 70% if local sources are developed

Shale gas research necessary to put uncertainty to rest

By: Natasha Odendaal 11th May 2016 Shale gas research projects are becoming increasingly essential to put to bed speculation and uncertainties over the potential of reserves in South Africa, as well as the impact of hydraulic fracturing on the environment. This was heard at a Fossil Fuel Foundation workshop on unconventional gas,... →

Zuma: We will never have load-shedding again

By: News24Wire 6th May 2016 Load shedding is now a thing of the past according to President Jacob Zuma, who was addressing staff at Eskom’s Megawatt Park in Johannesburg on Friday. Zuma was flanked by a large contingent of bodyguards and tactical police during a visit to the power utility's head office. He is expected to... →

Concern about South Africa’s ability to implement its new nuclear power programme

By: Keith Campbell 29th April 2016 South Africa lacks the skills necessary to implement the government’s plan to build 9.6 GWe of new nuclear energy capacity, warns nuclear-qualified Quality Strategies International CEO David Crawford. “Apart from the concern about the affordability of the programme, South Africa is short of the... →

Brown wants high cost of coal to Eskom investigated

By: Terence Creamer 26th April 2016 Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown argued in Parliament on Tuesday that, as a 60% offtaker of coal in South Africa, Eskom should be in a position to command better coal prices and lamented the fact that the State-owned utility’s coal costs were rising at levels above inflation. “I am well... →

Nuclear regulator’s authority also covers component manufacturers

By: Keith Campbell 22nd April 2016 Any company seeking to manufacture parts, components or systems for future South African nuclear plants will have to meet the requirements of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR). "We set safety standards," NNR Special Nuclear Projects Coordinator Peter Bester told the recent Nuclear Industries... →

Power factor correction to help lessen load

By: Simon Sonnekus 15th April 2016 The rise in electricity costs and the drop in commodity prices have led businesses across the industrial and commercial spectrum to look at how their electrical equipment converts electric current into useful power output in order to save on power by making use of power factor correction (PFC),... →

Rules uncertainty curbing Cape Town’s embedded generation enthusiasm

By: Kim Cloete 15th April 2016 Despite hurdles, Cape Town has surged ahead with alternative ways of procuring energy, with more businesses and households generating excess electricity and then feeding it back into the grid. The City of Cape Town was given permission to be a pilot site for embedded generation, with its first... →

Redistribution key for Africa’s power future

By: Simon Sonnekus 15th April 2016 The codevelopment and equal distribution of power between countries in Africa, along with focused research and development strategies around redistribution will provide more Africans with electricity in the future, says State-owned power utility Eskom MD for corporate affairs Chose Choeu.... →

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CHOSE CHOEU Eskom and other power providers across the continent should also increase efforts to decentralise electrification solutions

Koeberg to pursue dry-cask storage as used-fuel pools head for 2018 limit

By: Terence Creamer 14th April 2016 The two spent-fuel pools at Eskom’s 1 800 MW Koeberg nuclear power station, in the Western Cape, will be full by 2018, increasing the urgency on the State-owned utility to begin pursuing alternative storage options. Koeberg has, over the past 32 years, accumulated a total of 2 229 spent-fuel... →

IAEA helps African countries develop their proposals, plans and projects

By: Keith Campbell 8th April 2016 Last year, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sent Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) missions to three countries, all of them in Africa. They were Kenya, Morocco and Nigeria. This was highlighted at the recent Nuclear Africa 2016 conference by IAEA Deputy Director General... →

Creamer Media publishes Electricity 2016: A review of South Africa's electricity sector research report

4th April 2016 Creamer Media’s Electricity 2016 report provides an overview of South Africa’s electricity sector, focusing on State-owned power utility Eskom and independent power producers, electricity planning, transmission, distribution and the theft thereof, besides other issues. →

Nuclear essential in fight against global warming – World Nuclear Association

By: Keith Campbell 1st April 2016 If the world is to meet the target of restricting global warming to 2 ˚ C by 2100, then there will have to be a substantial increase in global nuclear power capacity. So affirmed incoming World Nuclear Association Chairman Dr Helmut Engelbrecht at the recent Nuclear Africa 2016 conference. →

Nersa announces decision on Transnet’s petroleum pipeline tariffs for 2016-17

By: Anine Kilian 29th March 2016 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has set the allowable revenue for State-owned entity Transnet’s petroleum pipeline system at 23.03% for the period spanning April 6, 2016, to April 4, 2017, it announced in a statement on Tuesday. Transnet had applied for a 25.8% increase in... →

Competition Commission raids automotive glass companies’ offices

By: Anine Kilian 23rd March 2016 The Competition Commission has conducted a search and seizure operation at the Gauteng premises of automotive glass companies’ PG Glass, Glasfit, Shatterprufe and Digicall as part of an investigation into alleged collusion. PG Glass and Glasfit were automotive glass fitment and repair service... →

Nuclear regulator confirms receipt of Thyspunt, Duynefontein applications

By: Terence Creamer 15th March 2016 South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) confirmed on Tuesday that it had received, on March 10, two Nuclear Installation Site Licence (NISL) applications from Eskom for Thyspunt, in the Eastern Cape, and Duynefontein, in the Western Cape. The NNR said that both NISL applications had been... →

Loadshedding ‘holiday’ to continue through winter – Eskom CEO

By: African News Agency 10th March 2016 South Africans would be spared power cuts through winter, Eskom chief executive Brian Molefe assured MPs on Thursday. Briefing Parliament’s portfolio committee on public enterprises, Molefe and his team said they were on track with its maintenance programme to ensure there’s enough capacity... →

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Brian Molefe

No escape for Eskom from BHP Billiton deal, says S African energy regulator

By: African News Agency 8th March 2016 There was no imaginable way for Eskom to escape from its onerous contract to supply BHP Billiton’s Hillside smelter and ease the knock-on effect on the ordinary consumer, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa said in response to questions from MPs on Tuesday. Nersa’s head of electricity... →

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Nersa head of electricity regulation Thembani Bukula

Necsa CEO welcomes appointment of new board members

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 4th March 2016 South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) CEO Phumzile Tshelane on Friday welcomed the appointment of new members to the organisation’s board, stating that this would strengthen the corporations’ governance process. Government on Thursday announced the appointment of Dr Kelvin Kemm as... →

Nersa announces decision on Eskom’s RCA application

By: Creamer Media Reporter 3rd March 2016 Creamer Media’s Samantha Herbst speaks to Engineering News editor Terence Creamer about the implications of Nersa’s decision to allow a 9.4% power tariff increase →

Nersa announces decision on Eskom’s RCA application

Power tariff to rise by 9.4% after Nersa allows Eskom a partial R11.2bn clawback

By: Terence Creamer 1st March 2016 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has granted Eskom a partial clawback of revenue and cost variations recorded during the first year of the third multiyear price determination (MYPD3), which runs for five years until March 31, 2018. Nersa made the determination on Tuesday,... →

Thembani Bukula and Jocob Modise of Nersa explaining the RCA decision

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