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Long period of backsliding masks genuine promise South Africa still holds

By: Terence Creamer 26th April 2019 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of political inclusion, it was the age of income inequality, it was the epoch of human dignity, it was the epoch of neglect and corruption, it was the season of electricity access, it was the season of load-shedding, it was the... →

Bank report points to transport being next decarbonisation frontier

By: Terence Creamer 24th April 2019 Newly released research by international banking group HSBC outlines a scenario for reducing transport emissions by 76% by 2040 through combining technology and regulation in a way that results in electricity, hydrogen and biofuels replacing oil as the primary fuel feedstock across transport... →

Opinion: How can embedded generators help close South Africa's power supply gap?

By: Tobias Bischof-Niemz 18th April 2019 There has been no increase in overall electricity demand since South Africans first began experiencing load-shedding back in 2008. Yet the threat of rotational cuts remains, because of the precipitous decline in the energy availability factor (EAF) of Eskom’s coal fleet and the underinvestment in... →

LOAD PROFILE: The household load does not match the solar system’s daytime production profile

Policy and regulatory malaise undermining efforts to address power deficit

By: Terence Creamer 16th April 2019 Lingering policy uncertainty and regulatory delays are continuing to impede the development of hundreds of small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) projects, which are seen at the quickest and cheapest way for South Africa to address its current electricity supply deficit. The South African... →

Cost of decarbonising global energy system falls sharply, new report shows

By: Terence Creamer 9th April 2019 Rapidly falling renewable-energy costs, together with emerging opportunities to electrify other energy end-uses such as transportation and heating, are continuing to reduce the investment premium associated with placing the world on a more climate-friendly path, a new international report... →

Economic growth in Africa below population growth for the fourth year in row

By: Terence Creamer 8th April 2019 Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest economies, including South Africa, continued to act as a drag on the economic performance of the region in 2018, new analysis by the World Bank shows. The nineteenth edition of the bank’s bi-annual ‘Africa’s Pulse’ publication indicates that growth across the... →

Report says digital transformation has potential to accelerate development in Africa

Ministerial approval for new Mozambique electricity law pending

By: Marleny Arnoldi 3rd April 2019 Mozambique’s Council of Ministers is expected to review a new proposed Electricity Law during its next Parliamentary session in July or August, law firm CGA chairperson Pedro Couto said on Wednesday. He noted that the Mozambique government had concluded the necessary public consultation process... →

Radebe willing to use his legislative powers to unlock short-term private power projects

By: Terence Creamer 26th March 2019 Energy Minister Jeff Radebe signalled his willingness on Tuesday to use his legislative powers to facilitate the introduction of private electricity supply alternatives that could reduce the threat of load-shedding by Eskom in the short- to medium-term. Addressing the DLO Africa Power Roundtable... →

Energy Minister Jeff Radebe

90 000 gold and platinum jobs at risk as Eskom hikes loom

By: Terence Creamer 25th March 2019 The Minerals Council South Africa is ringing alarm bells over the threat posed to employment and production in the gold and platinum sectors as a result of recently approved electricity tariff increases, including the 13.8% hike to be implemented from April 1. In addition, the council is warning... →

Eskom to seek special procurement dispensation to help it address ‘crisis’

By: Terence Creamer 19th March 2019 Crisis-ridden power utility Eskom is approaching the Auditor-General and the National Treasury to seek approval for a special procurement dispensation that will allow it to accelerate the purchase of critical goods and services required to address ongoing breakdowns of its coal fleet. The... →

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom chairperson Jabu Mabuza

Mpact says rising power prices will place pressure on margins

By: Terence Creamer 13th March 2019 South African paper and plastics packaging group Mpact is forecasting further improvements in the operating performance of its paper business in 2019 as recent capital projects are optimised and fruit volumes improve following the recent Western Cape drought. In the short term, however, the group... →

Energy Regulator sanctions 13.82% Eskom tariff hike for 2019

By: Terence Creamer 7th March 2019 South Africa’s Energy Regulator has granted Eskom allowable revenue of R206.38-billion for 2019/20, which will translate into a tariff increase of 9.41% from April 1, exclusive of the 4.41% hike sanctioned following an adjudication, in 2018, of three Eskom regulatory clearing account (RCA)... →

Nersa CEO Chris Forlee, Nersa regulatory member for electricity and piped gas Nomfundo Maseti, Nersa chairperson Jacob Modise and Nersa communications head Charles Hlebela

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Nersa CEO Chris Forlee, Nersa regulatory member for electricity and piped gas Nomfundo Maseti, Nersa chairperson Jacob Modise and Nersa communications head Charles Hlebela

SABS to invest R300m in laboratory infrastructure as part of turnaround

By: Terence Creamer 6th March 2019 The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), which is currently in administration, has initiated a process of renewing its laboratory infrastructure as part of a broader turnaround plan under way at the organisation. The SABS was placed in administration by Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob... →

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SABS Acting CEO Garth Strachan

New South African National Energy Association leadership announced

By: Creamer Media Reporter 5th March 2019 The South African National Energy Association (Sanea) announced on Tuesday that it had appointed Kiren Maharaj as its new chairperson. Sanea is the South African member committee of the World Energy Council. →

Kiren Maharaj

S&P revises Eskom outlook to stable in wake of govt’s R23bn-a-year pledge

By: Terence Creamer 1st March 2019 Credit ratings agency S&P Global Ratings has revised its outlook on Eskom to stable from negative, following Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s announcement of R23-billion a year of additional funding to the debt-laden State-owned electricity utility. The ratings agency affirmed its 'CCC+' and 'zaB'... →

Energy Regulator to announce Eskom tariff decision on March 7

By: Terence Creamer 27th February 2019 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will announce its decision on Eskom’s fourth multiyear price determination (MYPD4) application, as well as the State-owned utility's 2017/18 regulatory clearing account (RCA) submission on Thursday March 7. The determination will be released... →

Nersa panel members listen to presentations during recent public hearings into Eskom's revenue application

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Nersa panel members listen to presentations during recent public hearings into Eskom's revenue application

NTP Radioisotopes faces heavy losses this year but is confident of regaining market share

By: Rebecca Campbell 27th February 2019 NTP Radioisotopes (NTP), a subsidiary of the State-owned South African Nuclear Energy Corporation, is expected to make a loss this year of R224-million, in comparison to profits of R108-million last year and of R184-million in 2017. This was stated in a written reply to a Parliamentary question... →

An aerial view of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation complex at Pelindaba, which contains the NTP facilit

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An aerial view of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation complex at Pelindaba, which contains the NTP facilit

Event set to dissect the future of African energy

By: Paige Müller 15th February 2019 The eleventh edition of the Africa Energy Indaba – which will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, from February 19 to 20 this year – will focus on the future prospects and direction of energy on the African continent from an energy provision and investment point of view.... →

AFRICA’S ENERGY FUTURE The Africa Energy Indaba will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, from February 19 and 20 this year

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AFRICA’S ENERGY FUTURE The Africa Energy Indaba will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, from February 19 and 20 this year

Power utility business models set to change

15th February 2019 According to Africa Energy Indaba organiser Siyenza, African power utilities must respond appropriately to impending forces to prevent being surpassed by technological and market change. The organiser explains that several disruptive forces are set to threaten the traditional power utility... →

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A CHANGING FUTURE Several disruptive forces are set to threaten the traditional power utility business model

Battle lines drawn as opposition parties contest Ramaphosa’s Eskom unbundling plan

By: Terence Creamer 12th February 2019 The future structure of South Africa’s debt-laden electricity producer Eskom emerged as the central topic during the debate on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s February 7 State of the Nation Address (SONA), in which he announced that the utility would be split, under Eskom Holdings, into three... →

Industry shares sentiments on Eskom, energy landscape following SoNA

By: Marleny Arnoldi 8th February 2019 Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on Thursday evening, Business Unity South Africa (Busa) said it concurred on the urgent need to implement an effective turnaround strategy at Eskom. The organisation also welcomed the general thrust of policies mapped out... →

Steel group to approach Nersa for power-tariff relief

By: Terence Creamer 7th February 2019 Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) says it will submit site-specific applications to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to secure tariff relief from Eskom for its operations in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. The submissions will be made in line with... →

AMSA CEO Kobus Verster on the threat posed by power hikes and on the group's plan to approach the regulator for relief. Camera Work & Editing: Darlene Creamer. Recorded: 7.2.2019

Nersa to make Eskom tariff decision before March 15

By: Terence Creamer 5th February 2019 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) says it will make a ruling on Eskom’s heavily contested revenue application before March 15, but has not committed to a firm date for the release of the determination. Full-time regulatory member Nomfundo Maseti, who chaired the marathon... →

Eskom CFO Calib Cassim pictured during the marathon Gauteng leg of nationwide public hearings, which started in Cape Town on January 14

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Eskom CFO Calib Cassim pictured during the marathon Gauteng leg of nationwide public hearings, which started in Cape Town on January 14

Eskom’s own survival at risk should big hikes be permitted, EIUG warns

By: Terence Creamer 5th February 2019 The Energy Intensive User Group (EIUG) has added its voice to the overwhelming chorus of societal opposition to Eskom’s latest tariff submission, warning on Tuesday that above-inflation hikes would have “immediate, catastrophic and irreversible” consequences for South Africa’s mining and... →

Nersa panel members listen to submissions during the marathon Gauteng leg of the regulator's nationwide public hearings process

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Nersa panel members listen to submissions during the marathon Gauteng leg of the regulator's nationwide public hearings process

Busa calls for inflation-linked Eskom hikes until power market is restructured

By: Terence Creamer 4th February 2019 Business Unity South Africa (Busa) has urged the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to suspend its methodology for setting power tariffs and to grant Eskom only inflation-linked increases until the electricity supply industry has been restructured. In a presentation during Gauteng... →

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BUSA’s Martin Kingston

Eskom warns of R20bn losses this year and next, even after big hikes

By: Terence Creamer 4th February 2019 State-owned electricity utility Eskom is warning that its loss for 2018/19 will be worse, at R20-billion, than the R15-billion loss it had projected earlier and that it will be followed by another big loss in 2019/20 even if it receives hikes it is currently seeking from the regulator. CFO Calib... →

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Eskom CFO Calib Cassim

Eskom revises tariff upwards as it unveils shock changes to Nersa submission

By: Terence Creamer 1st February 2019 Embattled electricity utility Eskom has made shock adjustments to its revenue application currently before the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), which, if approved, would translate into tariff increases that are even higher than the 15% a year hikes sought in its initial... →

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Eskom CFO Calib Cassim

Opinion: Will unbundling Eskom ensure a sustainable electricity system?

By: Tobias Bischof-Niemz 30th January 2019 That Eskom needs to be restructured is no longer in question. In its current form, the organisation poses a systemic risk to the South African economy and is ‘too big to fail’. The real question is what form this restructuring should take. For sure, the generation assets need to be separated from... →

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Dr Tobias Bischof-Niemz

SAIIA, Brookings launch Foresight Africa report

By: Sane Dhlamini 28th January 2019 The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and the Brookings Institution’s Africa Growth Initiative (AGI) launched the Foresight Africa report on Monday, in Johannesburg, highlighting the top priorities for the continent in 2019. AGI senior fellow and director Brahima Coulibaly... →

AGI senior fellow and director Brahima Coulibaly & ISS senior research consultant Liesl Louw-Vaudran on the Foresight Africa report (Camera: Nicholas Boyd. Editing: Christo Greyling)

World Bank says Eskom debt restructuring should be coupled to power market reform

By: Terence Creamer 23rd January 2019 World Bank country director Paul Noumba Um believes the South African government is moving in the “right direction” by pursuing discussions on possible debt relief for Eskom in conjunction with plans for restructuring the utility and overhauling the architecture of domestic power market. He also... →

World Bank country director Paul Noumba Um on restructuring of Eskom and the need for power-market reform. Camera Work & Editing: Darlene Creamer

Home Affairs Committee proposes cell phone ban for DoH staff

By: Sane Dhlamini 14th January 2019 Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs chairperson Hlomani Chauke on Monday called on the Department of Home Affairs (DoH) to consider an outright ban on cell phone usage by front line staff during working hours at all branches. This follows numerous complaints made to the committee from members of... →

Central Energy Fund appoints interim CEO

By: Creamer Media Reporter 21st December 2018 The board of the Central Energy Fund (CEF) has appointed Sakhiwo Makhanya as an interim CEO, with effect from December 10, succeeding former acting CEO Godfrey Moagi, whose contract expired on December 9. Prior to his appointment as an interim CEO, Makhanya served as strategic assignments... →

Back to the future for Eskom as it seeks to plug 1.3bn ton coal hole

By: Terence Creamer 13th December 2018 State-owned electricity producer Eskom is going back to the future as it seeks to close an estimated 1.3-billion ton coal shortfall that it calculates will arise over the remaining life of its coal-fired power station fleet. The shortfall calculation takes account of the decommissioning of the... →

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Primary energy division GM Dan Mashigo

Nuclear regulator confirms receipt of 25 000 comments on Thyspunt, Duynefontyn applications

By: Terence Creamer 6th December 2018 The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) reports that is has received over 25 000 comments from affected parties and the general public in response to two nuclear installation site licence (NISL) applications received from Eskom on March 2016. The applications are for the Thyspunt site, in the... →

Koeberg in the Western Cape is South Africa's only nuclear power stations

Another Eskom equity injection mooted amid R15bn loss warning

By: Terence Creamer 28th November 2018 South Africa’s debt-laden electricity utility Eskom is in discussions with government about yet another equity injection, as well as various possible “debt-relief” options, as part of a turnaround plan, which chairperson Jabu Mabuza insists needs to be implemented immediately if the company is to... →

Eskom chairperson Jabu Mabuza on the utility's dire financial position and the board's proposed turnaround plan. Camera Work & Editing: Nicholas Boyd. 28.11.18

Eskom says it is not load shedding

By: African News Agency 19th November 2018 Eskom on Monday said it was not implementing load shedding but the power grid was stretched with a low possibility of load shedding for the rest of week. "We will keep our customers informed if there are any changes to the system. Eskom would like to thank its customers for assisting in keeping... →

Eskom’s monopoly plunging South Africa into power shortages – DA

By: African News Agency 19th November 2018 State-owned power utility Eskom needs a firm plan of action to make it more efficient and productive and its monopoly on electricity must be broken, the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday. Eskom was forced to implement an emergency blackout on Sunday, referred to as stage one... →

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