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Minister Ramokgopa is determined to deliver a new IRP plan before the year is out.

Ramokgopa’s 20GW renewables plan is a sharp turn from IRP2023Lindsey Schutters

Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, used his first media address to highlight the biggest issues facing the country's electricity supply.

Ramokgopa highlights SA’s biggest electricity challenges, and it isn’t supply

By Lindsey Schutters 8 Jul 2024

Desco is a featured Ferro Energia customer for its flagship installations.

Desco is adding renewables to power e-waste recycling

8 Jul 2024

Renewable energy programme attracts R209.4bn to SA economy

Renewable energy programme attracts R209.4bn to SA economy

25 Feb 2019

Keeping South Africa’s lights on will come at a cost. Shutterstock

South Africa takes important next steps to solving its power crisis

Catrina Godinho & Lauren Hermanus 22 Feb 2019

Thousands of trucks deliver coal each day to Eskom and to railway sidings for export. Photo: Katlego Phore

Forget cigarette smuggling. The big money is in stealing coal

Ciaran Ryan 22 Feb 2019

Is Eskom obliged to consult staff about unbundling?

Is Eskom obliged to consult staff about unbundling?

Tiisetso Rabolao and Tracy Robbins 22 Feb 2019

Eskom reconfiguration set in motion

Eskom reconfiguration set in motion

21 Feb 2019

Energy Minister Jeff Radebe

Reliable, secure electricity supply crucial to attract investment

20 Feb 2019

Could gas find enthusiasm be premature?

Could gas find enthusiasm be premature?

18 Feb 2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the National Assembly

All hands needed on deck to turn Eskom around: President

15 Feb 2019

What a major offshore gas find means for South Africa's energy future

14 Feb 2019

Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan

Panel of experts to assess Eskom's challenges

14 Feb 2019

There’s no painless way for South Africans to deal with the power utility crisis. Shutterstock

Explainer: why South Africa's energy generator is in so much trouble

Rod Crompton 13 Feb 2019

SAWEA welcomes investor clarity on SA energy sector

SAWEA welcomes investor clarity on SA energy sector

13 Feb 2019

Eskom leaves the country in the dark

Eskom leaves the country in the dark

12 Feb 2019

Eskom to split in three

Eskom to split in three

8 Feb 2019

Total makes significant gas find off Mossel Bay

Total makes significant gas find off Mossel Bay

8 Feb 2019

Eskom met with strong opposition in its latest attempt to avoid pollution standards

Eskom met with strong opposition in its latest attempt to avoid pollution standards

7 Feb 2019

Eskom concludes R15bn loan facility

Eskom concludes R15bn loan facility

4 Feb 2019

Photo: Voltalia

Renewables cut costs at remote mines

1 Feb 2019

Developing the skills for Africa's energy boom

Developing the skills for Africa's energy boom

30 Jan 2019

Can SA solve its energy crisis?

Can SA solve its energy crisis?

UCT Graduate School of Business 28 Jan 2019

Top 5 African youth innovators selected for Africa Energy Indaba 2019

Top 5 African youth innovators selected for Africa Energy Indaba 2019

25 Jan 2019

Municipal debt, poor finances pose risk to Eskom

24 Jan 2019

Registration now open for APPO Cape VII Congress and Exhibition conference

Registration now open for APPO Cape VII Congress and Exhibition conference

22 Jan 2019

10 developments that will shape Africa's energy sector in 2019

10 developments that will shape Africa's energy sector in 2019

NJ Ayuk 21 Jan 2019

Chris Dalgliesh, partner and principal environmental consultant at SRK Consulting

Going small: The alternative to renewable energy in Africa

16 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: What's happening in the African energy space?

#BizTrends2019: What's happening in the African energy space?

16 Jan 2019

Webb Meko, Black & Veatch sub-Saharan Africa business development director,

Renewables will help power the future

14 Jan 2019

NJ Ayuk, founder and CEO of Centurion Law Group and the executive chair of the Africa Energy Chamber of Commerce

Oil fuels Angola's economic restructuring

NJ Ayuk 10 Jan 2019

How is Africa going to answer its increasing demand for energy?

How is Africa going to answer its increasing demand for energy?

9 Jan 2019

Janine Myburgh, president of the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Eskom's problems can't be solved by increasing prices

Janine Myburgh 9 Jan 2019

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Renewable energy programme attracts R209.4bn to SA economy

Renewable energy programme attracts R209.4bn to SA economy

25 Feb 2019

Keeping South Africa’s lights on will come at a cost. Shutterstock

South Africa takes important next steps to solving its power crisis

Catrina Godinho & Lauren Hermanus 22 Feb 2019

Thousands of trucks deliver coal each day to Eskom and to railway sidings for export. Photo: Katlego Phore

Forget cigarette smuggling. The big money is in stealing coal

Ciaran Ryan 22 Feb 2019

Is Eskom obliged to consult staff about unbundling?

Is Eskom obliged to consult staff about unbundling?

Tiisetso Rabolao and Tracy Robbins 22 Feb 2019

Eskom reconfiguration set in motion

Eskom reconfiguration set in motion

21 Feb 2019

Energy Minister Jeff Radebe

Reliable, secure electricity supply crucial to attract investment

20 Feb 2019

Could gas find enthusiasm be premature?

Could gas find enthusiasm be premature?

18 Feb 2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the National Assembly

All hands needed on deck to turn Eskom around: President

15 Feb 2019

What a major offshore gas find means for South Africa's energy future

14 Feb 2019

Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan

Panel of experts to assess Eskom's challenges

14 Feb 2019

There’s no painless way for South Africans to deal with the power utility crisis. Shutterstock

Explainer: why South Africa's energy generator is in so much trouble

Rod Crompton 13 Feb 2019

SAWEA welcomes investor clarity on SA energy sector

SAWEA welcomes investor clarity on SA energy sector

13 Feb 2019

Eskom leaves the country in the dark

Eskom leaves the country in the dark

12 Feb 2019

Eskom to split in three

Eskom to split in three

8 Feb 2019

Total makes significant gas find off Mossel Bay

Total makes significant gas find off Mossel Bay

8 Feb 2019

Eskom met with strong opposition in its latest attempt to avoid pollution standards

Eskom met with strong opposition in its latest attempt to avoid pollution standards

7 Feb 2019

Eskom concludes R15bn loan facility

Eskom concludes R15bn loan facility

4 Feb 2019

Photo: Voltalia

Renewables cut costs at remote mines

1 Feb 2019

Developing the skills for Africa's energy boom

Developing the skills for Africa's energy boom

30 Jan 2019

Can SA solve its energy crisis?

Can SA solve its energy crisis?

UCT Graduate School of Business 28 Jan 2019

Top 5 African youth innovators selected for Africa Energy Indaba 2019

Top 5 African youth innovators selected for Africa Energy Indaba 2019

25 Jan 2019

Municipal debt, poor finances pose risk to Eskom

24 Jan 2019

Registration now open for APPO Cape VII Congress and Exhibition conference

Registration now open for APPO Cape VII Congress and Exhibition conference

22 Jan 2019

10 developments that will shape Africa's energy sector in 2019

10 developments that will shape Africa's energy sector in 2019

NJ Ayuk 21 Jan 2019

Chris Dalgliesh, partner and principal environmental consultant at SRK Consulting

Going small: The alternative to renewable energy in Africa

16 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: What's happening in the African energy space?

#BizTrends2019: What's happening in the African energy space?

16 Jan 2019

Webb Meko, Black & Veatch sub-Saharan Africa business development director,

Renewables will help power the future

14 Jan 2019

NJ Ayuk, founder and CEO of Centurion Law Group and the executive chair of the Africa Energy Chamber of Commerce

Oil fuels Angola's economic restructuring

NJ Ayuk 10 Jan 2019

How is Africa going to answer its increasing demand for energy?

How is Africa going to answer its increasing demand for energy?

9 Jan 2019

Janine Myburgh, president of the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Eskom's problems can't be solved by increasing prices

Janine Myburgh 9 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Renewables are the game-changer in Africa

#BizTrends2019: Renewables are the game-changer in Africa

7 Jan 2019

If citizens think they’ll personally and financially benefit from a carbon tax, maybe politicians would take action.
Thomas Hafeneth/Unsplash

Want citizens to care about climate change? Write them a cheque

Abhishek Kar & Hisham Zerriffi 3 Jan 2019

Equatorial Guinea's oil & gas sector primed for growth

Equatorial Guinea's oil & gas sector primed for growth

2 Jan 2019

Eskom concludes revised executive structure

Eskom concludes revised executive structure

27 Dec 2018

Angolan President João Lourenço

Angola reforms its oil & gas industry

21 Dec 2018

Caution: More coal trucks on the roads

Caution: More coal trucks on the roads

20 Dec 2018

Water-energy joint strategy key to SA's sustainable development

Water-energy joint strategy key to SA's sustainable development

Dhesigen Naidoo 20 Dec 2018

Brian Dames steps down from Eskom task team

19 Dec 2018

New licensing round for Angolan oil & gas sector in 2019

18 Dec 2018

#BestofBiz 2018: Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2018: Energy & Mining

18 Dec 2018

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