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Eskom has no plans to increase renewable energy capacity, says Gordhan
Minister Pravin Gordhan says no determinations in terms of Section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act has been made for Eskom to be able to build new renewable plants.
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Energy expert urges South Africans to invest in renewable energy
Director of Stellenbosch University's Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies Sampson Mamphweli says South Africans need to be proactive.
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MPs to start public hearings on Integrated Resources Plan
The long-awaited plan spells out the country’s energy needs until 2030.
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Radebe won't release names of new IPP owners
Energy Minister Jeff Radebe says the department had a confidentiality undertaking where divulging specific information requires the consent of the companies.
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Radebe: Nuclear power will contribute only 4% to SA energy plan
According to the new draft IRP, renewables will be the key focus in the coming years, but coal power will still contribute more than 65% of energy volumes by 2030.
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Radebe releases draft IRP, nuclear power off table for now
Releasing the long-awaited draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) on Monday, Energy Minister Jeff Radebe announced that, instead, renewable energy will be the key focus over the next decade.
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Radebe: Introducing renewables to SA the right thing to do
Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has reaffirmed government’s commitment to put more renewable energy from independent power producers into the national grid.
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[ANALYSIS] Millions still don’t have electricity in Africa
Corruption among electricity service providers, power theft by customers and the establishment of electricity cartels also complicates and limits electricity access.
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Govt commitment to renewable energy questioned
Ten years' ago, it pledged one million homes would be fitted with solar water heaters.
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NUM: Renewable energy deals will lead to massive job losses
Despite the projects offering the prospect of creating more than 50,000 jobs, the miners’ union says it's actually bad news for workers.
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NUM threatens to pull ANC support over renewable energy deals
The union's Piet Mathosa says that the deal was not thoroughly thought out, accusing the Energy Department of being arrogant.
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SAWEA welcomes renewable energy deals
Energy Minister Jeff Radebe on Wednesday signed the agreements totalling R56 billion in investments.
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New renewable energy deal to create over 50,000 jobs
Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has signed off on a deal which will see 27 new independent power producers connect to the country's power system.
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SA signs renewable energy contracts with IPP
The signing of power purchase agreements for the 27 mostly solar and wind projects was held up for over two years under ousted president Jacob Zuma.
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Numsa obtains court interdict to block Eskom signing renewable energy deals
Numsa, which represents thousands of workers, believes the signing of deals with independent power producers would be detrimental for the working class.
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Dept: Renewable energy projects won't affect Eskom's balance sheet
Energy Minister Jeff Radebe says that on instruction from President Cyril Ramaphosa, he is on a mission to reignite economic growth in the sector.
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These renewable superpowers control the future of energy
The countries which dominate the production of fossil fuels will mostly be familiar.
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Eskom’s application for additional renewable energy approved
Minister Lynne Brown says South Africans have a reason to be proud of the progress the country has made in adding renewable energy to the supply mix.
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Tesla switches on giant battery to shore up Australia's grid
Tesla won a bid in July to build the 129-megawatt hour battery for South Australia, which expanded in wind power far quicker than the rest of the country, but has suffered a string of blackouts over the past 18 months.
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‘SA must work towards making renewable energy main source of power’
Earthlife Africa has invited two activists to South Africa as government plans to invest in nuclear energy.
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‘EVs & renewables not enough to meet Paris climate goal’
Growing electricity production will be the main driver for more efficient energy use as consumers move away from low-efficiency fossil fuels.
