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    Renewable energy projects worth R58bn to rolled out in next few months - govt

    This forms part of 276 projects from all over the country now being handled by the Public Works and Infrastructure Department's Sustainable Infrastructure Development System Methodology.

    708 days ago
  • A file picture shows the logo of Sasol at its headquarters in Johannesburg. Picture: AFP

    Sasol aims to procure renewable energy to cut emission at SA operations

    Sasol says the move was part of its target of a 10% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 for its South African operations.

    782 days ago
  • Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe addressing the annual Investing in Africa Mining Indaba on 3 February 2020 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Picture: @GwedeMantashe1/Twitter

    A direct competitor of Eskom will push electricity prices down – Mantashe

    The minister on Monday announced that a separate entity would be allowed to start producing power.

    883 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    Residents question development of new West Coast wind farm

    The sizeable farm is set to be constructed in the West Coast peninsula near Vredenberg and St Helena Bay.

    894 days ago
  • FILE: Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Mantashe vows to keep burning coal for power

    The country is also grappling with a power crisis that has hurt growth, temporarily shut down mining operations and threatened its remaining investment-grade rating.

    931 days ago
  • Khama: Ramaphosa will solve Eskom issues

    Former Botswana President Ian Khama said that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is determined to resolve the issues around Eskom.

    936 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    Renewables could cut power generation health impact by 80%

    Scientists and environmental groups have long advocated a switch to low-carbon power to cap the rise in global temperature to two degrees Celsius, as stipulated in the Paris climate treaty.

    960 days ago
  • FILE: African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina. Picture: AFP

    AfDB wants more renewable energy projects as AIF deals signed

    The African Development Bank will on Wednesday announce all the deals that were signed and promised at this year's Africa Investment Forum (AIF).

    966 days ago
  • FILE: Barrels of crude oil. Picture: Freeimages

    How falling demand for oil is set to transform international relations

    Leading energy industry players and analysts – the energy-forecasting ‘establishment’ – are seriously underestimating the speed and depth of this transition.

    1050 days ago
  • Farming. Picture: AFP.

    Land Party proposes collective farming, Green Party backs renewable energy

    The Land Party was born out of protests for land and housing in the Hermanus area.

    1189 days ago
  • Eskom flags. Picture: EWN.

    EXPLAINER: Why restructuring Eskom won’t end the blackouts

    South Africa isn't having an honest debate about proposals to fix its power utility Eskom, and the role that renewables might play.

    1195 days ago
  • Former energy minister Jeff Radebe. Picture: GCIS

    Radebe denies conflict of interest in IPPs project

    This is after unions made claims that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to unbundle Eskom would benefit Patrice Motsepe’s firm African Rainbow Energy and Power.

    1227 days ago
  • Former energy minister Jeff Radebe. Picture: GCIS

    Awarding of contracts to IPPs fair & without corruption, says Radebe

    At a briefing on Sunday, Radebe vouched for Independent Power Producers saying they have benefitted the country through creating employment opportunities

    1227 days ago
  • The Kathu solar power plant in the Northern Cape. Picture: Supplied

    As Eskom struggles to keep lights on, NC solar power plant comes online

    As the country deals with a fresh round of load shedding, a Northern Cape solar plant has come online to power nearly 180,000 homes.

    1237 days ago
  • FILE: A view of the cooling towers of the Drax coal-fired power station near Selby, northern England on 25 September 2015. Picture: AFP

    Britain's Drax becomes world's first biomass plant to capture carbon

    The pilot bioenergy carbon capture and storage project is expected to capture a ton of carbon dioxide a day.

    1243 days ago
  • Picture: Supplied.

    City of CT extends registration date for solar photovoltaic systems

    If people fail to register by 31 May, they will pay a R6,400 service fee for the removal of unauthorised small-scale embedded generation.

    1246 days ago
  • FILE: Energy Minister Jeff Radebe. Picture: GCIS

    SA aims to finalise long-term energy plan next month - Radebe

    South Africa is aiming to finalise a long-term plan for the country’s energy mix next month, and once that is done it will launch another round of renewable energy deals, Energy Minister Jeff Radebe said on Wednesday.

    1267 days ago
  • Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan arrives at the Brooklyn Police Station in Pretoria on 26 November 2018 to lay criminal complaints against EFF leader Julius Malema. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    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.

    1302 days ago
  • FILE: A solar PV farm on Robben Island. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    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.

    1324 days ago
  • FILE: Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    MPs to start public hearings on Integrated Resources Plan

    The long-awaited plan spells out the country’s energy needs until 2030.

    1359 days ago
  • FILE: Energy minister Jeff Radebe briefs the media on the signing of 27 independent power producers on 8 March 2018. Picture: Lindsay Dentlinger/EWN

    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.

    1374 days ago
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