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  • FILE: Energy Minister Jeff Radebe. Picture: Lindsay Dentlinger/EWN

    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.

    1515 days ago
  • Picture: United Nations Photo

    [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.

    1534 days ago
  • Solar panels. Picture: Supplied

    Govt commitment to renewable energy questioned

    Ten years' ago, it pledged one million homes would be fitted with solar water heaters.

    1536 days ago
  • FILE: A solar power farm. Picture: EWN

    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.

    1548 days ago
  • Picture: Wikipedia Commons

    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.

    1549 days ago
  • FILE: A wind farm. Picture: sxc.hu

    SAWEA welcomes renewable energy deals

    Energy Minister Jeff Radebe on Wednesday signed the agreements totalling R56 billion in investments.

    1549 days ago
  • FILE: Energy Minister Jeff Radebe. Picture: Lindsay Dentlinger/EWN

    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.

    1549 days ago
  • The solar PV farm is made up of 1960 solar panels and will produce almost 1 million kilowatts of electricity each year. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    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.

    1550 days ago
  • Picture: Wikipedia Commons

    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.

    1572 days ago
  • Energy Minister Jeff Radebe briefs the media on the signing of 27 independent power producers on Thursday 8 March. Picture: Lindsay Dentlinger/EWN

    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.

    1576 days ago
  • Picture: Wikipedia Commons

    These renewable superpowers control the future of energy

    The countries which dominate the production of fossil fuels will mostly be familiar.

    1592 days ago
  • Picture: EWN.

    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.

    1611 days ago
  • 
This screen grab from an undated handout video from a drone received by AFP on 1 December 2017 from French energy firm Neoen shows the Tesla 100 MW/129 MWh Powerpack system by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk in the rural town of Jamestown, 200km north of Adelaide. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    1674 days ago
  • Picture: Supplied

    ‘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.

    1747 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com.

    ‘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.

    1761 days ago
  • FILE: The Admiralty district in Hong Kong. Picture: AFP

    4 mega-trends that could change the world by 2030

    The 'Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds' is full of both grim predictions and hopeful insights about the world that humans will inhabit within the next two decades.

    1769 days ago
  • FILE: Mayor of Cape Town Patricia de Lille. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN.

    'City of CT won’t withdraw renewable energy court application'

    City of Cape Town filed an application for a declaratory order, accusing the Energy Minister of blocking it from achieving its renewable energy goals.

    1783 days ago
  • FILE: Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi. Picture: Parliament.co.za.

    Energy Minister slams De Lille's renewable energy case filed against her

    Mmamoloko Kubayi wants Mayor Patricia de Lille to withdraw a court case, in which she wants to be allowed to buy renewable energy from independent producers.

    1800 days ago
  • A screengrab of the solar farm.

    [WATCH] Solar farm on a coal mine

    A solar energy farm the size of 160 football fields is part of China's push to develop clean energy.

    1809 days ago
  • FILE: Eskom's Megawatt Park offices in Sunninghill. Picture: EWN.

    [OPINION] Nuclear and coal lobbies threaten to scupper renewables in SA

    Eskom recently repeated that it will not conclude supply contracts with the developers of new renewable energy power stations.

    1831 days ago
  • Ecobricks are made by filling old plastic bottles with waste materials. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    Seize the moment: We could be on the brink of a demand revolution

    'The Economist' newspaper recently proclaim that 'the world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data'.

    1858 days ago
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