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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.
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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[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.
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[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.
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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'.
