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Minister Ramokgopa provided another updated on the energy action plan.

Energy

Ramokgopa calls for increased vigilance and affordability programmes

Lindsey Schutters 12 Aug 2024

#SAelections24: No load shedding on voting day

Energy

#SAelections24: No load shedding on voting day

29 May 2024

Ministerial Energy Action Plan briefing on the update of generation performance and implementation of the Energy Action Plan. Eskom, Megawatt Park.

Energy

Eskom shows signs of improvement, but challenges remain

Lindsey Schutters 20 May 2024

Minister in The Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa gave an Energy Action Plan update from Kusile powerstation

Energy

Eskom defies odds, delivers 47 days of uninterrupted power

Lindsey Schutters 14 May 2024

Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity briefs the media on the implementation of the Energy Action Plan

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Ramokgopa says end of load shedding ‘within reach’

Lindsey Schutters 2 May 2024

The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity briefed the media on the Energy Action Plan

Energy

Electricity Minister: ‘South Africa is making strides in addressing energy crisis’

Lindsey Schutters 11 Mar 2024

Eskom's Hex battery energy storage system is the biggest in Africa. Source: Eskom

Energy

Eskom launches Africa's largest battery storage system

Lindsey Schutters 12 Nov 2023

Kgosientsho Ramokgopa visiting Kusile in September. Source: x.com

Energy

Eskom announces that load shedding remains suspended

22 Oct 2023

Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Source: x.com

Energy

Ramokgopa sheds more light on China energy deals

28 Aug 2023

Image source: Brett Sayles from

Energy

Eskom generation capacity improving

14 Aug 2023

No respite for consumers as food inflation accelerates further in February 2023

Agro-processing

No respite for consumers as food inflation accelerates further in February 2023

Paul Makube 23 Mar 2023

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

Energy

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

David Richard Walwyn 15 Mar 2023

Significant intervention needed to ease SA's electricity crisis - CSIR

Energy

Significant intervention needed to ease SA's electricity crisis - CSIR

Sindy Peters 24 Feb 2023

Power cuts: trend to get off the grid is gathering pace, but total independence is still a way off

Energy

Power cuts: trend to get off the grid is gathering pace, but total independence is still a way off

Hartmut Winkler 25 Jan 2023

Energy Crisis Committee releases progress report

Energy

Energy Crisis Committee releases progress report

23 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Power generation landscape continues to evolve

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Power generation landscape continues to evolve

Stuart Michie 11 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market

Trends

#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market

Niveshen Govender 9 Jan 2023

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

Energy

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

David Richard Walwyn 19 Dec 2022

Understanding Eskom's high failure rate

Energy

Understanding Eskom's high failure rate

Neil Thomas Stacey 9 Dec 2022

2022 confirmed as most intensive load shedding year to date - CSIR

Energy

2022 confirmed as most intensive load shedding year to date - CSIR

15 Nov 2022

Could load shedding be the death of work-from-home policies?

Office Property

Could load shedding be the death of work-from-home policies?

12 Jul 2022

CSIR releases 2021 statistics on utility-scale power generation in SA

Energy

CSIR releases 2021 statistics on utility-scale power generation in SA

8 Jun 2022

Power generation from renewables needs to be accelerated, says Sawea

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Power generation from renewables needs to be accelerated, says Sawea

10 Mar 2022

#BizTrends2022: Trends forecast for the renewable energy sector

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Trends forecast for the renewable energy sector

Mercia Grimbeek 7 Jan 2022

Sawea welcomes Eskom's auctioning of land in Mpumalanga

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Sawea welcomes Eskom's auctioning of land in Mpumalanga

20 Dec 2021

Eskom CEO sees end to crisis in shift from coal

Energy

Eskom CEO sees end to crisis in shift from coal

Alexander Winning 1 Dec 2021

Mercia Grimbeek reappointed as Sawea chair

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Mercia Grimbeek reappointed as Sawea chair

2 Nov 2021

SA needs extra 4,000-6,000MW of power capacity - Eskom

Energy

SA needs extra 4,000-6,000MW of power capacity - Eskom

Alexander Winning 25 Oct 2021

South Africa's troubled power utility is being reset: CEO sets out how

Infrastructure & Utilities

South Africa's troubled power utility is being reset: CEO sets out how

Anton Eberhard 17 Sep 2021

For now, only those who can afford it will be able to escape the power cuts. Shutterstock/ Arnold Petersen

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Why South Africa's electricity blackouts are set to continue for the next five years

31 Mar 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Energy

Eskom improves performance despite challenges

16 Mar 2021

Ben Brimble, chair, Sawea Policy Working Group

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Just energy transition will continue to accelerate

Ben Brimble 6 Jan 2021

Electricity customers should brace themselves for steeper increases. shutterstock

Energy

South Africa's electricity supply: what's tripping the switch

Rod Crompton 14 Dec 2020

#SUSASummit: Can AI transform the way we use energy?

Digital

#SUSASummit: Can AI transform the way we use energy?

27 Oct 2020

Andre de Ruyter, CEO, Eskom

Energy

Eskom maintenance plans to bear fruit

9 Oct 2020

Ntonbifuthi Ntuli, CEO, Sawea

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Energy developments bode well for renewables

14 Sep 2020

Medupi Power Station

Energy

Eskom commits to complete Medupi power station this year

29 Jun 2020

Wind power in SA's post-Covid economic recovery

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Wind power in SA's post-Covid economic recovery

22 Jun 2020

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe

Energy

Coal remains primary energy source in IRP2019

18 Oct 2019

Energy

Eskom hopes to dodge load shedding this summer

4 Sep 2019

Integral considerations for the water sector towards sustainable rural development

Food, Water & Energy Security

Integral considerations for the water sector towards sustainable rural development

Dhesigen Naidoo 15 Jul 2019

Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan

Energy

Bill to fix Eskom is being drafted

12 Jul 2019

Caution: More coal trucks on the roads

Energy

Caution: More coal trucks on the roads

20 Dec 2018

Plan to address Eskom challenges afoot

Energy

Plan to address Eskom challenges afoot

19 Nov 2018

Climate Change

This is why we cannot rely on cities alone to tackle climate change

Brendan F.D. Barrett and Andrew DeWit 4 Sep 2017

Survey reveals what South Africans think about clean energy

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Survey reveals what South Africans think about clean energy

15 Dec 2016

Eskom forges ahead with maintenance plan

Infrastructure & Utilities

Eskom forges ahead with maintenance plan

26 May 2016

Why South Africa should not build eight new nuclear power stations

Nuclear Power

Why South Africa should not build eight new nuclear power stations

Hartmut Winkler 5 Nov 2015

Kellogg's has breakfast with Lethsa Primary

Education & Skills Development

Kellogg's has breakfast with Lethsa Primary

1 Jun 2015