Real Economy
Industry at a crossroads
By: Terence Creamer 2nd November 2018 South Africa’s electricity sector, from generation to distribution, is at a crossroads. The traditional business model is being disrupted and not... →
Supportive climate
By: Terence Creamer 19th October 2018 South Africans were naturally preoccupied on October 8 with whether or not Nhlanhla Nene’s offer to resign as Finance Minister would be accepted by... →
Electrically mobile 
By: Terence Creamer 12th October 2018 Following a somewhat questionable hiatus in September, petrol and diesel prices resumed their sheer climbs in October, leaving motorist with the... →
Recovery is the key word
By: Terence Creamer 5th October 2018 “It’s still in the morning, it’s not a midnight special,” President Cyril Ramaphosa jested ahead of his speech at the Union Building last month to... →
On the mend?
By: Terence Creamer 28th September 2018 Business confidence is at debilitating low levels and trust between government and business remains fragile after the abusive Zuma years.... →
Promise amid the gloom
By: Terence Creamer 21st September 2018 Analogies between the state of South Africa and Bafana Bafana were easy to make after the team’s disappointing draw with Libya in Durban earlier... →
‘We can’t do expensive’
By: Terence Creamer 14th September 2018 During a recent panel discussion on the ‘electricity utility of the future’ the Energy Intensive Users Group of Southern Africa’s Piet van Staden... →
Join the least-cost highway
By: Terence Creamer 7th September 2018 The release of a draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2018) for public comment, is an extremely positive development. Likewise, the document’s... →
Power Shifts
By: Terence Creamer 31st August 2018 Electricity nerds such as myself are bracing themselves for a breathless few months, with significant developments on the horizon. Much of the... →
Milestones & Opportunities
By: Terence Creamer 24th August 2018 Fresh analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), showing that the combined installed base of wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) generators... →
