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25 May 2013
                       
 
 
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20 May 2013
 
 
Carbon tax: business needs to join the debate, before it’s too late
SAICA
The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants [SAICA] has urged all South African businesses to participate actively in the consultation process around the government’s proposed carbon...
 
 
02 May 2013
 
National Treasury tables carbon tax policy paper for final comment
CARBON TAX
South African industry have until August 2 to comment on the carbon tax proposals tabled by the National Treasury on Thursday. The Treasury aimed to promulgate a phased-in tax rate of R120/t of...
 
 
28 Mar 2013
 
ISMO Bill reveals need for electricity sector restructure
ELECTRICITY
The Portfolio Committee on Energy on Thursday said it had adopted the long-awaited Independent System and Market Operator (ISMO) Bill, but the process reaching this point had revealed the need for...
 
 
SA: Statement by the Portfolio Committee on Energy, adopts System and Market Operator Bill with amendments (28/03/2013)
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On Wednesday, the Portfolio Committee on Energy adopted the Independent System and Market Operator (ISMO) Bill with amendments. Over and above the adoption of the Bill, Chairperson of the...
 
 
20 Nov 2012
 
Investors exposed to climate and water risks, says WWF report
INVESTMENT & THE ENVIRONMENT
Investors have limited choices when it comes to tackling investment constraints like carbon and water risks, highlighting the need for government and regulators to urgently take action, a new...
 
 
12 Oct 2012
 
 
 
Eskom eyes African hydropower, transmission prospects
ELECTRICITY
South African electricity utility Eskom has finalised a draft African strategy, which could result it in taking equity as well as operational positions in generation and transmission projects in...
 
 
29 Jun 2012
 
Planned ISMO unlikely to be panacea for power sector’s woes
LOW CARBON FUTURE
The proposal to introduce an independent system and market operator (ISMO) into South Africa’s power generation sector seems to have found favour with government. However, it remains to be seen...
 
 
01 Dec 2011
 
SA: Peters: Address by the Minister of Energy, at a media briefing on COP17, Durban (01/12/2011)
Topics
The Department of Energy welcomes the appointment of South Africa to the Chair of the 17th Congress of Parties and, will work hard to support the Minister of the Department of International...
 
 
20 Jun 2011
 
A review of South Africa’s Electricity Industry 2011 is available for purchase online
Advertorial
The brief reprieve offered to South Africa's electricity sector by the global slowdown served more to engender a false sense of electricity security than to facilitate the roll-out of additional...
 
 
28 Sep 2010
 
SA: Peters: Address by the Minister of Energy, at the second annual Wind Energy Seminar, Midrand (28/09/2010)
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Date: 28/09/2010
Source: The Department of Energy
Title: SA: Peters: Address by the Minister of Energy, at the second annual Wind Energy Seminar, Midrand

Programme Director;

 
 
16 Jul 2010
 
ANC: Statement by Dipuo Peters, African National Congress NEC member, on the State’s role in the development of the electrical power generation plan (16/07/2010)
Statements

Emerging from our apartheid past, in which energy planning by the State was not considered to be very important and not transparent, it was Eskom's responsibility to determine the energy needs...

 
 
20 Apr 2010
 
SA: Peters: Budget vote speech by the Energy Minister, National Assembly (20/04/2010)
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Date: 20/04/2010
Source: The Department of Energy
Title: SA: Peters: Budget vote speech by the Energy Minister, National Assembly

Mr Speaker,
Honourable Chairperson and...

 
 
09 Apr 2010
 
WB: Statement by the World Bank, supporting South Africa’s energy security plans and approving Eskom loan (09/04/2010)
Statements

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$3.75 billion loan to help South Africa achieve a reliable electricity supply while also financing some of the biggest solar and...

 
 
18 Mar 2010
 
ID: Statement by Lance Greyling, Independent Democrats spokesperson, on Eskom’s application for a Worl bank loan (18/03/2010)
Statements

The ID understands the importance of the World Bank loan for South Africa. 

We know that we desperately need this money for the completion of the Medupi Power Station and for the...

 
 
09 Mar 2010
 
ID: Statement by Lance Greyling, Independent Democrats Chief Whip, on writing a letter to the President of the World Bank about Eskom loan (09/03/2010)
Statements

Lance Greyling, the ID Spokesperson for Public Enterprises, has written to World Bank President Robert Zoellick urging him to make the R29b loan Eskom has applied for conditional upon Chancellor...

 
 
 
                       
 
 
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