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05 Sep 2011
 
 
Coal research report released by Creamer Media
NEW REPORT AVAILABLE
Coal is of critical importance to the South African energy economy. It is the source of 93% of the country’s electricity, 70% of its primary energy and 30% of its petroleum liquid fuels.
 
 
02 Aug 2011
 
 
 
Mine nationalisation wrong, dangerous question to ask – Shabangu
LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
Asking whether South Africa should nationalise its mining industry was the wrong, dangerous question to ask in searching for the answer to South Africa’s “evil triplets” of poverty,...
 
 
18 Apr 2011
 
South Africa’s Decision to go Nuclear Tests Democratic Policy Making
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
In the midst of the Japanese nuclear plant disaster last month, the South African cabinet made an endorsement of a 20-year electricity plan for the country with a significant amount of nuclear...
 
 
02 Feb 2011
 
Eskom wants government to intervene to shore up domestic coal supply
POWER
Electricity utility Eskom is lobbying hard for a fundamental overhaul of South Africa’s current coal-mining policy and legislative environment, which it argues is placing future power supply...
 
 
03 Dec 2010
 
Eskom calls for structured implementation of IRP2010
IRP HEARINGS
A more structured decision-making framework to ensure implementation of the second integrated resource plan (IRP2010), including the decisions on potential projects, was required, said Eskom senior...
 
 
23 Nov 2010
 
 
 
Daily podcast - November 23, 2010
PODCAST
In today's podcast, a legal expert says that Eskom wants monopoly at expense of consumers; the UN says that climate change combatting costs are set to rise, but technology can help; and, ANC...
 
 
22 Nov 2010
 
Eskom wants monopoly at expense of consumers — lawyer
ELECTRICITY
Extraordinary measures are needed to prevent power failures but Eskom will not enable this by letting go of its monopoly over power generation, a legal expert said on Monday.
 
 
01 Oct 2010
 
Eskom is designated buyer of initial renewable power, DoE confirms
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Government has confirmed that the systems operations and planning division within State-owned electricity utility Eskom will be the designated buyer of power arising from the "first phase" of...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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