Terence Creamer
Terence Creamer is the Editor of Engineering News and a Deputy Editor for Mining Weekly. He also has editorial responsibility for Polity.org.za and Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa.
Only 28 of the 136 munis owing Eskom R58bn-plus approved to participate in write-off scheme
10th October 2023 Only 28 municipalities have to date been given approval by the National Treasury to participate in the Eskom Municipal Debt Relief Support... →
Kusile Unit 3 supplying 720 MW to grid, Eskom confirms
9th October 2023 Eskom has confirmed that Unit 3 at the Kusile coal-fired power station is currently providing 720 MW into the electricity grid using a temporary... →
‘Instrument’ being studied to open rooftop solar to poorer households
9th October 2023 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says that work is under way on the creation of an “instrument” that will allow poorer households to... →
Noxious trade-offs
6th October 2023 The decision by Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy to uphold a decision of the National Air Quality Officer (NAQO) to... →
Pace of energy transition will define South Africa’s economic prospects – Olver
5th October 2023 Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) executive director Dr Crispian Olver says South Africa’s energy transition and the pace at which it... →
As Kusile unit returns early, South Africa misses renewables procurement deadline
1st October 2023 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has welcomed the earlier-than-expected return of Kusile Unit 3 coal-fired generation, but has also... →
JET pledges rise to $11.9bn as South Africa moves to finalise implementation plan
29th September 2023 The South African government has received additional pledges, worth nearly $3.5-billion, in support of its Just Energy Transition Investment Plan... →
Solutions vs problems
29th September 2023 There are many differences between Australia and South Africa, and these should not be dismissed or diminished. However, there are also several... →
Eskom aiming not to breach Stage 4 loadshedding this summer
27th September 2023 Eskom is aiming to limit loadshedding to Stage 4 during the summer months to the end of March by restricting unplanned breakdowns to 14 500 MW... →
Roadmap to ‘fundamentally reform’ freight logistics sector by end of October
27th September 2023 Government has committed to finalise a Freight Logistics Roadmap, outlining a sequenced set of actions to fundamentally reform the logistics... →
Creecy upholds decision allowing Kusile to bypass pollution system, with tighter conditions
26th September 2023 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has upheld the decision of the National Air Quality Officer (NAQO) to permit the... →
Early Kusile restart uncertain as Creecy adjudicates emissions appeal
22nd September 2023 The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and the Environment (DFFE) has confirmed that Minister Barbara Creecy is still adjudicating an appeal of the... →
Party pooper
22nd September 2023 As D-Day for the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) approaches, it is evident that the National Treasury will need to go against the... →
Grid investment ‘fully funded’ for next three years, but scale-up requires alternative models
21st September 2023 Eskom has indicated that it has sufficient funding for the coming three years for the grid infrastructure investments that will be pursued in line... →
Gordhan criticises Eskom’s ‘elongated’ restructuring timelines, wants grid company trading from Nov
20th September 2023 Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has criticised Eskom’s “elongated” restructuring timeframes and has called for greater urgency and drive... →
Eskom expects NTCSA to begin trading from April
19th September 2023 Eskom expects the remaining suspensive conditions required for the operationalisation of the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) to... →
Energy Regulator approves two outstanding licences for new grid company
18th September 2023 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved the two licence applications required for the operationalisation of the National... →
Diesel supply problem blamed for low OCGT use during intense loadshedding week
17th September 2023 Eskom has confirmed that problems in the diesel supply chain last week meant that it did not operate its open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) as “hard”... →
Debt derailment?
15th September 2023 As with so much else in South Africa currently, the indication given by new Transnet chairperson Andile Sangqu that the State-owned freight... →
Cabinet consulted on IRP update, but further input required before public release
14th September 2023 Cabinet was consulted on the updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity during its meeting on September 13, but the document will be... →
Pieterse says results of State configuration review could be made known before November
12th September 2023 New National Treasury director-general Dr Duncan Pieterse reports that recommendations arising from a joint review by the National Treasury and the... →
SIU’s Mothibi says contents of private Eskom investigation ‘cannot be ignored’
12th September 2023 Special Investigating Unit head Advocate Andy Mothibi says the fact that former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter did not receive board authorisation to... →
New report says localisation policy locking South Africa into ‘wrong path’
11th September 2023 A new Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) report argues that the South African government’s policy of localisation is locking the country... →
South Africa to co-host grid financing seminar with JSE in September
10th September 2023 Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that he is planning to co-host a seminar with the JSE in September to unpack various... →
Nedlac mulls new social compacting models after failure of ‘big trade-off’
8th September 2023 With South Africa’s social partners having failed to agree the social compact that President Cyril Ramaphosa called for in his 2022 State of the... →
Here we go?
8th September 2023 Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has confirmed that he aims to secure Cabinet approval to publish an updated Integrated... →
G7 Renewable Energies withdraws case against Eskom's interim grid rules
7th September 2023 G7 Renewable Energies has withdrawn its High Court review against Eskom's Interim Grid Capacity Allocation Rules (IGCAR), following what it... →
Rise in planned maintenance, spike in breakdowns trigger ‘unwelcome’ Stage 6 return
5th September 2023 Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has attributed the “unwelcome” resumption of Stage 6 loadshedding, during which business and... →
Creecy calls for non-debt instruments to help Africa build climate resiliency
4th September 2023 South Africa’s Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has again called for new financial instruments, particularly non-debt instruments, to be... →
New Transnet chair hints at possible equity injection as group slumps to R5.7bn loss
1st September 2023 New Transnet chairperson Andile Sangqu has indicated that the troubled State-owned freight logistics group, which has hitherto prided itself on... →
Laggard costs
1st September 2023 The cost of failing to keep pace with what is required economically and environmentally for energy sustainability should surely now be plain for... →
Mantashe aiming to secure Cabinet approval for ‘IRP 2023’ in Sept
29th August 2023 Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe is aiming to seek Cabinet approval to publish an updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for... →
Eskom mulling new curtailment approach to unlocking grid capacity as it pursues 47 priority projects
25th August 2023 State-owned utility Eskom has confirmed that it is prioritising 47 grid-related projects within its larger R210-billion Transmission Development... →
Ongoing distortions
25th August 2023 As has been highlighted in this column previously, South Africa’s energy transition has become a highly contested topic and is, thus, a hotbed for... →
Inoperative Kusile units could be returned earlier as Eskom reports good progress on temporary stacks
24th August 2023 The temporary stacks being introduced at the Kusile coal power station, where three previously operational units have been out of service for ten... →
Xi says China ready to import more from ‘strategic partner' South Africa
22nd August 2023 Chinese President Xi Jinping says China stands ready to import more quality products from South Africa, while also encouraging Chinese enterprises... →
Bank of China, IDC sign agreement on R10bn funding package
22nd August 2023 South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Bank of China (BoC) have signed a framework agreement that could unlock a... →
Weakest link
18th August 2023 The attention being paid to the national electricity crisis appears to be yielding some results, albeit insufficient in speed and scale to fully... →
With R9.2bn spent since April, govt insists Eskom is not exceeding diesel budget
13th August 2023 Government reports that Eskom has spent R9.2-billion on diesel since the start of the State-owned utility’s financial year on April 1, which it... →
Eskom unbundling, ERA promulgation will demonstrate electricity reform ‘political will’
11th August 2023 Energy Council of South Africa CEO James Mackay believes an expedited promulgation of the Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Bill together with... →
Where’s the urgency?
11th August 2023 The Energy Regulator’s decision to transfer the transmission facilities licence to the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTC) is indeed a... →
