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.
Ramokgopa in conversation with Karpowership on five- to ten-year contracts
30th May 2023 South Africa’s Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is having discussions with Karpowership about the potential for introducing the... →
Limited nature of Electricity Minister’s new powers confirmed by Presidency
27th May 2023 The Presidency insists that the transfer of responsibility for Section 34(1) of the Electricity Regulation Act to Electricity Minister Dr... →
President transfers limited powers to procure new electricity generation from Mantashe to Ramokgopa
26th May 2023 Following more than two months of uncertainty and reported Cabinet infighting, President Cyril Ramaphosa has transferred Ministerial powers... →
Action, not distraction
26th May 2023 Political and social turbulence has swirled fiercely ever since former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter appeared in that explosive television interview in... →
Patel says South Africa values trade with US ‘enormously’ amid Agoa fears
24th May 2023 Amid diplomatic tensions with the US over an alleged sale of arms to Russia, South Africa is continuing to make the case for its ongoing... →
Draft procurement legislation points to shift away from one-size-fits-all model
23rd May 2023 The National Treasury has provided insight into some of the legislative changes that have been proposed in the long-awaited Public Procurement... →
Despite low risk of blackout, Eskom’s restoration protocols should be paired with larger country plan
19th May 2023 Amid rising public anxiety over the prospect of a blackout, a former senior Eskom executive has added his voice to those highlighting the low... →
Enviro department evaluating EIAs for renewables projects with a combined capacity of 9 789 MW
19th May 2023 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy reports that the department’s environmental impact assessment section is currently... →
That blackout feeling
19th May 2023 There is justifiable concern that South Africa’s grid could collapsed this winter given ongoing high breakdowns across the Eskom coal fleet, the... →
Makwana hints at possible legal action against De Ruyter
18th May 2023 Eskom chairperson Mpho Makwana has indicated that the current board is preparing a possible legal case against former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter for... →
Eskom warns of Stage 8 loadshedding this winter but insists risk of blackout is low
18th May 2023 Eskom has indicated that Stage 8 loadshedding – representing 16 hours of cuts in a 32-hour cycle – is possible this winter if coal plant breakdowns... →
Gordhan refutes claim that he prompted De Ruyter’s private Eskom investigation
17th May 2023 Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan tore strips off former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter during his appearance before Parliament’s Standing... →
Mantashe outlines procurement schedules, including for nuclear, as he confirms IRP delay
16th May 2023 Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has pulled back from his statement that the release of the revised Integrated Resource Plan,... →
Climate commission recommends grid PPPs to speed up just energy transition
15th May 2023 The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) is recommending that alternative investment models, including public-private partnerships (PPPs), be... →
Fuel industry does not foresee loadshedding-induced diesel shortages this winter
15th May 2023 The South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) is not anticipating a domestic diesel supply crunch this winter as a result of a spike in... →
Powerships likely to feature in five-year Eskom emergency procurement
12th May 2023 The prospect of South Africa procuring electricity from powerships docked either in South Africa or in a neighbouring country has increased, with... →
Pregnant pause
12th May 2023 It is good news that President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally Gazetted a notice declaring that Section 6 of the National Energy Act, which stipulates... →
Ramaphosa denies JETP ‘incoherence’ or being forced to transition from coal
11th May 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied that there is any incoherence in his Cabinet regarding the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) with... →
Lack of action by law enforcement agencies prompted private Eskom investigation – Makgoba
10th May 2023 Former Eskom interim chairperson Professor Malegapuru Makgoba believes there would have been no reason for former CEO André de Ruyter to pursue a... →
Mantashe says release of ‘IRP 2023’ for comment is imminent
9th May 2023 Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe reports that an updated version of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity will be... →
Ramokgopa says 'frank' talks held with JETP partners on possible coal decommissioning delay
5th May 2023 Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that “open and frank” discussions have been held with those countries that have agreed to... →
Light from the Tower of Babel
5th May 2023 South Africa’s electricity discussion has become far less coherent in recent months, taking on all the characteristics of the Tower of Babel,... →
BLSA defends R18m support for private investigation at Eskom
4th May 2023 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso has defended the organisation’s decision to respond to a request by former Eskom CEO André... →
Treasury begins engagements with municipalities on conditions for writing off R57bn debt owed to Eskom
3rd May 2023 The National Treasury is embarking on provincial roadshows to communicate the 14 conditions under which the debt owed to Eskom by municipalities... →
Cabinet targets 1 000 MW of demand-side savings as winter approaches
28th April 2023 Cabinet reports that a target has been set to save about 1 000 MW, or the equivalent of one stage of loadshedding, through demand side management... →
De Ruyter continues to draw link between corruption and loadshedding in damp squib Parliamentary appearance
26th April 2023 Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter continued to draw a direct link between corruption at the State-owned utility and ongoing loadshedding during his... →
No immediate clarity on how coal extensions will be aligned to R254bn debt-relief conditions
25th April 2023 No immediate clarity has been provided as to how the current proposal to extend the life of certain coal stations beyond their scheduled retirement... →
Ramaphosa seeks to offer just energy transition assurances despite coal-extension proposal
24th April 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied that the current process of re-examining the timeframes for the closure of coal power stations represents a... →
Dimming the light
21st April 2023 There was so much to be concerned about after the first formal report back by South Africa’s newly appointed Minister of Electricity earlier this... →
PCC underlines support for electricity reforms as govt mulls coal life extensions
20th April 2023 Amid a likely proposal that Eskom be allowed to extend the life of certain coal power stations beyond the decommissioning dates outlined in the... →
Govt moves to ease enviro path for solar and battery projects
17th April 2023 The South African government is moving to exclude solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage facilities from the requirement to obtain... →
Ramaphosa underlines commitment to energy and freight reforms as he unveils new R2tr investment target
13th April 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled a new investment target of R2-trillion for the five-year period to 2028 at the fifth edition of the South... →
Ramaphosa to announce new investment target amid confidence-sapping electricity and freight crises
12th April 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa will outline what actions South Africa is taking to tackle its economically debilitating electricity crisis when he... →
South Africa’s new grid company could be operational by mid-year if licence and lender conditions are met
11th April 2023 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has hosted public hearings into an application by the National Transmission Company South... →
Walk and chew gum
7th April 2023 Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa may have been making a nuanced point when indicating that his immediate priority was on improving... →
Coal life-extensions set to be included in options being prepared by Ramokgopa for Cabinet consideration
6th April 2023 The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, intends presenting Cabinet with a list of options before the... →
Talks under way on next funding flows from Germany to South Africa under JETP
3rd April 2023 Discussions are under way between the German and South African governments regarding the disbursement of the next tranche of the European country’s... →
Co-created solutions
31st March 2023 Even though South Africa’s just energy transition has not really started, there is already significant cynicism and even resistance. This is to be... →
As clear as mud
24th March 2023 The messages around the future governance of South Africa’s large and seriously underperforming State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) are incredibly... →
