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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.

National Logistics Crisis Committee to tackle transport emergencies in parallel to reform agenda

National Logistics Crisis Committee to tackle transport emergencies in parallel to reform agenda

13th June 2023 The National Logistics Crisis Committee (NLCC) will adopt a two-pronged approach to addressing the rail, port and road crises currently undermining... 

Presidency outlines criteria to be used before revising coal decommissioning schedule

Presidency outlines criteria to be used before revising coal decommissioning schedule

9th June 2023 The Presidency has moved to outline the criteria that will be used before any decision is made to delay the decommissioning of certain coal-fired... 

Power of reform

Power of reform

9th June 2023 For several years, certain forward-looking commentators argued that by making only a minor amendment to Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation... 

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Patel again expresses optimism that South Africa will retain Agoa status

Patel again expresses optimism that South Africa will retain Agoa status

7th June 2023 Trade, Competition and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel has again expressed optimism that South Africa will be able to convince the US Congress to... 

Top CEOs sign up to help tackle South Africa’s energy, transport and crime crises

Top CEOs sign up to help tackle South Africa’s energy, transport and crime crises

7th June 2023 CEOs from some of South Africa’s largest companies – including Sasol’s Fleetwood Grobler, Anglo American’s Nolitha Fakude, former Exxaro CEO... 

Private sector technical teams to begin work at four troubled coal stations

Private sector technical teams to begin work at four troubled coal stations

5th June 2023 Private sector support teams, assembled with the support of the R100-million Resource Mobilization Fund (RMF), will be deployed soon across four... 

Ramokgopa describes five-year emergency powership term as ‘non-negotiable’

Ramokgopa describes five-year emergency powership term as ‘non-negotiable’

2nd June 2023 Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has reiterated his position that any procurement of electricity from powerships should be limited to... 

Vital overhaul

Vital overhaul

2nd June 2023 One of the ironies about South Africa’s use of competitive bidding for just about all public procurement, from the purchase of office stationery to... 

Climate commission calls for revised IRP to upscale renewables allocation to 60 GW by 2030

Climate commission calls for revised IRP to upscale renewables allocation to 60 GW by 2030

1st June 2023 The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) is recommending that the next edition of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which is currently under... 

Ramokgopa says 2GW of powership capacity to be procured for five years

Ramokgopa says 2GW of powership capacity to be procured for five years

1st June 2023 Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa confirmed with lawmakers this week that government intends pushing ahead with the procurement of... 

10 GW distributed generation pipeline to help close shortfall in time – Ramaphosa

10 GW distributed generation pipeline to help close shortfall in time – Ramaphosa

31st May 2023 While warning of a difficult winter for electricity security, President Cyril Ramaphosa has again moved to highlight the success of a recent market... 

Ramokgopa in conversation with Karpowership on five- to ten-year contracts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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... 

Last out?

Last out?

28th April 2023 Swedish Ambassador to South Africa Håkan Juholt made a profound point at a recent workshop hosted to discuss decarbonisation options for South... 

De Ruyter continues to draw link between corruption and loadshedding in damp squib Parliamentary appearance

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

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

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

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... 

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