Real Economy
The five key questions Nersa will have to answer
By: Terence Creamer 5th February 2010 The vital issue of electricity supply security will be the elephant in the room when the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) meets to... →
Export-dependent SA would be hard hit by any double-dip dramatics
By: Terence Creamer 29th January 2010 The World Bank expects the South African economy, which slumped into its first recession in 17 years during 2009, leading to an estimated 1,8%... →
The case for integrated resource plan public hearings 
By: Terence Creamer 22nd January 2010 Having sat through parts of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) public hearings into Eskom’s request for a 35% a year... →
South Africa has to show greater power-crisis urgency
By: Terence Creamer 15th January 2010 In a recent piece on the state of the world economy and its apparent recovery, the chief economics commentator at London’s Financial Times, Martin... →
Disagreement between Eskom and government on electricity plan has an upside
By: Terence Creamer 11th December 2009 The material misalignment between South Africa’s inaugural integrated resources plan (IRP1) for power generation and proposals contained in... →
New approach needed to improve SA’s labour-absorption potential
By: Terence Creamer 27th November 2009 There is no disputing that chronically high unemployment and deteriorating income inequality are South Africa’s two most pressing challenges. There... →
Leaders show a red card to those playing the race card
By: Terence Creamer 20th November 2009 One positive that could eventually emerge from the unhappy saga that unfolded at Eskom earlier in the month, could be that it becomes increasingly... →
Something for the left and business in Budget framework
By: Terence Creamer 6th November 2009 There was something for the so-called "leftists" and the "nationalists" in Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's inaugural Medium-Term Budget Policy... →
Eskom plans 2010 global bond issuance as part of larger bid to close big funding gaps
By: Terence Creamer 30th October 2009 South African power utility Eskom was making provision for an international bond issuance during the first half of 2010 as part of a planned... →
Import parity pricing, funding models lie at the heart of SA’s pipelines battle
By: Terence Creamer 20th March 2009 Not surprisingly, energy group Sasol refused to be drawn into the war of words that recently erupted between oil group BP and State utility... →
