A new class action lawsuit being brought against Exarro puts the role of coal in our society firmly in the spotlight. Depending on how one measures it at any given time, South Africa depends on coal for over 80 percent...
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Balancing Africa’s energy security needs amid the climate crisis
African energy leaders and global investors attended African Energy Week in Cape Town last week to find ways of “making energy poverty history by 2030 and reshaping the continent’s energy development”. Although these...
SA power crisis jeopardises basic public services
Last month, Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa proposed to delay the decommissioning of Eskom's coal-fired power stations. This comes amid ongoing challenges to end South Africa’s energy crisis and rolling...
South Africa’s energy budget: Is this the jolt of power we need?
Investec has described Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2023 budget speech as “walking a tightrope in providing financial assistance to Eskom, supporting households and increasing spending” and “credit-neutral”. The...
SA’s energy crisis plan – Too little over too long
Africa Energy Indaba concluded its 15th instalment in Cape Town, South Africa early this month. The conference aimed to discuss, debate, and identify solutions to enable adequate energy generation across the continent....
100 years of Eskom: How did we get here?
July 2022 marked the height of Eskom’s key dysfunctions, and once again brought South Africa's state-owned electricity utility to the centre of national governance debates. For the second time since 2019, South...
