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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Increased solar and wind power making grid stability management trickier

    Increased solar and wind power making grid stability management trickier The increased use of solar and wind power in South Africa could cause significantly increased instability in the country's electricity transmission grid. If not adapted appropriately, the risk of controlled power outages...
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    Three decades of government failure on electricity provision

    Three decades of government failure on electricity provision In 1994, Apartheid ended and the African National Congress (ANC) won South Africa’s first ever democratic elections, promising “Electricity for All” as part of its Reconstruction and Development Programme. Back then, only 36% of all...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom says Greenpeace report's measurement of air pollution health impact is wrong

    Eskom says Greenpeace report's measurement of air pollution health impact is wrong Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state power company, disputed the findings of a Greenpeace report that it operates many of the world’s worst emission sites for toxic nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide...
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    Expert weighs in on SA's ideal energy mix

    Expert weighs in on SA's ideal energy mix South Africa’s economy has been hard hit by 15 years of load-shedding (rolling blackouts). The country’s coal-fired power plants have a maintenance backlog and frequently experience unexpected technical failures. On the other hand, South Africa has...
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    Greenpeace study finds Eskom power stations big air pollution sinners

    Greenpeace study finds Eskom power stations big air pollution sinners South Africa is home to many of the world’s worst emission sites for toxic nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide and most of those are operated by the nation’s state power utility, according to Greenpeace. Coal-fired power...
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    Coal power is here to stay — Mantashe

    Coal power is here to stay — Mantashe South Africa’s energy minister said expecting a rapid transition from its dependence on coal-fired power generation to clean energy would be “very wrong,” and the nation will need to use the fossil fuel for longer to address an electricity shortage. Gwede...
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    National Treasury pressure stopping Eskom from using tens of billions in renewable energy funding

    National Treasury pressure stopping Eskom from using tens of billions in renewable energy funding South Africa’s state power utility has failed to tap $2.5 billion (R47.9 billion) of cheap loans to build critical transmission infrastructure that would help end the country’s crippling energy...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Independent report on state of Eskom power stations being kept secret

    Independent report on state of Eskom power stations being kept secret An environmental pressure group and energy analysts have raised concerns over the justifications for keeping an independent report into the state of Eskom's coal-fired power stations under wraps, City Press reports...
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    Trains collide on Transnet's main coal export line

    Trains collide on Transnet's main coal export line Trains on South Africa’s main coal export line collided early on 14 January, shutting the route that’s been plagued with issues, according to state logistics company Transnet SOC Ltd. Workers are trying to clear the two trains that were...
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    Eskom's EAF drops to new low in 2023

    Eskom's EAF drops to new low in 2023 The average weekly energy availability factor (EAF) of Eskom's generating fleet dropped to a new low during 2023. The EAF is a percentage that reflects the portion of Eskom's capacity available at a given time compared to its total installed capacity.
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    Cabinet approves revised IRP

    Cabinet approves revised IRP South Africa’s cabinet approved an updated Integrated Resource Plan — a blueprint for the development of electricity provision over the next two-and-a-half decades. The plan underpins how the government will address the nation’s energy crisis, electricity minister...
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    Eskom weekly EAF hits 60% for 1st time since August 2022

    Eskom weekly EAF hits 60% for 1st time since August 2022 Eskom has improved its coal power station fleet's weekly energy availability factor (EAF) to 60% for the first time in more than a year. That is according to Eskom generation manager Eric Shumugam, speaking at the Minister of...
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    NUM wants South Africa's renewable climate pact with rich countries suspended

    NUM wants South Africa's renewable climate pact with rich countries suspended The main labour union at South Africa’s state power utility called for the suspension of an $8.5-billion (R164.01-billion) climate finance pact with some of the world’s richest nations as well as plans to break up...
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    German experts complete report on state of Eskom coal power plants

    German experts complete report on state of Eskom coal power plants German energy consultants have completed a review of Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.’s struggling coal-fired plants and will submit the report to South Africa’s finance minister this week. Enoch Godongwana is set to receive the report...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    EU penalties on the cards for South Africa if it does not start ditching coal

    EU penalties on the cards for South Africa if it does not start ditching coal South Africa must accelerate its transition to renewable energy to avoid export penalties being threatened by key trading partners, a government official said on Wednesday. “We are doing this for ourselves because it...
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    Another delay for South Africa's multi-billion-dollar renewable energy plan

    Another delay for South Africa's multi-billion-dollar renewable energy plan South Africa’s government will need another two to three months to complete an energy transition implementation plan, further delaying the flow of funds from an $8.5-billion (R160.6 billion) climate finance agreement...
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    Komati renewable conversion plans in limbo

    Komati renewable conversion plans in limbo Delays in converting Eskom's decommissioned Komati coal power plant into a hybrid renewable energy facility have caused "despair and frustration" in the small Mpumalanga town, Sunday Times reports. The publication said that many Komati residents —...
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    Mantashe says South Africa must focus on energy poverty over cutting emissions

    Mantashe says South Africa must focus on energy poverty over cutting emissions South Africa must balance the need to cut emissions with increasing electricity access and developing its natural resources, according to the nation’s energy minister. “We can’t be only about decarbonisation,”...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Construction of key World Bank-funded coal rail line to Majuba disrupted by severe theft

    Construction of key World Bank-funded coal rail line to Majuba disrupted by severe theft A World Bank Group-funded effort to increase train access to a power plant in South Africa’s coal-rich region has started to significantly backslide as criminals target the country’s rail system...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    Presidency shares roadmap for ending load-shedding — with plan for relief by end of 2023

    Presidency shares roadmap for ending load-shedding — with plan for relief by end of 2023 South Africa will focus on fixing its dilapidated coal-fired power plants and the longer-term roll-out of at least 50 gigawatts (GW) of private renewable energy projects by the end of the decade to tackle...
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