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...
Brace for worse load-shedding in 2024
Eskom's system status outlook for 2024 shows that there will be a significant electricity shortfall for every week of the year and people should expect extensive load-shedding.
The report's 52-week outlook forecasts that electricity demand will be much...
Integrated Resource Plan 2023 includes more coal and lots of gas power for South Africa
South Africa’s updated energy blueprint envisions more than 100 gigawatts (GW) of new generation capacity being built by 2050, and proposes that a variety of technologies and fuels be considered to produce...