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| Nov 2, 2023 | Load shedding: it’s too early to call a turnaround | Over the past few months, South Africa’s power generation sector has performed better than expected. Four factors explain this: an acceleration of solar power installations, fewer frequent breakdowns at power stations, a less restricted sup... |
| Apr 15, 2023 | South Africa must forge its own energy path: Gordhan | Pravin Gordhan
South Africa must forge its own path towards becoming a low carbon emissions economy, public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan said.
The minister was speaking during a panel discussion at the Presidential Climate Commission... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Fuel price hike: What you will pay for petrol and diesel from TODAY | The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced a hike in both petrol and diesel prices, effective from Wednesday, 1 March 2023. Image: Pixabay
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced a hike in both petrol and dies... |
| Feb 28, 2023 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Tuesday, 28 February 2023 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Tuesday, 28 February 2023 Photos:Stock/Canva
We’ve got all the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa you really need to know on Tuesday, 28 February 2023.
The Department of Minera... |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Petrol prices to shoot up on Wednesday – [DETAILS] | Petrol prices expected to increase on Wednesday. Photo: Pixabay.com
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has announced a hike in Petrol prices for Wednesday, 1 March 2023.
THE LOCAL CURRENCY TAKING A KNOCK THIS MONTH
The publicati... |
| Feb 24, 2023 | The Eskom bailout won’t end power cuts, but here’s what will | The announcement by finance minister Enoch Godongwana of debt relief for the country’s troubled power utility, Eskom, is a step forward. It will fix one problem: Eskom has too much debt. But the plan won’t end power cuts which have worsened... |
| Sep 21, 2022 | ‘Mad scientists who wear ANC t-shirts’: DA vows court action to halt eThekwini nuclear power plan | The DA will go to court to stop the eThekwini Municipality from building a nuclear power station. Photo: Pixabay.
The eThekwini metro has identified a number of ways to ease its load shedding woes and dependence on Eskom, including building... |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Petrol price cut: THIS is how much you’ll pay for fuel TODAY | If you go down to the petrol pumps today, you’re in for a pleasant surprise! This is how much you’ll now pay for petrol and diesel. Photo: File / Archive
If you go down to the petrol pumps today, you’re in for a pleasant surprise!
CRIME STA... |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Koeberg woes raise serious questions | The Koeberg nuclear power station. Image: 6000.co.za licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2.0
South Africa’s only nuclear power plant, Koeberg, has frequently been in the news in 2022, all for the wrong reasons.
Its operating licence ex... |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Oil refinery closures, cleaner fuels and the security of supply in South Africa | Oil refinery closures, cleaner fuels and the security of supply in South Africa: Image: Adobe stock
While South Africa has been preoccupied with rolling electricity blackouts, security of liquid fuels supply has been overlooked even though ... |
| Jul 13, 2022 | SA Could Produce A Lot More Renewable Energy: Here’s What It Needs | South Africa has some of the best solar and wind resources in the world. GettyImages |
| Jun 20, 2022 | South Africa’s fuel price: what’s driving the surge | South Africa’s fuel price what’s driving the surge: Image: Adobe stock
Increases in the domestic price of fuel are big news in South Africa, with the price of petrol, diesel and paraffin reaching new highs. The underlying reason for the pri... |
| Jun 19, 2022 | Why the air over Gauteng sometimes smells foul in winter | People living in South Africa’s biggest city, Johannesburg, have been subject to pungent smells in the air similar to rotten eggs. It’s not the first time citizens have complained about the smell, which is related to polluted air. We asked ... |
| Jun 16, 2022 | ‘It’s an idea’: South Africa looking to buy Russian oil – Mantashe | Image via: flickr
As South Africans navigate astronomically high petrol prices, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says the government is looking into possibly purchasing oil from Russia.
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Fuel price hike: There C... |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Petrol hike: AA welcomes fuel levy extension, calls for a review | Photo: Gallo Images / OJ Koloti
The Automobile Association (AA) says it welcomes government’s decision to extend the fuel levy, but has reminded South Africans that the measure is only temporary. Petrol has increased by up to R2.43 while di... |
| May 31, 2022 | Fuel price hike: There COULD be some good news for motorists | The Automobile Association (AA) has urged South Africans to brace themselves as fuel prices increase. Photo: Stock Image / Pixabay
From Wednesday, South African motorists could be forking out as much as R4 for a litre of petrol. In March 20... |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Ramaphosa’s plan to ease South Africa’s energy crisis | Ramaphosas plan to ease South Africa’s energy crisis: Image: Adobe stock
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced an action plan to address the country’s growing energy crisis. It included relaxing the legislative and env... |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Government got the fuel price wrong – and its explanation doesn’t quite add up | (Business Insider South Africa)
The department of mineral resources and energy on Wednesday revised the official petrol price downwards by 6c.
It said it had made a mistake in the margin paid to retailers, incorrectly factoring in a wage in... |
| Nov 25, 2021 | The Electric Vehicle Revolution Doesn’t Make Sense Without Solar | Static photo, Colour: Stage Light |
| Nov 25, 2021 | The Electric Vehicle Revolution Doesn’t Make Sense Without Solar | Static photo, Colour: Stage Light
The clock is ticking for the internal combustion engine (ICE), with more than 100 countries and other entities at the COP26 climate summit committing to phasing it out by 2035.
Yet South Africa risks missin... |
| Dec 14, 2020 | South Africa’s Electricity Supply: What’s Tripping The Switch | Electricity customers should brace themselves for steeper increases. shutterstock |
| Oct 22, 2020 | The US nuclear company with an eye on SA just got a R23 billion boost, courtesy of Donald Trump | News analysis
SA's Koeberg nuclear power plant. (Photo: Jay Caboz)
American nuclear energy company NuScale has been citing Cape Town as an example of an ideal customer for its still-theoretical generators.
It has now received in-principle f... |
| Jul 29, 2019 | The rough South African seas could provide enough electricity for a city, a new study finds | Photo: Duncan Alfreds
Ocean turbines in the Agulhas Current, which hugs South Africa’s east coast, could help the country produce baseload energy when it decommissions its coal-fired plants
The optimal place for the turbines would be about ... |
| May 3, 2016 | SA opens giant solar plant | The Paleisheuwel solar plant has been connected to the national transmission grid managed by Eskom.
TerniEnergia, an Italian-based renewable energy company, has completed the first of the two giant solar plants in SA.
The photovoltaic (PV) ... |