Even if the country remained committed to long-term coal-fired energy in a world rapidly transforming to green energy, it would have difficulty finding investors to build the infrastructure...
Nicci Botha 3 days ago
Energy experts Ted Blom and Dr Grové Steyn differ in their opinion on the nature of the Eskom debt burden and thrashed it out in a panel discussion at the African Utility Week...
Nicci Botha 15 May 2019
Energy Minister Jeff Radebe's vague promise that South Africa's long-overdue energy blueprint, the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), will be "concluded imminently" did, however, clearly indicate that coal would still play a prominent role in the country's energy mix...
Nicci Botha 15 May 2019
The new year brings a new set of dynamics and challenges set to influence the future of the energy industry, from presidential elections to megaprojects developments, amidst intensifying international competition...
NJ Ayuk 21 Jan 2019
Madagascar has a new energy policy with the ambitious plan of providing universal access and energy security to its citizens by 2030. But this plan is not without its challenges...
Nicci Botha 13 Dec 2018
Africa Oil Week held in Cape Town recently was a veritable who's who of oil and gas players on the continent. A ministerial panel gave insight into the aspirations of some of the countries...
Nicci Botha 12 Nov 2018
Years of civil war has seen Sudan's lucrative oil industry shrink to virtually nothing...
Nicci Botha 9 Nov 2018
South Africa's much mooted seventh refinery is on the way...
Nicci Botha 7 Nov 2018
Eskom left large chunks of the country in the dark on Thursday night when it implemented stage one load shedding, blaming the black out on sabotage by striking workers...
Nicci Botha 15 Jun 2018
Manufacturing Indaba 2018 promises to be bigger and more innovative than ever before, providing the broader manufacturing industry with a roadmap and the connections to unlock their growth potential and deliver accelerated GDP growth...
Lauren Hartzenberg 28 May 2018
Energy minister, Jeff Radebe, did not once mention nuclear as an option for future energy provision, instead he sang the praises of the country's successful renewables programme...
Nicci Botha 16 May 2018
With the Seedstars World Summit taking place on Thursday, 12 April 2018, the organisers have announced the final 65 finalists that will get the chance to pitch their ideas on the global stage. 20 out of the 65 finalists are from Africa...
Ilse van den Berg 11 Apr 2018
Both South Africa and Mozambique show promise in the oil and gas sector, and collaboration between the two countries to create a substantial hub could significantly grow the region's economy...
Nicci Botha 28 Mar 2018
While access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy for all will usher in economic growth and job creation on the continent, energy projects in Africa lack sufficient access to financing sources...
Danette Breitenbach 22 Feb 2018
With the demand for energy expected to increase substantially to 2040 globally, Africa is no exception...
Danette Breitenbach 21 Feb 2018
Energy is one of the sectors of our economy most closely watched by local and international investors...
Siyabonga Mbanjwa 30 Jan 2018
At SAWEA's annual wind industry conference held in mid-November 2017, the outcome of a major national research study was launched...
Brenda Martin 10 Jan 2018
The famous revolutionary hall of fame has a new name - technology. It changes regimes, rules and industries. It transforms the traditional, it disrupts the conventional and it redefines the future...
Vinny Perumal 8 Jan 2018
There are many considerations to take into account when developing a wind farm, one of which is the impact on visual, aesthetic, and scenic resources in and around a potential location...
Sindy Peters 21 Nov 2017
John Sanei, business innovation strategist, trend specialist, futurist and author of South African bestseller What's your moonshot?, has been invited to join Singularity University's panel of global speakers...
Jessica Tennant 15 Nov 2017
Today saw the start of WindAc Africa 2017 - the annual "academic hour for wind power" hosted by the South African Wind Energy Association...
Sindy Peters 14 Nov 2017
The future of large public utilities, such as Eskom, is uncertain...
Sindy Peters 20 Oct 2017
The energy industry breathed a huge sigh of relief recently when energy minister Mmamoloko Kubayi announced that power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy from bid windows 3.5 and 4 will be signed by the end of October 2017...
Siyabonga Mbanjwa 17 Oct 2017
The number of incumbents who have warmed the chief executive's seat at Eskom in the last year continues to grow...
Nicci Botha 9 Oct 2017
The business case for transforming waste to address critical energy shortages is mounting...
Webb Meko 8 Aug 2017
Tasneem Essop has launched an initiative...
Sindy Peters 28 Jul 2017
Marius Oosthuizen, a lecturer in strategic foresight at GIBS, unpacked some of the trends shaping the future of utilities...
Sindy Peters 23 May 2017
Regional collaboration is key to securing energy supply and minimising costs, but regional integration in a mutually beneficial manner remains a challenge, said Ben Martins, deputy minister of state enterprises.
Nicci Botha 17 May 2017
Brian Molefe was a no-show at African Utility Week. Not surprising, given his track record of not pitching at this event when there's a bullet to be dodged...
Nicci Botha 17 May 2017
When electricity reaches Zambia through the solar market, we could see a dramatic decrease in poverty and a surge in creative entrepreneurs contributing to a thriving economy...
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 19 Apr 2017
