The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has issued a second concurrence to a Section 34 Ministerial Determination, which paves the way to procure 11,813MW of new electricity capacity...
11 Sep 2020
Energy Minister Jeff Radebe says Eskom on its own cannot supply the R1trn of investment in power generation, transmission and distribution needed by 2030 under the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP).
Alexandra Felekis 4 Apr 2019
The tender process and the awarding of renewable energy Independent Power Producers (IPPs) contracts have no room for favouritism...
25 Feb 2019
The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme is making a significant impact on the economy, job creation, community upliftment...
25 Feb 2019
Government needs to urgently ensure the compliance of implementation agreements (IAs) related to Independent Power Producers (IPPs), Energy Minister, Jeff Radebe said...
6 Sep 2018
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
In the past few months, the role of renewable energy has become a subject of intense debate...
Siyabonga Mbanjwa 16 Mar 2017
Eskom's delay in signing power purchase agreements with renewable IPPs could result in manufacturers going out of business...
27 Feb 2017
The two successful bidders for the first coal-based independent power producer (IPP) programme have been announced...
10 Oct 2016
With no load shedding for almost a year and a considerably improved balance sheet, Eskom seems to have got its ducks in a row...
5 Jul 2016
The additional preferred bidders for the renewable energy independent power producer procurement programme (REIPPPP) Bid Window 4 that will supply an additional 1084MW of electricity to support the national grid have been announced...
12 Jun 2015
A quiet revolution in renewable energy taking place in South Africa has already brought substantial benefits, saving the economy billions of rands in diesel and coal that Eskom would have to have burnt to keep the lights on...
28 Apr 2015
The preferred bidders for phase four of the Independent Power Producer (IPP) procurement programme have been announced...
16 Apr 2015
The Department of Energy freeze on rolling out the solar water heating programme has created an uncertain environment that has deterred investors, Parliament heard on Wednesday, 11 March...
Linda Ensor 16 Mar 2015
The Department of Energy is planning a "rolling" renewable energy programme, which the government hopes will encourage long-term investment in the industry, pave the way for the establishment of related manufacturing facilities, and create jobs, deputy director-general Ompi Aphane said last week.
21 Aug 2012