Projects and energy updates from South Africa -
Green energy bid targets black business -
South Africa plans to invite bidders for additional renewable power projects amounting to ZAR50 billion of investment, which will...more
6/12/2018
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Development agendas to curb power woes -
Sub-Saharan Africa is burdened with a complex and persistent electricity gap that is difficult to bridge in the medium to long-term owing to population growth, says...more
5/15/2018
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Hogan Lovells Publications | Water Newsletter | 15 May 2018 Water updates from South Africa CoCT emergency desalination plant prepares to come online The City of Cape Town V&A desalination plant, feeding 2.0 megalitres of...more
5/15/2018
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Cost-effective water treatment solutions imperative -
South Africans have to reduce water use and wastage by optimising existing processes such as serge-gating, recovering, treating and recycling effluent waters for reuse,...more
New power generation exemption framework creates fresh hurdles for IPPs -
Titled “Licensing Exemption and Registration Notice”, the amendment was published in the Government Gazette of 10 November 2017, and signed by...more
3/5/2018
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Public-private partnerships key for gas infrastructure development in SADC region -
Speaking [Nepad Business Foundation (NBF) Africa infrastructure programme manager Peter Varndell] at the Africa Gas Forum, in...more
Updates on the water situation in South Africa Koeberg participating in development of other desalination projects Apart from its recently announced temporary desalination plant, the Koeberg nuclear power station is working...more
Weekly projects and energy updates in South Africa Limpopo’s coal-fired power station gets green light The government has flashed the green light again for a [new] multibillion-rand coal-fired power station in Limpopo, but...more
2/12/2018
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New electricity generation: Eskom outlines transmission spending plans -
Eskom plans to spend ZAR174.5 billion on its transmission and distribution network over the next 10 years, largely to improve reliability and...more
10/23/2017
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Kubayi sets 77c/kWh price cap and October deadline for signing of 26 renewables projects -
Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi stipulated that all the projects would be subject to a 77c/kWh tariff cap; a price point that...more
9/5/2017
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Weekly projects and energy updates in South Africa Electrification scheme in focus, says Eskom With 90% of South Africa now having access to electricity, the utility will now put special focus on the three provinces that are...more
Eskom given 30 days to meet NERSA requirements for 2018 tariff application -
The state-owned utility is seeking a 19.9% hike from 1 April 2018, having been granted a 2.2% increase from 1 April 2017....more
Weekly projects and energy updates in South Africa -
Legal and policy certainty required if gas economy is to be realised -
Speaking at the Africa Liquefied Petroleum Gas Summit, held in Johannesburg last month, he...more
8/7/2017
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Weekly projects and energy updates in South Africa -
Climate change impacts global energy system, says Shell boss -
The CEO of Shell, Ben van Beurden, has noted the importance of taking a global perspective on tackling...more
Weekly projects and energy updates in South Africa Eskom urged to be less secretive with its operating data Eskom came under criticism at the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) subcommittee hearings for attempting to keep some...more
7/11/2017
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Eskom’s chairman backs controversial chief financial officer -
On the same day that a leading advocate published a scathing report adding to the mountain of evidence...more
7/3/2017
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Weekly projects and energy updates in South Africa -
How Dongfang won ZAR4bn “cooked” Eskom tender -
General Electric and Murray & Roberts have gone to court accusing Eskom of rigging a ZAR4 billion tender to go to...more
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Moody’s downgrades Eskom -
Moody’s lowered Eskom’s credit rating to the second rung of junk status on Tuesday night....more
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EDF signs 420 MW hydro construction deal with Cameroon -
On Tuesday, an agreement was signed between the French power utility Électricité de France (EDF) and the...more
Weekly projects and energy updates in South Africa -
Medupi Unit 4 synchronised to national grid -
In South Africa, Unit 4 of the Medupi Power Station Project in Lephalale, Limpopo, was synchronised to the national...more
Weekly projects and energy updates in South Africa Eskom faces intensified scrutiny over Molefe's reappointment Eskom is facing multipronged investigations into its reappointment of Brian Molefe as CEO, with Parliament’s...more
5/30/2017
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Weekly projects and energy updates in South Africa -
Synposis of energy minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi budget speech -
The energy minister reconfirmed that government will proceed with the signing of new nuclear power...more
DoE won’t appeal nuclear ruling, but Kubayi leaves door open for new nuclear determination ahead of IRP update -
Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi announced on Saturday that government would not appeal the 26 April ruling...more
Weekly projects and energy updates in South Africa -
Too much money, not enough green projects in Africa -
There is more capital than there are ready renewable projects in Africa, according to the African...more
Weekly projects and energy updates in South Africa -
Government forced to shelve nuclear deal after court ruling -
Government will have to shelve processes already underway to procure 9.6 GW of nuclear energy....more