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Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, used his first media address to highlight the biggest issues facing the country's electricity supply.

Energy & Mining

Ramokgopa highlights SA’s biggest electricity challenges, and it isn’t supply

Lindsey Schutters 8 Jul 2024

Eskom gets Kusile Unit 5 boost to end load shedding

Energy & Mining

Eskom gets Kusile Unit 5 boost to end load shedding

Lindsey Schutters 1 Jul 2024

Minister in The Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa gave an Energy Action Plan update from Kusile powerstation

Energy & Mining

Eskom defies odds, delivers 47 days of uninterrupted power

Lindsey Schutters 14 May 2024

Minister Ramokgopa visiting Kendal Power Station in Mpumalanga as part of a programme to address challenges at six identified power stations which are facing challenges.

Energy & Mining

18 months into EAP, strides made in curbing electricity crisis but challenges remain

Lindsey Schutters 1 Apr 2024

South Africa's Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity has had a busy week

Energy & Mining

Ramokgopa: ‘Transmission grid needs major upgrade to unlock renewables’

13 Mar 2024

Eskom's Palmiet pumped storage hydro plant has an installed capacity of 400MW. Source: Eskom

Energy & Mining

Eskom drops load shedding to stage 4 after diesel delivery

26 Nov 2023

Pendoring Awards winners announced

Marketing & Media

Pendoring Awards winners announced

10 Nov 2023

Kgosientsho Ramokgopa visiting Kusile in September. Source: x.com

Energy & Mining

Eskom announces that load shedding remains suspended

22 Oct 2023

Cabinet approves green hydrogen commercialisation plan

Energy & Mining

Cabinet approves green hydrogen commercialisation plan

19 Oct 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Kusile pollution exemption necessary as temporary measure

13 Oct 2023

Kusile units return, load shedding drops to stage 2

Energy & Mining

Kusile units return, load shedding drops to stage 2

2 Oct 2023

Minister Ramokgopa at a recent visit to Kusile. Source: x.com

Energy & Mining

Kusile Unit 4 returns, load shedding down to Stage 4

18 Sep 2023

Actom battery energy storage. Source: Supplied

Entrepreneurship

Local suppliers play crucial role in electricity grid transition

17 Jul 2023

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Energy & Mining

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Hartmut Winkler 9 Jun 2023

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Legal

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Keith Gottschalk 25 May 2023

#EnlitAfrica2023: Eskom hopes to recover 6,000MW in the next 2 years, says Cassim

Energy & Mining

#EnlitAfrica2023: Eskom hopes to recover 6,000MW in the next 2 years, says Cassim

17 May 2023

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Legal

Asset Forfeiture Unit granted R583m restraint order

21 Apr 2023

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Energy & Mining

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Hartmut Winkler 19 Apr 2023

Eskom appoints permanent head of generation

Energy & Mining

Eskom appoints permanent head of generation

14 Apr 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Eskom temporarily allowed to bypass pollution rules

22 Mar 2023

New tax incentives are a welcome boost to solar in SA, but do they go far enough?

Energy & Mining

New tax incentives are a welcome boost to solar in SA, but do they go far enough?

Matthew Cruise 13 Mar 2023

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

Energy & Mining

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

David Richard Walwyn 19 Dec 2022

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Legal

ABB to pay South Africa R2.5bn in State Capture reparations

1 Dec 2022

South Africa is hooked on fossil fuels: how it got here and how it can get out

Energy & Mining

South Africa is hooked on fossil fuels: how it got here and how it can get out

Hartmut Winkler 17 Nov 2022

Curtis Nkondo ICT School competitors (from L-R): Thando Lukhele, Karabo Mulila, Phokuhle Mabuza,Thando Buthelezi,Ripfumelo Manganyi

Education

Soweto school takes top honours in Siyavula #1MillionMaths challenge

7 Nov 2022

Kusile Unit 1 'chimney' failure forces shutdown

Energy & Mining

Kusile Unit 1 'chimney' failure forces shutdown

3 Nov 2022

Former Eskom exec arrested on fraud, corruption charges

Energy & Mining

Former Eskom exec arrested on fraud, corruption charges

Bhargav Acharya 28 Oct 2022

Seriti looks at export options for new coal mine

Energy & Mining

Seriti looks at export options for new coal mine

Helen Reid and Nelson Banya 6 Oct 2022

Medupi, Kusile require R33bn to complete commissioning, remedial work

Energy & Mining

Medupi, Kusile require R33bn to complete commissioning, remedial work

30 Sep 2022

Stage 2 load shedding this week due to shortage of generation capacity

Energy & Mining

Stage 2 load shedding this week due to shortage of generation capacity

3 Aug 2022

Call for NPO entries - R1m up for grabs in MTN Awards for Social Change

ESG & Sustainability

Call for NPO entries - R1m up for grabs in MTN Awards for Social Change

18 Jul 2022

#INWED22: 4 women in engineering contributing to ABB's success

Construction & Engineering

#INWED22: 4 women in engineering contributing to ABB's success

23 Jun 2022

Kusile Unit 4 connected to power system

Energy & Mining

Kusile Unit 4 connected to power system

1 Jun 2022

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Legal

Corruption accused former Eskom executive skips court date

31 Mar 2022

Eskom shifts to Stage 4 load shedding as further units fail

Energy & Mining

Eskom shifts to Stage 4 load shedding as further units fail

9 Mar 2022

Grid under severe pressure with 7 power station units affected, says Eskom

Energy & Mining

Grid under severe pressure with 7 power station units affected, says Eskom

8 Mar 2022

South Africa's efforts to tackle its energy crisis lacks urgency and coherence

Energy & Mining

South Africa's efforts to tackle its energy crisis lacks urgency and coherence

Hartmut Winkler 21 Feb 2022

Eskom partially recovers from load loss, but loses further units

Energy & Mining

Eskom partially recovers from load loss, but loses further units

3 Feb 2022

Eskom loses 14,994MW due to breakdowns at two generating units

Energy & Mining

Eskom loses 14,994MW due to breakdowns at two generating units

2 Feb 2022

Eskom connects Kusile Unit 4 to power grid

Energy & Mining

Eskom connects Kusile Unit 4 to power grid

31 Dec 2021

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Legal

Former Eskom contractor's extradition hearing postponed

22 Dec 2021

SA's mining sector regulation and charting the way on local content targets in 2021

Energy & Mining

SA's mining sector regulation and charting the way on local content targets in 2021

Yashwin Bhoola, Christopher Mulindi and Goitseona Raseroka 16 Nov 2021

Eskom: how does it stack up in the pollution stakes?

Energy & Mining

Eskom: how does it stack up in the pollution stakes?

Rebecca Garland and Kristy Langerman 10 Nov 2021

South Africa's power grid is under pressure: the how and the why

Energy & Mining

South Africa's power grid is under pressure: the how and the why

MJ (Thinus) Booysen and Arnold Rix 3 Nov 2021

Stage 2 load shedding to be implemented as grid loses 17,933MW

Energy & Mining

Stage 2 load shedding to be implemented as grid loses 17,933MW

2 Nov 2021

Trips, shutdowns at 5 Eskom plants result in Stage 4 load shedding

Energy & Mining

Trips, shutdowns at 5 Eskom plants result in Stage 4 load shedding

27 Oct 2021

Eskom extends power outages until Saturday

Energy & Mining

Eskom extends power outages until Saturday

Alexander Winning 26 Oct 2021

South Africa's troubled power utility is being reset: CEO sets out how

Construction & Engineering

South Africa's troubled power utility is being reset: CEO sets out how

Anton Eberhard 17 Sep 2021

Turbines on a wind farm outside Caledon near Cape Town, South Africa. Photo by Nardus Engelbrecht/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Energy & Mining

South Africa's power generation plans are out of date: an urgent rethink is needed

Hartmut Winkler 10 Aug 2021