Lameez Omarjee

The first two projects of Bid Window 6 of the renewable energy independent power producer procurement programme have reached financial close.

In 2023, South Africa's worst year of load shedding, the Western Cape economy is estimated to have lost R12.8 billion, says Premier Alan Winde.

South Africa's limited grid capacity is one of the biggest risks to the renewable energy industry, and Eskom can't solve the problem on its own, says Jan Oberholzer, chairperson of Mulilo Energy.

Monday, 6 May 2024 marks 40 consecutive days without load shedding - and also the longest streak since the pandemic - and it's not because Eskom's burning more diesel, said Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.

As part of its plans to add 1 000MW of independent power by 2026, the City of Tshwane plans to lease two of its mothballed coal power stations and also has not ruled out nuclear power.

Following requests from prospective bidders and Eskom, the IPP Office has extended the deadline for submissions by three months, says Bernard Magoro.

While Eskom has ramped up planned maintenance, one of the key drivers in the power utility's improved plant performance is the return of three of Kusile's units, says an energy analyst.

The City of Cape Town and Eskom had started engaging in the transfer of electricity supply areas to the metro roughly two years ago when André de Ruyter was CEO.

While over 8 million households are said to be benefitting from Free Basic Electricity, there are shortcomings to the electrification programme.

Eskom said that several municipalities want to take over the power utility's networks, but amid its unbundling process, it wants to deal with the requests in an orderly manner.