When will Eskom see the light? Environmental groups beg Govt to shake-up utility
Tina Joemat-Pettersson Most of us probably only ever think about Eskom when there is a power cut and we are reminded how important electricity is in our lives. South African and international...
View ArticleRenewable energy becoming an economic no-brainer.
If, like me, you lean towards renewable energy for chiefly environmental reasons but ‘tolerated’ fossil-based and nuclear-generated energy on economic grounds, prepare to be convinced otherwise. The...
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Chris Yelland The ANC signalled its acceptance that state entities can be run incompetently and with complete disregard for how they impact on the economy and wellbeing of citizens when it nominated...
View ArticleGovt ignores best advice yet again – this time on clean energy generation
When your own Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) tells you alternatives to coal and nuclear power have now become so sophisticated and efficient that using them exclusively in...
View ArticleBeyond the ANC’s patronage politics: Where is SA actually going with Eskom
CAPE TOWN — Sasol senior energy executive, Piet van Staden and a member of a group that uses 40% of the country’s electricity, the Energy Intensive User Group (EIUG) of South Africa, says that when it...
View ArticleTen key takeaways from the Eskom 2017/18 interim financial results – Chris...
Chris Yelland JOHANNESBURG — Having covered several Eskom financial results briefings myself in the past, I can always say that they were very depressing affairs, filled mostly with drama and...
View ArticleLasering through the power-generation smog – the facts on renewable energy
CAPE TOWN — While the energy debate roils around in our society, confounded by craven historical bids by Zuptoids to use Eskom for their own nefarious ends, the stricken energy giant continues to...
View ArticleA blowout in the Karoo: Inside the R4.4bn, 140MW wind farm project in Roggeveld
JOHANNESBURG — South African Energy Minister Jeff Radebe recently signed agreements with 27 independent power producers after more than two years of delays. The deals promise to revive the nation’s...
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*Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) is a leading African Corporate and Investment Bank and one of the largest financial services group (by market capitalisation) in Africa – FirstRand Bank Limited. By Mphokolo...
View ArticleWhen will Eskom see the light? Environmental groups beg Govt to shake-up utility
Tina Joemat-Pettersson Most of us probably only ever think about Eskom when there is a power cut and we are reminded how important electricity is in our lives. South African and international...
View ArticleRenewable energy becoming an economic no-brainer.
If, like me, you lean towards renewable energy for chiefly environmental reasons but ‘tolerated’ fossil-based and nuclear-generated energy on economic grounds, prepare to be convinced otherwise. The...
View ArticleExposed: Under Molefe and friends, Eskom has been hammering South Africans –...
Chris Yelland The ANC signalled its acceptance that state entities can be run incompetently and with complete disregard for how they impact on the economy and wellbeing of citizens when it nominated...
View ArticleGovt ignores best advice yet again – this time on clean energy generation
When your own Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) tells you alternatives to coal and nuclear power have now become so sophisticated and efficient that using them exclusively in...
View ArticleBeyond the ANC’s patronage politics: Where is SA actually going with Eskom
CAPE TOWN — Sasol senior energy executive, Piet van Staden and a member of a group that uses 40% of the country’s electricity, the Energy Intensive User Group (EIUG) of South Africa, says that when it...
View ArticleTen key takeaways from the Eskom 2017/18 interim financial results – Chris...
Chris Yelland JOHANNESBURG — Having covered several Eskom financial results briefings myself in the past, I can always say that they were very depressing affairs, filled mostly with drama and...
View ArticleLasering through the power-generation smog – the facts on renewable energy
CAPE TOWN — While the energy debate roils around in our society, confounded by craven historical bids by Zuptoids to use Eskom for their own nefarious ends, the stricken energy giant continues to...
View ArticleA blowout in the Karoo: Inside the R4.4bn, 140MW wind farm project in Roggeveld
JOHANNESBURG — South African Energy Minister Jeff Radebe recently signed agreements with 27 independent power producers after more than two years of delays. The deals promise to revive the nation’s...
View ArticleOptimal funding for The Roggeveld Wind Project: Generating power at the...
*Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) is a leading African Corporate and Investment Bank and one of the largest financial services group (by market capitalisation) in Africa – FirstRand Bank Limited. By Mphokolo...
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