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An analysis of global electricity revealed that wind and solar showed resilient growth in 2020 despite the pandemic, forcing a record fall in global coal power. The Global Electricity Review (https://bit.ly/3nMqxBv) published by energy think tank Ember (www.Ember-climate.org) analysed electricity data from every country in the world to give the first accurate view of the global electricity transition in 2020. It revealed that almost a tenth of global electricity was generated by wind and solar ...

Karpowership SA, the company bidding to moor five powerships in South African harbours for 20 years, cleared another hurdle when its environmental assessors ruled that the projects at the ports of Saldanha Bay, Richards Bay and Ngqura could go ahead.

MONEYWEB LIVESTREAM But not enough. 06:18  Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe. Image: GCIS South Africa plans to lift the licensing threshold for small-scale power generation projects to 10 megawatts (MW) from 1 MW, a boost to firms anxious to curb their reliance on ailing state utility Eskom, but industry experts had hoped for more. Africa’s most industrialised economy regularly suffers electricity outages because of faults at Eskom’s creaking coal-fired power stati...

Gwede Mantashe. Image: GCIS South Africa plans to lift the licensing threshold for small-scale power generation projects to 10MW from 1MW, a boost to firms anxious to curb their reliance on the ailing Eskom, but industry experts had hoped for more. The economy regularly suffers electricity outages because of faults at Eskom’s creaking coal-fired power stations. But onerous regulations have prevented many companies, such as miners, from setting up their own generation facilities. According to ...

(Adds UCT professor, context) JOHANNESBURG, April 23 (Reuters) - South Africa plans to lift the licensing threshold for small-scale power generation projects to 10 megawatts (MW) from 1 MW, a boost to firms anxious to curb their reliance on ailing state utility Eskom, but industry experts had hoped for more. Africa’s most industrialised economy regularly suffers electricity outages because of faults at Eskom’s creaking coal-fired power stations. But onerous regulations have prevented many c...

AfricaSouth Africa lifts power licence threshold, but not enough ReutersAlexander Winning 3 minutes read Locals walk past Eskoms electricity pylons as they return from work in Orlando, Soweto township, South Africa, July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko//File Photo South Africa plans to lift the licensing threshold for small-scale power generation projects to 10 megawatts (MW) from 1 MW, a boost to firms anxious to curb their reliance on ailing state utility Eskom, but industry experts had h...

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South Africa’s ‘behind the curve’ politicians always the last to know Health minister acknowledges vaccine shortfall and deputy president admits Eskom is overstaffed PREMIUM 15 March 2021 Behind the curve is a term that can be used in many different contexts. It gets used much by those who analyse central banks and their moves on interest rates... This article is reserved for DispatchLIVE subscribers. Get access to ALL DispatchLIVE content from only R45.00 per month. Alrea...

Sona was a good speech. The problem is the reality on the ground 15 Feb 2021 The nature of the ANC’s deployment policies and corruption rooted in the party will undermine Cyril Ramaphosa’s plan for South Africa NEWS ANALYSIS President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2021 State of the Nation address may have laid out a broad recovery programme for South African, but its implementation is likely to be undermined by the systemic corruption in the government and the private sector. The president spoke at s...

The president’s latest energy commitments were meant to have been met years ago, but he struggled to get Gwede Mantashe on board