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Johannesburg skyline. (Photo by Brooks Kraft LLC/S The commitment of the Ramaphosa government to reignite growth through structural reform is coming more and more into focus, says JP Landman.  South Africa has now been in a "demographic recession" for six years because the population grew faster than the economy. Our population growth is 1.6% pa (allowing for one immigrant every 2.5 minutes). Since 2015, economic growth has not kept pace with that number. The latest figures from the South Afr...

The RMIPPP is the first step in the government’s plan to procure more than 13 800 megawatts (MW) of new energy over the next decade, as set out in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2019) that was updated in October 2019.  Although we view the RMIPPP as positive in terms of the urgency needed to address the ongoing energy supply deficit, we are less positive about the extent of the gas-burning technology that will be used to generate this new energy, given its associated high level of CO2 em...

29 April 2021 South Africa has now been in a ‘demographic recession’ for six years because the population grew faster than the economy. Our population growth is 1,6% pa (allowing for one immigrant every 2,5 minutes). Since 2015, economic growth has not kept pace with that number. The latest figures from the South African Reserve Bank show that by the end of 2020, per capita incomes were 11% lower in constant terms than at the end of 2014 – a six-year lag.   At this stage economists expec...

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The power cuts implemented by Eskom over the years has forced the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy to procure additional energy to ensure electricity supply.

Request for qualifications and proposals | Bid Window 5 of the REIPPPP The RFP will be available for download after confirmation of payment of the required documentation fee 20 April 2021 - 06:59 Before accessing the RFP, each prospective bidder is required to pay non-refundable documentation fee of R25,000. Image: Supplied/IPP Projects The department of mineral resources & energy invites interested parties to register prospective bids under Bid Window 5 of the Re...

Charnè Hundermark, Southern And East Africa Editor April 15, 2021 Africa Oil & Power recently spoke with Janine Espin, Managing Director of Economic Development Solutions (EDS), about the anticipated compliance requirements associated with the Bid Window 5 of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement (REIPPP) Program; the benefits of compliance for both renewable energy project owners and local communities; and the impact of the rece...

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Eskom supports alternative energy sources as the utility admits it's ageing infrastructure cannot produce enough power for years to come.

Ramaphosa fails to rally markets By Siphelele Dludla Share JOHANNESBURG - THE RAND moved onto the back foot with stocks retreating on Friday after President Cyril Ramaphosas State of the Nation Address (SONA) failed to rally the markets. The rand fell to R14.69 to the dollar during early trade after soaring to a one-month high on Thursday when it ground its way to R14.63 against the greenback. The JSE benchmark index slightly pared gains early on Friday to 65 847 points following Thursday’s c...