Tender: Eskom mulls legal route

Melanie Gosling|Published

Eskom considers approaching Constitutional Court after SCA’s decision to set aside R5bn nuclear contract awarded to Areva.

Wind energy 40% cheaper than coal

Melanie Gosling|Published

Renewable energy is supplying electricity at around 40 percent cheaper than prices forecast for the Medupi and Kusile coal powered plants.

Carbon move won’t initially affect power price

Melanie Gosling|Published

SA’s proposed carbon tax is designed to get polluting companies to change their behaviour and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Cape farmers set to lose millions

Melanie Gosling|Published

Wheat farmers in the Western Cape stand to lose millions of rand in what they say is the worst drought in decades.

‘No nuclear deal signed with Moscow’

Melanie Gosling|Published

Tina Joemat-Pettersson says no nuclear deal has been signed, despite perceptions that she’s “married to the Russians”.

Nine Philippi industries without power

Melanie Gosling|Published

Nine industries in Philippi have been without power since Saturday because Eskom’s repair team had been “chased away” by people apparently protecting their illegal ...

Minister’s green power push welcomed

Melanie Gosling|Published

Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson is set to expand South Africa’s renewable energy sector.

Farm report warns of serious problems

Melanie Gosling|Published

Three percent of South Africa’s farmers produce 95 percent of the country’s formal-sector food, according to a WWF report.

Nuclear push ‘will bankrupt Eskom’

Melanie Gosling|Published

SA’s push for up to 10 nuclear power stations could bankrupt the government and Eskom, warns Earthlife Africa.

‘Give solar power a chance’

Melanie Gosling|Published

The solar power industry is ready to install 2 000MW of electricity every year for the next five years to help ease SA’s energy crunch.

Huge hike looms if Eskom gets its way

Melanie Gosling|Published

Consumers will be paying 250 percent more for power than they did in 2008 if Eskom is granted the rate hike it has requested.

Power cuts cost Cape Town R1bn a month

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The Mother City is looking at buying electricity from independent power producers to help diversify the energy mix.

Nuclear reactor now delayed until 2025

Melanie Gosling|Published

The nuclear industry says “political delays” have pushed the completion date for SA’s first new nuclear reactor from 2023 to 2025.

‘Renewable energy can resolve urgent problems’

Melanie Gosling|Published

Greenpeace anti-nuclear activists unfurled a banner at the 2nd Nuclear Industry Congress Africa 2015 in Sea Point on Thursday.

Subsidy system back on track for solar geysers

Melanie Gosling|Published

The Energy Department will implement a new rebate scheme for consumers who install solar water geysers.

Wind, solar energy can add to grid

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The private sector has submitted bids to the government to build 6 000MW of wind and solar power plants.

DTi urged to cut solar geyser red tape

Melanie Gosling|Published

The solar water-heater industry has called on government to scrap the red tape that has brought it to a standstill.

Massive gains from renewable energy – study

Melanie Gosling|Published

SAa’s fledgling renewable energy sector contributed R5. 6 billion worth of benefits to the country last year.

Alarm over solar rebate programme ‘gap’

Melanie Gosling|Published

Eskom’s rebate programme for solar water heaters isto be taken over by Department of Energy.

Electricity crisis could last 5 years

Melanie Gosling|Published

Eskom has warned that SA will have to live with the risk or power shortages until 2019.

Billions wasted in plan to aid farmers

Melanie Gosling|Published

The billions of rands spent by the government on the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme had not lifted many subsistence farmers out of poverty, parliamentary ...

Cape property boom returns

Melanie Gosling|Published

Cape Town’s seaside mansions on the Atlantic coast are being sought after again.

Power firms await end to Eskom’s monopoly

Melanie Gosling|Published

It was a 'great tragedy' that a bill that would break up Eskom's power monopoly had not been considered by Parliament.

SA seeking to reopen red meat export market

Melanie Gosling|Published

Although South Africa’s foot and mouth disease-free status was officially regained last week after being suspended for three years, export markets have not been ...

Red meat export ban finally lifted

Melanie Gosling|Published

After a three-year ban on the export of red meat because of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, the international authorities have declared South Africa a disease-free ...