SA’s clean energy transition doesn’t need to cost a cent – David Fickling
South Africa’s energy landscape is undergoing a remarkable transformation, marked by the rise of household solar power amidst chronic problems with major coal power projects.
South Africa’s energy landscape is undergoing a remarkable transformation, marked by the rise of household solar power amidst chronic problems with major coal power projects.
Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter is taking no chances after publishing his instant bestseller Truth To Power, which exposes the ANC’s plundering of South Africa’s national electricity utility.
The SA government has discussed slowing down the decommissioning of old coal-fired power stations due to a severe electricity shortage.
SA’s electricity minister names three power stations that present the best opportunity to bring power cuts to an end.
Eskom has to service an enormous heap of historical debt and does not have the money to build new power stations.
The dire need for power in West Africa will be partly met by three power station financings, the last of which reached financial close last year.
While going through Eskom’s latest financial results, what concerned Chris Yelland was the cost and time overruns at the Medupi and Kusile power stations.