Energy

Energy

South Africa’s Selemela Solar Power Plant, one of the largest solar power plants on the African continent.
Energy

South Africa is overlooking solar power that could keep the lights on after sunset

By
The Conversation
5 min read
As coal plants retire, concentrating solar power could deliver reliable electricity, cut costs and create local manufacturing jobs.
How South Africa's economy survived Eskom's collapse
Energy

How South Africa's economy survived Eskom's collapse

By
MyBroadBand
3 min read
Businesses and households turned to their own power supply, registering over 19,000MW of private generation capacity since 2018.
Coal supplies near cooling towers at Sasol Ltd.'s main plant in Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Energy

Sasol cashes in on war-driven fuel price surge

By
Bloomberg
3 min read
Sasol's coal-to-liquids output is running near five-year highs, with earnings set to hit R62 billion as oil trades well above its $50 breakeven point.
Ramaphosa finally forces Eskom to stop being referee and player
Leadership

Ramaphosa finally forces Eskom to stop being referee and player

By
Editor BizNews
3 min read
Eskom's century-long monopoly faces reform as South Africa creates an independent transmission operator to tackle load shedding challenges.
Rooftop Solar
Energy

Rooftop solar boom pushes South Africa toward a new energy era

By
MyBroadBand
4 min read
South Africa’s solar boom is reshaping the power sector as Eskom battles falling demand and rising costs.
Photovoltaic solar panels cover car parking spaces at a mall in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 18, 2023.
Energy

Eskom's monopoly crumbles, “death spiral” looms as SA business flocks to private power

By
Bloomberg
6 min read
South African firms turn to private renewable energy amid Eskom strain
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