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South Africa plans to expand use of renewable power as the coal-dependent nation expects traditional, centralised generation plants to “disappear,” Energy Minister Jeff Radebe said.
This piece finds some natural light at the end of the Eskom tunnel where many of us were convinced it was the headlight of an approaching train.
Saddled with debt equivalent to about 8% of South Africa’s gross domestic product, Eskom isn’t able to produce enough electricity to meet demand.
Two new coal-fired power plants being built in South Africa, which will be the continent’s largest once completed, are “badly designed and badly constructed”.
Chris Yelland, investigative editor of EE Publishers, unpacks how Eskom’s technical travails are impacting on its woeful bottom line.
There has been much speculation in the media on the pending restructuring and unbundling of Eskom.
South Africa is looking to spend billions of rand to secure energy from megaprojects on the continent at a time when Eskom is broke and struggling to supply enough electricity.
FirstRand has joined the exodus of local banks that were funding new coal-fired power plants in SA.
There should be many options on the table when it comes to fixing Eskom. But the problem is that each one of these solutions would be rejected by unions.
Nedbank lived up to its slogan as the “green” bank in a decision to withdraw its funding of two proposed new coal-fired power stations in South Africa.