New technical problems arising during the commissioning of Unit 6, the first of six 800 MW generation units at Eskom’s Medupi power station, may be placing South Africa’s electricity supply at risk.
This daily market review provides a wrap-up of the latest developments in South African, UK, US and other international markets. Here is today’s edition.
South Africans have just spent the last weekend, collectively complaining about the icy weather. Winter has certainly arrived, and although the cold-front is set to abate by the end of the week, it has raised many concerns about Eskom’s ability to deliver power steadily throughout winter, without any dreaded load-shedding. Our energy sector is no … Read more
In this deeply honest assessment of the SA construction sector, industry experts Liz O’Leary and Brian Africa expose the real reasons why the SA State has been unable to deliver on its infrastructure investment promises. It’s not just incompetence and a lack of capacity. Those charged with making the decisions of how to allocate tenders … Read more