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Nersa’s secrecy problem

Nersa approves huge discounts for big industrial users

Solar row hots up as Eskom waiver nears end

Eskom, Outa clash over registration rules

Eskom’s recovery makes unbundling harder — and more necessary

The utility's recovery should not be an excuse for delay

South Africa risks unbundling public infrastructure know-how  

The state risks losing expertise as it hands public infrastructure to private players

No grid, no growth: South Africa’s transmission crunch

South Africa must build 14,500km of transmission lines by 2034 to connect new renewable power

EDITORIAL: Eskom’s grim new electricity crisis

Eskom has halted load-shedding, but now faces other crises.

A bad week for the Boks

Meanwhile, MTN delivers strong interim numbers

Image: Siphiwe Sibeko

TIM COHEN: Eskom’s bog-standard revolution

South Africa’s electricity reform is neither novel nor ideological, but it does seem necessary.

Cooking on gas … or is it just more hot air?

ASP Isotopes plans to spin out its Renergen subsidiary, aiming for a Nasdaq listing via a reverse merger with ENDRA Life Sciences.

CHRIS ROPER: Making a killing on oil

There’s a disturbing arithmetic to profiteering amid catastrophe. The $93bn that oil companies have made off the Iran war is testament to this

Solar farm. photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / Oxpeckers

Beyond the build: green jobs in South Africa’s renewables industry

South Africa’s green transition is creating jobs, but lasting employment depends on manufacturing, localisation and new industries

Solar panels. Picture: Pixabay/Pexels

Energy trader GreenCo woos Sanlam with $10m stake

Sanlam’s investment highlights how Africa is building its own creditworthy, bankable infrastructure projects. And investors are biting

The Atlantis Special Economic Zone requires that 30% of infrastructure project value be directed to local businesses. Photo: Barry Christianson. Picture courtesy Oxpeckers; only to be used with permission.

Renewables: plugging the localisation gap

Billions are flowing into South Africa’s green economy. But are local manufacturers, workers and communities truly benefiting?

Solar incentives. Picture: Currency

Crime stalls solar uptake

Findings show that almost all households share a common fear – they worry that solar panels can be stolen

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The next energy frontier: designed in Africa, for Africa

Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its development journey. The continent’s resource abundance, the energy access imperative, industrial growth potential and youthful citizens…

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Electric vehicles could soon be cheaper than petrol cars in Africa – if financing barriers fall

Falling battery costs, surging production and abundant solar resources are changing the EV cost equation in Africa

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What Iran’s war means for African economies

Surging oil prices triggered by the war in Iran are rippling through African economies, threatening higher fuel costs, rising inflation and renewed pressure on currencies across…

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The economic fix: Sarupen’s roadmap to faster growth

Fix the plumbing, slash the red tape and confront our hostile labour market: how to get South Africa back to real economic growth

Mozal goes dark as power prices crush beneficiation ambitions

High power prices have forced South32 to shut Mozal, dealing a blow to Mozambique’s economy and raising hard questions about beneficiation in Southern Africa.

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Why is coal miner Glencore doing a ‘green energy’ deal with Discovery?

Is Glencore’s green energy deal underscored by damage control, an effort to drum up good climate PR, or a legitimate mitigation exercise?