Op-Ed: Eskom has us over a barrel. Time for a different approach.
Daily Maverick 17 July 2016 Regulating a monopoly like Eskom is a hellishly hard thing to get right for a whole range of theoretical and practical reasons. It is even harder to regulate since Eskom is a vertically integrated monopoly as well. It is responsible for most of its own generation, it owns the t
Concern over Eskom’s position on IPPs
IOL 22 July 2016 The South African photovoltaic industry wants the government to resuscitate the establishment of a state-owned independent system and market operator (Ismo). This comes in the wake of reports that Eskom chairman Baldwin Ngubane had written to the Minister of Energy, Tina Joemat-Pettersson
SAPVIA Media Statement: Private sector investment in solar PV faces risks
SAPVIA Media Statement For release: 21 July 2016 Private sector investment in solar PV faces risks “South Africa’s energy mix is expected to shift considerably towards renewables over the next two decades”. That is according to Eskom’s Chairperson, Dr. Ben Ngubane, quoted in the state-owned utilit
Eskom offers industry cheaper surplus power
BDLive 20 July 2016 STATE-owned power utility Eskom is willing to renegotiate tariffs with large industrial customers as it expects to have a surplus of electricity by 2022, executives say. From 2008 to 2015, Eskom resorted to load shedding because of plant breakdowns and late delivery of its new power st
Eskom challenges SA economy to grow
MoneyWeb 20 July 2016 Eskom CEO Brian Molefe on Tuesday challenged the SA economy to grow and create jobs and gave the assurance that Eskom will be able to supply the necessary electricity. At the quarterly State of the System briefing, Molefe said Eskom’s generation performance has been stabilised. The
Eskom moves to raise exports as it closes in on 80% plant-availability goal
Engineering News – ONLINE 19 July 2016 State-owned electricity producer Eskom says it is on course to achieve its stated goal of achieving an energy availability factor (EAF) of 80% well ahead of its 2021 target, reporting a steady recovery in the performance of its fleet of coal-fired power statio
Financing and legal frameworks key for successful renewables projects in Africa
Engineering News – ONLINE 19 July 2016 Less than 30% of renewable energy projects in Africa reach financial close, with the development process highlighted as the riskiest part of the development cycle, according to advisory firm Castalia Africa practice leader Patrick Longmire. Read more here&#
ADB loans South African utility US$1.34 billion with part focus on renewables transmission
PV Tech 11 July 2016 The African Development Bank (AfDB) has agreed to loan Eskom, South Africa’s largest utility, US$1.34 billion to help upgrade and expand its transmission network following the success of its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) . Specifically,
Eskom makes U-turn on renewable energy
ITWeb 07 July 2016 South Africa’s energy mix is expected to shift considerably towards renewables over the next two decades. This is according to Eskom chairperson Dr Baldwin Ngubane, presenting the company’s financial results for the year ended 31 March. Read more here…
Sapvia, German solar association formalise PV cooperation.
The Voice of Renewables 01 July 2016 The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (Sapvia) and German solar association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW-Solar) have teamed up to support the development of the nascent rooftop photovoltaic (PV) market segment in South Africa. Read more here…
