TMF World Energy Map: Africa
29 June 2012: Daily Finance Online Oil and natural gas currently dominate the African energy story. The continent is home to a mix of developed and emerging economies, many of which have recently found an awful lot of natural resources on their doorsteps. Read more…
Eskom ‘Going Wrong Way’, Warns Greenpeace
26 June 2012: NGO Pulse Online Greenpeace criticises Eskom for forging ahead with investment into water-hungry coal fired power stations Greenpeace says that power utility Eskom, which generates about 95 percent of South Africa’s power, is steaming ahead with investment into water-hungry coal-fired gene
The secret of the electricity tariffs
29 June 2012: IOL News Online The National Energy Regulator (Nersa) has decided how much City Power may charge you for electricity from Sunday, but won’t say what this is. Nersa officials confirmed that the regulator, which sets electricity prices, made a decision on tariff applications by City Power a
Brighter future by 2030
29 June 2012: Mail and Guardian Online The solar project is one of 15 renewable energy and energy-efficiency demonstration sites co-ordinated by Project 90 by 2030 across South Africa. The aim is to show the technology available to ordinary households to relieve them of the need to rely on burning fossil
Africa: Beyond Capitalist Green Economy – in Defence of Mother Earth and the Commons
All Africa News Online: 28 June 2012: The Democratic Left Front calls for action against destructive corporate interests that are driving the commercialisation and commodification of the natural environment. As a South African eco-socialist organisation which actively mobilised at the Durban COP17 Summit,
Challenging solar PV predictions
Climate Spectator Online: 28 June 2012: A number of important things are happening right now in the global PV market that are likely to shape the next few years in PV. Firstly, the German government is set to announce a compromise deal on feed-in tariffs tomorrow. Reportedly, the proposed 20-30 per cent c
Base load programmes coming soon: Energy Department
Business Live Online: 28 June 2012: There is a plan to introduce base-load programmes for the integrated resources plan (IRP) 2010 coal and gas projects within the next few weeks‚ the Department of Energy said on Thursday. It said these programmes would take into account the respective lead times for th
SA we need your help- Eskom
i Africa Online: 28 June 2012: Eskom on Wednesday said while it was determined to prevent load shedding, South African consumers also need to do their bit. The power utility said demand has increased by 1000 megawatts during the evening peak as the winter chill sets in. The winter weather has resulted i
Eskom monopoly rewards inefficiency
Business Report Online: 28 June 2012: Alarm bells should be ringing regarding state-owned monopoly Eskom’s plans to nearly double the price of electricity from the level of 50c a kilowatt-hour at financial year end 2012, to 97.5c in 2017. These targeted increases amount to 14 percent a year, well above
Development of sustainable energy systems in a number of African countries
EA Energy Analyses Online: 22 June 2012: Ea Energy Analyses has carried out a number of projects in several African countries, focusing on the development of energy systems and markets, and the integration of renewable energy. In South Africa, Ea Energy Analyses assisted the South African government in
