Renewables industry blasts Eskom
ITWeb 22 July 2016 The South African renewable energy industry has come out guns blazing, reproaching Eskom’s decision to no longer sign power purchase agreements with privat
by 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 reg
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
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, execut
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 ele
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
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 p
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 net
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 Baldwi
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
