South Africa's draft energy plan is a disappointment to green activists as it envisages investment in new renewable capacity lagging behind that of fossil fuels, according to analysts at Capital Economics. In a recent note, the UK-headquartered entity said the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), ...
The plandetaileda R1.5 trillion (US$80 billion) investment into a transition to renewable energy, green hydrogen and new energy vehicles. South Africa's cabinet approved the investment plan in November 2023. But there has been resistance to the plan both fromcivil societyand from coal, oil and...
While delivering a keynote address, South Africa's Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said the plan is to achieve a just energy transition from high to low carbon emission on the African continent. "We consistently expressed our desire to eradicate energy poverty not only in So...
The reference case is close to the government's Integrated Energy Plan, with CO2 emissions increasing from 337 million tonnes (Mt) in 2001 to 591 Mt in 2025. A cost-effective renewable energy policy scenario would increase the renewable electricity generation from 2,000 GWh in 2001 to almost ...
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plan to decommission 8-12 GW of coal-fired capacity by 2030, starting with the closure of the 1 GW Komati Power Plant. The transition includes replacing these facilities with renewable energy for industry complexes, incorporating innovative solutions such as battery storage and micro-grid systems, ...
To address the energy crisis, South Africa has developed the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan. The plan aims to fundamentally transform the electricity sector, achieve long-term energy security and accelerate investment in the energy sector. As South Africa cannot achieve this goal alone, it...
South Africa is one of the fastest-growing economies in the African continent, thanks to its natural resources and an increasing number of dynamic sectors, like transport and finance. A relatively new sector, renewable energy, despite being less than 20 years since the start, is gradually evolvin...
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South Africa’s state-owned electricity company, Eskom, has applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa to approve a 36.1% electricity price hike from April 2025, a 11.8% price increase in 2026 and an 9.1% increase in 2027. Steven Mathetsa t