Should Gwede Mantashe step down as energy minister?
At the helm of the energy department since 2018, he has focused on brokering deals that favour big business at the expense of the environment and consumers.
At the helm of the energy department since 2018, he has focused on brokering deals that favour big business at the expense of the environment and consumers.
The soon-to-be launched Green New Eskom video series shows the diversity of voices that are leading the call for transforming Eskom and our power system as part of the campaign for a Green New Eskom. The
South Africa received a dubious new honour this month — we became home to the most expensive coal-fired power station in the world… which then exploded[1]. This is not a rollercoaster ride we can
President Ramaphosa announced on the 10th of June 2021 that the government will increase NERSA’s licensing threshold for embedded generation projects from 1MW to 100MW. As such projects under 100MW will be exempt from licensing requirements.
The Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), Absa and Investec have all expressed financial interest in a deal with the Turkish Karpowership company — despite a number of objections to the March 2021 decision to select