Ramaphosa backs Eskom restructuring plan for competitive power market
President Cyril Ramaphosa endorsed the first report of the Eskom Restructuring Task Team, and with it provided the clearest vision yet for the independent transmission system operator (ITSO). I welcome that endorsement unreservedly.
South Africa Mines minister acknowledges power inflation hurting metals industry
South Africa cannot build a downstream metals industry until the problem of high electricity prices is resolved, mines minister Gwede Mantashe said in an address to Parliament on Tuesday.
Eskom declares war on solar powered houses in South Africa
South Africa’s energy crisis has shifted from one of poor availability to high prices, with those shielding themselves from rising tariffs through using solar energy now being punished under a new pricing regime.