Mpumalanga is not alone in facing a dicey future: Coal regions around the world are in a similar predicament and some governments have already taken steps to compensate coal workers where mines are to close.
08.10.2019; Cape Town, South Africa
Today saw the launch of Wind SADC, the regional wind association for the Southern African region, helping countries and companies benefit from this renewable, economically attractive energy source that has grown rapidly in South Africa. The collaborative effort between the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP), Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) and SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE) will create a non-profit industry body which will work across sixteen countries to ensure wind power is fully utilised in the journey towards universal access to sustainable energy services in Southern Africa – while boosting jobs, skills and economic development. READ MORE
The renewable energy industry in South Africa, represented by the South African Renewable Energy Council (SAREC) has responded to recent media reports regarding the Public Protector’s investigation into Eskom signing the Power Producers Agreements in April 2018.READ MORE
By Terence Creamer
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Energy Centre has initiated a project to model the socioeconomic risks and opportunities associated with South Africa’s transition from a coal-dominant electricity industry to one that is increasingly based on renewable energy.READ MORE
While the SA government is backing renewable energy, more has to be done to get everyone one on board as is evident from the court case brought by the Coal Transportation Forum (CTF) against Eskom that will be heard later this month.
By Brenda Martin
Yesterday, representatives of 14 sectors of the South African economy met in Cape Town with the Minister of Planning in the Presidency, Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The purpose of the meeting was to provide these business leaders the opportunity to present their respective sectoral Five-Year- High-Level-Growth-Plans, to stimulate the economy. This session followed several earlier engagements with the Minister during the last few months as well as a meeting with President Ramaphosa in August during which he mandated the initiative to go ahead.READ MORE
by Melanie Gosling
The energy portfolio committee has come out in strong support of including nuclear power in South Africa’s future electricity mix.This is in stark contrast to the latest government plan for South Africa’s future electricity mix – the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2018 – which contains no nuclear power because of its high cost.
By Admire Moyo, ITWeb’s business editor
The South African renewable energy sector will create tens of thousands of jobs rather than cause job losses.
This is the assertion made by the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) on behalf of the local renewables industry.READ MORE
Publication: Engineering News
Wind energy industry commits to investing in South Africa
Renewable energy is the way the world and SA needs to move, but pointless legal cases are wasting money and valuable time in this regardREAD MORE
