Norway's Scatec Solar Says Three Projects Caught in South Africa Row
Three solar plants planned by Norway's Scatec Solar were among 27 energy deals blocked by a South African court on Tuesday when it agreed to hear a legal challenge by a group loyal to ousted President Jacob Zuma…
New Board at Eskom Wins Cabinet Approval
South Africa's cabinet has approved a new board at Eskom, the public enterprises ministry said on Friday, adding that the minister expects the state power utility to take decisive action to address governance issues.
South Africa Committed to Nuclear Power Expansion
South Africa is committed to an "open, transparent" process to build new nuclear power plants and the government planned to go through with its plans for nuclear expansion, President Jacob Zuma told parliament on Thursday.
Eskom CEO Resigns Over Anti-graft Watchdog Report
The head of South Africa's state power utility announced on Friday he would step down, a week after he was implicated in a report by the anti-graft watchdog on alleged influence-peddling.
Carbon Taxes Will Not Hurt South Africa's Economy
South Africa's proposed taxes on gas emissions will not impact already high electricity prices, nor will it add pressure to sectors such as the mining industry, the Treasury said on Monday.
German Official: Green Energy, Not Nuclear Way to Go
Green energy is cheap in the long run and clean compared to "dirty" coal and costly nuclear power, a senior German energy official said on the sidelines of a Cape Town conference, at…
S.Africa's Treasury says Funding Process for Eskom Well-advanced
The process by South Africa's government to sell assets to raise funds for cash-strapped power utility Eskom is well-advanced and the state will make further announcements "in due course"…
South Africa to Sign Fuel Deals to Tackle Power Crisis
South Africa will increase diesel and gas imports and sign a private sector coal-fired power plant deal as it seeks to halt chronic electricity shortages, the cabinet said on Thursday.
South Africans Fear 'Dark Days' Ahead of Power Cuts
Businesses have shut up shop, generators have sold out and cars play cat-and-mouse at darkened road junctions in South Africa, where power cuts have suddenly become a daily reality.
Repairs Halt Total's S.African Ops; Resumption not Prior 2016
S.Africa wants 30 wells drilled in next 10 years; Total woes a setback to S.Africa exploration drive. French energy major Total has halted oil exploration off the southern coast of…
South Africa Wants to Resume Iran Oil Imports
South Africa wants to resume oil imports from Iran, once its biggest supplier, and hopes to resolve "sanction issues" that have blocked purchases within the next three months, its deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday.
S.African Anti-Fracking Group Threatens Legal Action
Green group ready to challenge fracking in highest court; Pretoria sees shale gas as economic "game changer" but Karoo landowners fear environmental damage. A South African anti-fracking…
S.Africa Ready to Reevaluate New O&G Law
South Africa may reconsider a new oil and gas law to ensure that investors can be make profits while securing a place for the state in the sector, Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi said on Tuesday.
