Power Futures South Africa @PowerFuturesZA
#PowerFutures is a platform for inclusive, evidence-based discourse for a just & transformed South African energy sector. Under @PowerFuturesLab, @UCTGSB powerfutures.org South Africa Joined December 2018-
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Eskom has confirmed a 12% electricity price increase for the 2024/25 financial year effective from today. But that's not the end of the bad news - fuel prices are also expected to increase this week. #NewsLink #DStv403 #eNCA #QuestionThinkAct
We need #Electricity that is affordable, reliable and can come onstream quickly. Anything that goes against that doesn’t make sense and the IRP needs to be reworked to facilitate this, writes @BusiMavuso2 blsa.org.za/thought-leader…
BLSA calls for immediate reworking of IRP, describing assumptions as ‘spurious’ #energy #electricity #IRP @TerenceCreamer @BLSA_Official bit.ly/3xrAexU
Renewables overtake coal in early 2025 to become the largest energy source for electricity generation globally. Read insights below⬇️ #powerfutures
Renewables overtake coal in early 2025 to become the largest energy source for electricity generation globally. Read insights below⬇️ #powerfutures
A straightforward policy briefing note from the University of Cape Town's @PowerFuturesLab explaining why the @Eskom_SA unbundling provisions in the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill are so crucial for the future of South Africa's power sector powerfutureslab.co.za/media-publicat…
Doomed from the start — Eskom board fails first big test Energy experts and people with experience serving on company boards warned the target was unrealistic, but government would not budge. mybroadband.co.za/news/energy/53…
Eskom rapidly losing skills One of Eskom's biggest power stations is massively underperforming due to a lack of skilled staff — a utility-wide problem. mybroadband.co.za/news/investing…
Eskom on track for R20-billion loss Eskom's chairperson said he expects the company to make another loss of over R20 billion this year. mybroadband.co.za/news/investing…
NEWS ANALYSIS: Still more gaps than answers in IRP 2023 data bit.ly/3HinsUb
New report⬇️ #powerfutures
New report⬇️ #powerfutures
4530MW of #RenewableEnergy registered with @NERSA_ZA in 2023! In line with the phasing out of licensing requirement, that's almost 3 times the capacity registered in 2022, and more than 50 times compared to 2021. Q4 2023 ended the year with 605MW of #solarpower exclusively.
INDUSTRY NEWS ⚡️⚡️⚡️ @Eskom_SA announces the appointment of the National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA) Board. Read more here: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… #energysecurity #gridsolutions #renewableenergy #windenergy #southafrica
We are happy to announce that our study on decarbonising SA's petrochemical value chain is now available in website format. We hope this is a more accessible resource for those engaged in understanding the multiple perspectives related to the transition. …etrochemicals.meridianeconomics.co.za
We are happy to announce that our study on decarbonising SA's petrochemical value chain is now available in website format. We hope this is a more accessible resource for those engaged in understanding the multiple perspectives related to the transition. …etrochemicals.meridianeconomics.co.za
NERSA has completely failed at regulating municipal electricity in SA. Reform of electricity distribution is likely to be overtaken by multiple court actions. Nersa called to account for municipal electricity distribution failure moneyweb.co.za/news/south-afr…
The long-awaited updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) that was published by government last week has already drawn sharp criticism. #IRP2024 #LoadShedding #PowerCrisis moneyweb.co.za/news/south-afr…
New report⬇️ #powerfutures
SA's long-awaited draft electricity plan (2023 Integrated Resource Plan or IRP) is out of comments. The proposed plan (to 2030) only sees load-shedding (somewhat) ending in 2028... Download here: gpwonline.co.za/Documents/Gove…
SA’s draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), published today for public comment, is an admission of failure around eliminating load-shedding and it fails to fulfil its declared purpose of ensuring electricity security while minimizing environmental impacts and the cost of supply /1
I agree with this analysis by Prof @AntonEberhard. In my view, the draft IRP 2023 is a shoddy piece of work, lacking in maturity and depth. SA has a wealth of power system modelling competencies which have clearly been ignored in the preparation of this draft IRP. How this work…
I agree with this analysis by Prof @AntonEberhard. In my view, the draft IRP 2023 is a shoddy piece of work, lacking in maturity and depth. SA has a wealth of power system modelling competencies which have clearly been ignored in the preparation of this draft IRP. How this work…
#energytransition: Can the energy transition enable job preservation? 80% of jobs from Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP) projects are in construction, which makes them temporary, while operations and maintenance cover only 20%. [Thread]

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