by Jackie | Aug 30, 2016 | Climate Change, Energy, Green Building, Pollution |
While Eskom said it remains committed to sign the remaining renewable energy independent power producer contracts under the current bid window, it reportedly backtracked on this pledge last week. While Eskom said it remains committed to sign all of the remaining...
by Jackie | Aug 5, 2016 | Climate Change, Energy, Green Building |
Eskom CEO Brian Molefe has said that the utility was forced to buy solar and wind-generated electricity from independent power producers (IPPs) that it did not need, the Sunday Times reported. He said the push to add renewable energy sources to the grid was based on...
by Jackie | Aug 5, 2016 | Climate Change, Energy, Green Building |
The future of South Africa’s energy sector development and security has sparked a battle of ideas over big infrastructure like coal and nuclear versus nimble power producers of solar, wind and gas energy. Fin24’s Matthew le Cordeur unpacks. Eskom appears to be waging...
by Jackie | Aug 5, 2016 | Climate Change, Energy, Green Building |
Johannesburg – Eskom postponed the signing of a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Redstone Solar Thermal Power Project, intended to happen on Thursday July 28 2016. The agreement would have seen Eskom buy 100 MW from the project for an estimated R50bn for...
by Jackie | Aug 1, 2016 | Climate Change, Energy, Pollution |
Johannesburg – Eskom is questioning the role of renewable energy, jeopardising a programme touted as one of the most attractive for wind and solar power producers in the world. Renewable power isn’t ideal, because it can’t be guaranteed when needed at the...
