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Though necessitated by rolling blackouts, there has been decisive, progressive action from South Africa's policymakers on increased independent power production. Most recently, this has resulted in the announcement of looser [...]

At a vast coal-fired power station under construction in South Africa's northeast Limpopo province, workers go about their business in a cavernous engine room, inspecting the generators that will power [...]

Coal is still used to generate 77% of South Africa's electricity, but as the country seeks to ensure a more cost-effective and reliable energy supply, the transition to renewable energy [...]

South Africa intends to start developing a plan for a new 2500MWe nuclear power plant, Minerals Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe told parliament in May. Officials had indicated in [...]

At first glance, passengers flying into George, a regional airport in South Africa, might not notice anything unusual about the service. Baggage carousels spit out luggage, checkin proceeds at the [...]

Historically ahead of its neighbours in energy generation, South Africa is now suffering frequent power cuts. Dianna Games analyses the origins of the problem and the electoral repurcussions it could [...]

South Africa, Africa's most industrialised country, is grappling with a serious energy shortfall. Complicating the energy issue further are political and environmental concerns about possible solutions--coal and nuclear--against the backdrop [...]

Taking advantage of an unusual nuclear history; an innovative, domestic nuclear power industry; and strong ties with other strategic countries, South Africa is emerging as a crucial bridge between developed [...]

As the commodities slump continues to bite, Africa's hydrocarbon producers are struggling to come to terms with the reality that oil prices are unlikely to return to the highs seen [...]

Africa's ability to provide electricity to its population has traditionally been judged on the ability of its governments to finance or attract private sector investment into new power plants. Such [...]

South Africa's government-owned Eskom is primarily coal-fuelled in its power generation. However, because the country's main coal reserves are in the northeast, while much of the load is on the [...]

Rosatom has signed two memoranda with Sudan's Ministry of Water Resources, Irrigation and Electric Power, one on nuclear cooperation in training and one on encouraging positive public attitudes towards nuclear [...]

According to the 2016 Global Trends in Renewables Global Status Report, more than twice as much was invested worldwide on renewable energy generating capacity as fossil capacity in 20x5, despite [...]

In Africa, technical capacity and finance have long been identified as the major barriers to developing renewable energy, but lack of reliable data is also a big limitation. Off-grid and [...]

It was coal that underpinned the industrial revolution, now some think it's Africa's turn. The fossil fuel may be on the retreat in the West, but for some African countries, [...]

The government is eager to promote the development of a large-scale biofuel processing industry, owing to concerns over energy security and environmental pollution, and also to promote job creation. In [...]

Africa's electricity giant Eskom is the leading company in the South African electricity market, supplying more than 95% of electricity needs and more than 60% of the entire continent's requirements. [...]

In late October 2004 government representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Angola, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa formally established the Western Corridor Project (Westcorp), which is to carry [...]

Has South Africa already entered into a $10bn nuclear deal with Russia? Mystery surrounds the cryptic announcements made by Russia's nuclear authority and South Africa's energy department. But, perhaps more [...]

Canada, France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US, Sweden, Netherlands and the European Union (EU) will jointly provide $10bn between 2015 and 2020 to boost access to energy in Africa, [...]

Total gold production in South Africa has continued to decline due to the electricity supply curtailment on the industry. Some mining firms have been able to get back some power supply to help stabilize operations. Meanwhile, Cluff Mining PLC has began commissioning the open-pit, Kalska gold project in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

Business leaders surveyed last year by management consultants AT Kearney said they had more confidence in South Africa as an investment destination than they did in many western European countries [...]

The scenes of violent state repression to emerge from Zimbabwe during the week of all-out strikes were tragically reminiscent of another time and place. Machine-gun-toting armoured personnel carriers careered menacingly [...]

Russia has signed an intergovernmental agreement on strategic partnership and cooperation in nuclear energy and industry with South Africa that lays the foundation for procurement and development of nuclear power [...]

Thanks to drastic savings made in the state's budget, the DRC posted a 2012 budget surplus of 151.4bn Congolese francs ($161m), which was immediately reinvested to fund large projects, above [...]

South Africa is set to complete construction of a 44-mile pipeline in 2013 to supply reservoir water in the northern part of the country to local coal mines, Water and [...]

Within South Africa's budget plans announced in February was revealed the intention to go for nuclear-powered electricity generation. This has reinvigorated the market for uranium that had been in the [...]

South Africa will probably build a second nuclear power station to meet the growing gap in its electricity generation capacity, public enterprises minister Alec Erwin has said. The facility is [...]

Hoping to reduce the environmental damage caused by coal-fired power plants currently in use, the South African government is encouraging production from renewable sources to meet the surging demand for [...]

Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia and the DR Congo will all be called upon to supply electricity to South Africa as the country expects to face a critical power shortage [...]

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the South African minister of minerals and energy, has said the country's long-term electricity needs would have to be met by nuclear energy. She said nuclear power would [...]