Category Archives: South Africa

Koeberg Unit 1 is safely and successfully synchronised to the grid

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Cape Town will now enjoy another 20 years of reliable baseload capacity that is generated from zero carbon Nuclear Power. The anti-nukes are not going to like it, because there is now no more need for extra transmission lines (that will be the Read the rest

Electricity should be sold as a service. Time to shift to new paradigm

please read this excellent  article on the most important issue of electricity as a service vs a commodity

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The consequence is that partial off-grid solutions (such as a solar panel on a residential household that draws electricity from Eskom at night) might appear more affordable than Read the rest

World Wide Utility Ownership

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World Wide Utility Ownership

There is no “best model”

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The New Cold War Plays Out in South Africa Over Electric Infrastructure

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The New Cold War Plays Out in South Africa Over Electric Infrastructure

How the Belt and Road Initiative Summit in China and Africa’s Energy Week Showcase a New Path Forward

Alex Dimitrios

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Fox Green
23 Oct 2023
The modern Cold War is not about
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South Africa’s First Mini Nuclear Reactor Planned for the Western Cape

This is the START OF AN ENERGY REVOLUTION for AFRICA

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South Africa’s first mini nuclear reactor planned for the Western Cape

The Western Cape could get South Africa’s first mini nuclear reactor as early as 2026, Sunday news Rapport reports.The … Read the rest

Musina- Makhado: Economic Integration and Mineral Beneficiation for SADC

Musina- Makhado: Economic Integration and Mineral Beneficiation for SADC

by PD Lawton, 18 October 2023

WHY DO IT?

Musina- Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) is a proposed industrial park in South Africa, designated with tax incentives as a special economic zone (SEZ). It is an initiative of the Limpopo Province … Read the rest

South Africa: Mantashe slams NGOs ‘weaponising climate change against development’

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Mantashe slams NGOs ‘weaponising climate change against development’

by Khulekani Magubane   17 October 2023

A small crowd of young people were seen outside the Cape Town International Convention Centre carrying signs reading 'we need oil and gas now'.

A small crowd of young people were seen outside the Cape Town International Convention Centre carrying signs reading ‘we need oil and gas now’. Image: Khulekani Magubane

Minister of mineral resources

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BRICS to create competitor to SWIFT international payment system

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BRICS to create competitor to SWIFT international payment system

US Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (L) talks with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during a rally with fellow Democrats before voting on H.R. 1, or the People Act, on the East Steps of the US Capitol on March 08, 2019 in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)

BRICS nations namely, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa have complained about the US use of the dollar as a

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