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Reappointed Eskom chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati says the utility board's top priority has shifted from stability to electricity affordability, linking this to the planned separation of the National Transmission Company South Africa from Eskom Holdings. Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom must produce a roadmap covering its future generation mix and commercial position without relying on repeated bailouts or steep tariff increases, with municipal arrear debt, now at R119-billion, flagged as a key risk.
India commits to coal-heavy generation mix to 2035/6Indian power ministry officials say coal will still supply about half the country's electricity through 2035/6 as demand growth forces continued reliance on thermal generation alongside renewables expansion, with coal-fired capacity set to rise from about 224 GW to about 315 GW.
EnerVenue starts high-volume battery production in ChinaUS firm EnerVenue has begun output at what it calls the world's first high-volume production line for its water-based nickel-hydrogen Aqueous Metal Cell in Wujin, China, targeting multi-gigawatt-hour scale by 2028, and has signed its first multi-megawatt-hour commercial order pairing storage with on-site generation at a Chinese oilfield.

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The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) reports that it will establish an internal, yet ring-fenced, market surveillance unit as a safeguard against any abuse of dominance within the...
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Absa has become the first African bank to launch an institutional digital asset custody proposition for South African clients, marking an important development for the bank and the evolution of...
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South Africa is already implementing various reforms to improve the performance of State-owned enterprises like Eskom and Transnet and, thereby, drive higher growth rates. With progress evident in...
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As Eskom’s fixed charges make an increasing share of electricity bills, the economics of partial solar installations are becoming more nuanced, says renewable energy engineering, procurement and...
Norwegian hydrogen company Nel Hydrogen's US subsidiary has secured a $12-million purchase order for proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser stacks from Collins Aerospace. The aviation and...
After almost two decades, South Africans are entitled to a complete accounting of the Medupi and Kusile power station projects, but some questions remain unanswered, writes EE Business Intelligence...
Canadian emerging gold, copper and silver producer Troilus Mining Corporation has secured the bulk of the debt financing required to build the Troilus project in Québec. The company received a...
Aim-listed Andrada Mining has reported a 13% year-on-year increase in contained tin production to 576 t for the first half of its 2027 financial year, supported by higher feed grades and improved...
India’s power plants are rapidly exhausting coal inventories as generators ramp up production to offset weak hydro and the evening drop-off in solar output, prompting the government to invoke an...
The National Research Foundation (NRF) will bring together South Africa’s next generation and emerging researchers, leading scholars, research institutions, industry and other National System of...
US energy storage company EnerVenue has started production at the world’s first high volume manufacturing line for the Aqueous Metal Cell (AMC). Ground was broken at the Wujin, China site in April.
Eskom chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati, whose term has been extended by a further three years, says the board’s top priority has shifted from guaranteeing electricity stability to ensuring affordability....
India expects coal to supply about half its electricity through 2035-36 as surging power demand forces the country to rely on thermal generation alongside a rapid expansion of renewable energy,...
A new range of all-steel radial off-the-road (R-OTR) tyres is now available to the South African market. The range spans sizes from 25” to 49”, designed for applications including construction,...
The Clicks Group’s Montague Gardens distribution centre in Cape Town is gearing up to operate a 100% electric truck fleet by year-end, as the retailer accelerates the electrification of its...
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