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Deputy President to convene summit on Eskom

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… meeting in December last year, government established an energy war room to urgently attend to Eskom’s short- and long-term energy challenges at a time when the country was faced with … plan that would assist the power utility to deal with the energy challenges. The Deputy President said progress has …

Johannesburg residents encouraged to save power

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… their carbon footprint by accessing their power through energy-efficient appliances and from renewable sources. …

Government making progress on nuclear build

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… number of nuclear vendor countries, said the Department of Energy in a statement on Monday. Government has engaged with … The nuclear new build programme is part of a sustainable energy mix that is being pursued to ensure energy security. Government aims to add 9600 megawatts of …

Eskom confirms price increase

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… be 14.25% from 1 July 2015 as approved by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) during November …

Local company hopeful of dti investment mission

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… company. Sesoko’s Krugersdorp based company, GreenThermo Energy, forms part of the South African businesspeople who … in the two East African countries. GreenThermo Energy, which also manufactures biodiesel, is South Africa's … up to 10%, among others. According to Sesoko, GreenThermo Energy boosts environmental saving efforts of petroleum …

Ministers, dignitaries arrive at Minister Chabane's house

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… Minister Nathi Mthethwa, Police Minister Nathi Nhleko and Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson. The usually sleepy …

Business leaders, govt discuss Eskom

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… Ramaphosa. The meeting is being attended by, among others, Energy Deputy Minister Thembisile Majola, Deputy Minister of … also said the process of appointing an advisory council on energy was at an advanced stage and that Public Enterprises …

President Zuma welcomes new Transnet locomotives

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… The delivery of the locomotives, which are also energy efficient, will enable Transnet to transport more …

Light at the end of the tunnel for Eskom

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… also said the process of appointing an Advisory Council on energy was at an advanced stage and that Public Enterprises … or the war room, that has been appointed to deal with energy challenges and tasked with producing short, medium to … Meanwhile, the Deputy President said an advisory panel on energy would soon be appointed. MP Singh had also asked when …

New build programme creates thousands of jobs

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… capacity to meet the country’s growing demand for energy. In his State of the Nation Address (SONA), President … Makololo, the department’s chief director responsible for energy, said Eskom has contributed to its developmental …

BRICS science ministers meet in Brazil

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… and its applications, and China in new and renewable energy efficiency.  At this week’s meeting in Brasilia, which …

SA is poorer without Minister Chabane

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… Mr Collins Chabane. “Chabane’s vivacity, irrepressible energy and talent will be sorely missed by all of us who …

SA, Sudan pledge money to fund research

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… agriculture and animal resources, nanotechnology, health, energy and space science, as well as other crossing-cutting … collaboration in various fields of agricultural, medical, energy and social sciences.    In 2005, the two countries …

Government's energy saving campaign launched

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… Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has launched government’s energy saving campaign.   He used the platform to urge the nation to contribute to the campaign by observing energy saving measures no matter how small they may seem. “Government has identified energy security as the single most important challenge that …

24 villages benefit from Mpuma water programme

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… Electrification Programme. “We are quite aware of the energy demands that this country faces,” Premier Mabuza said. …

Eskom to commission an inquiry

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… performance on generation plants and high costs of primary energy, among others. The chairman further added the decision …

Dti moves swiftly to avert ELIDZ funding shortfall

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… R4.4 billion in the automotive, agro-processing, renewable energy, aqua-culture and general manufacturing sectors. It …

R600m boost for tourism industry

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… key tourist attractions with clean and renewable energy sources. “The Department of Tourism will subsidise a … state-owned destinations and attractions with renewable energy technology will commence this year. “The learnings … national electricity grid and the critical requirement for energy security in tourism operations, there is an urgent …

Nominations open for planning commission

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… infrastructure development, urban and regional planning, energy, agriculture and food security, education and …

Support waste, climate change programmes: Minister

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… document has been developed and I believe waste to energy is central to some of the initiatives. This will respond to the well-known energy crisis that South Africa in facing,” Minister Molewa …