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Report illegal mining acitivities - DMRE

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… The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has called on communities to continue reporting …

Tourism sector vulnerable to climate change

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… adaptive capacity. In mitigation of the current energy and water constraints, the Department of Tourism has … solutions for the sustainable management of water and energy resources while adhering to responsible tourism … tourism enterprises in reducing the cost of investing in energy and water efficient solutions, while increasing their …

SA companies head to SIAL Paris to market their wares

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… said Mpendulo. SIAL Paris will also provide the CEO of Energy Supplements, Serita Gericke, with the first …

Employment Stimulus Package reaches 1 million job opportunities milestone

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… the work of the PESP beneficiaries included: - Water and Energy Efficiency Facilities Management work: energy and water audits were conducted at 15 facilities …

Stage two load shedding to return

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… By Sunday afternoon, Eskom had lost some 14 061 MW of energy due to breakdowns with a further 5 487MW offline due to maintenance. The energy producer said, however, that some generation capacity …

DPWI creates valuable work experience for young professionals

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… of the work of the PESP beneficiaries included: Water and Energy Efficiency Facilities Management work: energy and water audits were conducted at 15 facilities; … included technical report writing, plant operation, energy and water analysis verification skills, site …

SA participates in G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit

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… sustainable development and the green economy; food and energy security; and how parliaments can help reach emission …

Economic recovery plan makes progress

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… were published by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy in August 2021. Other achievements made include the … that a lot of work needs to be done,” said the cluster. Energy security The report noted that Eskom plant performance … experienced include the sabotage, theft and vandalism of energy infrastructure as well as additional capacity …

Africa's oil and gas resources can help accelerate energy security

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… Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, says Africa cannot be an … member countries are encouraging. They will strengthen energy, support other by-products, such as fertilisers, to … can help accelerate and guarantee the continent’s energy security, and drive regional economic development …

Reprieve at petrol pumps

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… this year. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) on Monday announced that the price of petrol …

Government works to scale up Presidential Employment Stimulus footprint

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… the Presidential Employment Stimulus, we have unlocked energy, commitment, creativity, innovation and opportunities. …

Parliament welcomes new Eskom board

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… knowledge from the fields of engineering, accounting and energy policy – will, among other things, “boost the … about creative ways of improving the available Eskom energy by addressing the functioning of power stations that …

37 hospitals excluded from load shedding in SA

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… the Department of Health works on a plan to introduce an energy mix to shield public health facilities from the … do not mean the facilities should waste electricity.  Energy mix In addition, he said the department was … considering a phased approach to investment in renewable energy through solar power installation at health facilities …

Medupi and Kusile power stations require R33 billion

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… stations have the potential to supply at least 4800MW of energy each to the grid. “All six Medupi [generation] units … example, before the correction of major plant defects, the energy availability factor at Medupi was 64% measures over 12 months. To date, in this financial year, the energy availability factor is now around 85% which is a …

Announcements to be made on Eskom

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… stations unable, due to several factors, to produce enough energy to serve the needs of the country. The President … [Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe] are focused on it including …

Pandor concludes US visit

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… in the fields of trade and investment, health, education, energy, science and technology. At the UN, Pandor delivered …

Phaahla to outline plans to exempt hospitals from load shedding

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… facilities to complement the generators as part of the energy mix.” The Minister is expected to hold a media …

Fostering SA, US trade relations

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… programmes), agriculture, health, information technology, energy generation, and arts and culture,” Dube-Ncube said. Dr …

No quick fix to load shedding but progress being made

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… to undertake maintenance. In addressing the immediate energy shortfall, Eskom has since July worked on procuring … new power onto the grid over the medium term to increase energy supply,” he said. While government works to increase …

Cabinet briefed on Eskom's plans to avoid load shedding

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… the newly-appointed Technical Committee of the National Energy Crisis Committee.  “Further announcements will be made …