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Final Just Energy Transition Partnership Investment Plan expected by November

22ND JUNE 2022 BY: TERENCE CREAMER original article here   AJust Energy Transition Partnership Investment Plan (JETP-IP), which will seek to…

June 22, 2022

Actors

Eskom

What it will take for South Africa’s ailing power utility to keep going

June 2, 2022
DMRE

Gwede Mantashe, like Nongqawuse, is the false prophet of oil and gas prosperity

May 31, 2022
DMRE

DMRE details fresh electricity procurement delays in briefing of lawmakers

May 4, 2022

Africa

Air pollution

Air pollution

Eskom mulls alternatives to R300bn emissions-compliance spend

March 17, 2021
Air pollution

Eskom, Sasol face government ultimatum to meet emission limits

March 11, 2021
Air pollution

Wood burning at home now biggest cause of UK particle pollution | Air pollution | The Guardian

February 17, 2021

Aviation

Aviation

EasyJet to offset carbon emissions from all its flights | Business | The Guardian

November 20, 2019

Biofuels

Cabinet

Cabinet

MboMboweni says nuclear power will be added to the grid if Eskom woes continue

January 28, 2020
Cabinet

South Africa aims to finalise its long-term energy plan next month (February, 2019)

January 17, 2019
Cabinet

Renewable energy to form a vital part of SA’s energy mix – David Mahlobo

February 22, 2018

call for proposals

Carbon Capture and Storage

Carbon neutrality

Carbon Offsetting

Aviation

EasyJet to offset carbon emissions from all its flights | Business | The Guardian

November 20, 2019
Carbon Offsetting

South Africa: Revenue use planning for South Africa’s carbon tax

September 11, 2019
Carbon Offsetting

Greta Thunberg and ‘flight shame’ fuel a carbon offset boom

August 14, 2019

Carbon pricing

Carbon pricing

Social Zero – an alternative to the Social Cost of Carbon

August 19, 2020
Carbon pricing

World Bank Technical Paper Details Options for Carbon Revenue Use

September 11, 2019
Carbon pricing

Using Carbon Revenues – World Bank Report August 2019

Carbon tax

Carbon tax

Some Q & A from a recent seminar on the SA Carbon market

March 29, 2021
Carbon tax

Carbon tax would be popular with UK voters, poll suggests | Greenhouse gas emissions

February 25, 2021
Carbon tax

NEWSFLASH: Carbon Tax Deadlines and Carbon Tax Policy

September 29, 2020

CCS

CCS

Carbon capture and utilisation workshop 2020

April 24, 2020

City of Cape Town

Climate Breakdown

Climate Breakdown

The carbon bucket is about to overflow in a few years – what must we do?

December 27, 2019
Climate Breakdown

Challenge our elected officials on their climate change plan – Greta

Civil Society

Bombs Away – Greta

October 7, 2019

Climate Change

Climate Change

Africa must forgo gas exploration to avert climate disaster, warn experts

June 14, 2022
Climate Change

•Chart: Sea Levels Continue to Rise | Statista

June 8, 2022
Climate Change

South Africa aims to factor climate-related spending into budget

May 31, 2022

Climate Crisis

Climate Crisis

The climate crisis calls for an immediate capping – not decapitating – of capitalism

May 5, 2021
Climate Crisis

Relentless’ climate crisis intensified in 2020, says UN report

April 20, 2021
Civil Society

THE ROLE OF TRANSITION FINANCE FOR CLIMATE MITIGATION – A JUST CLIMATE TRANSACTION FOR SOUTH AFRICA

April 29, 2020

COP 26

COP 26

COP26 must unlock climate support from developed to developing countries – Creecy

October 5, 2021
COP 26

ANALYSIS | Lacklustre climate targets are a risky proposition for South Africa

June 22, 2021
COP 26

Join REEEP at the Future of Renewables Virtual Conference

December 4, 2020

COP24

Civil Society

Project 90 and the Just Energy Transition

October 23, 2018

COP26

COP26

UK’s Cop26 president calls for world to get on track to hit net zero by 2050 | Cop26: Glasgow climate change conference 2021 | The Guardian

March 19, 2021

CSP

DEFF

DFFE

Disinvestment

Climate Change

Banks must put their money where their mouth is – NOT into fossil fuels – 2020 Report – Production Gap

December 14, 2020
Climate Change

Standard Bank publishes climate-change-mitigating fossil fuels financing policy

December 11, 2020
Disinvestment

G20 Backtracks on Fossil Fuel Funding Phase-Out in COVID-19 Recovery

November 10, 2020

Distributed Energy Resources DER

Distributed Energy Resources DER

Operation Vulindlela ‘close to resolving’ debate on easing path for distributed power projects

May 21, 2021
Distributed Energy Resources DER

Adoption rationales and effects of off-grid renewable energy access for African youth: A case study from Tanzania

February 19, 2021
Distributed Energy Resources DER

New Eskom pricing can crush solar in South Africa

October 7, 2019

Divestment

Divestment

"Clean creatives" campaign asks PR firms to fire fossil fuel clients

January 12, 2021
Disinvestment

Fossil Fuel Investments Persist

December 17, 2020
Divestment

Lloyd’s market to quit fossil fuel insurance by 2030 | Lloyd’s | The Guardian

EE

EE

Guest post: Why ‘rebound effects’ may cut energy savings in half | Carbon Brief

March 15, 2021
EE

Stellenbosch University building achievest A-rating energy efficiency certificate

March 2, 2021
EE

“#EnergyEfficiency” will be the hashtag buzzword for 2021 – Energize

January 5, 2021

Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles

Electric cars: What will happen to all the dead batteries?

April 28, 2021
Electric Vehicles

New Zealand Government to stop buying gas/petrol/diesel cars for their use

December 4, 2020
Electric Vehicles

Jaguar launches R30m EV charging network in SA

September 14, 2018

Electricity

Electricity

As SA restructures its electricity supply system, the poor are left behind

March 1, 2022
Civil Society

Universal access to electricity is a necessary prerequisite to ending poverty itself

February 17, 2022
Electricity

More corruption allegations leveled against Karpowership and SA government official

October 14, 2021

Electricity tariffs

Civil Society

Universal access to electricity is a necessary prerequisite to ending poverty itself

February 17, 2022
Electricity tariffs

Chambers reject Nersa guideline for municipal electricity tariffs

April 12, 2021
Electricity tariffs

RCA hearing NERSA consultations – OUTA submission 16th Nov 2020

November 17, 2020

embedded generation

embedded generation

It’s 100MW or bust: Power to the people after embedded generation threshold set in stone

August 13, 2021
embedded generation

Power struggle: The 100MW exemption is likely to be a monumental step towards privatisation — not necessarily for the good

July 6, 2021
embedded generation

50 MW reform won’t hurt Eskom and would stimulate recovery, leading proponent outlines in submission

May 26, 2021

energy and society

Energy related studies

Energy related studies

New game plan proposed to end load shedding, as top researchers say Stage 8 looms

June 14, 2022
Energy related studies

Honouring $100bn/y climate-finance pledge key to catalysing developing country energy transitions

June 10, 2021
Energy related studies

The five steps Meridian says South Africa should take in the next 500 days to future-proof energy sector

June 4, 2021

Energy storage

Energy storage

Against the odds, solar-plus-storage project emerges with lowest RMIPPPP bid

March 24, 2021
Energy storage

Local lithium-ion plant would require offtake agreement first, says Metair

March 19, 2021
Energy storage

Tesla inspires another new industry – and it’s one South Africa could benefit from

December 8, 2020

EV

EV

Volvo Car SA to bring host of EVs to South Africa, says MD

March 22, 2021
EV

Electric cars split the road for emerging and developing markets

February 24, 2021
EV

Local advancement of electric vehicles must be accelerated, says Naamsa

February 23, 2021

Events

Events

Africa RENdez-vous: Renewables and natural gas: what is their role in Africa’s energy journey?

March 9, 2022
Events

MISTRA’s Low Carbon Futures Research Launch: 24 Feb 11-13h30

February 17, 2022
Events

Online Webinar Invitation – 15 April – Economics of oil and gas

April 14, 2021

FBE

FBE

Municipalities steal billions meant for free electricity

May 10, 2021
FBE

New research shows how municipalities divert funding intended for free basic electricity

April 19, 2021
FBE

Invitation from NERSA to comment on the Free Basic Electricity Rate Methodolgy – deadline 7 December 2020

November 23, 2020

Finance

Finance

South African banks financed $8.4bn in African fossil fuel projects since 2016

March 8, 2022
Finance

DBSA to Host Municipal Infrastructure Delivery Webinar

September 30, 2021
Finance

S.Africa’s Nedbank aims zero exposure to fossil fuels by 2045

April 23, 2021

Fossil Fuels

Coal

The past, present and future of coal-fired power in South Africa

June 9, 2022
Coal

New coal ‘inconsistent’ with spirit of $8.5bn climate partnership, US Treasury warns

June 8, 2022
Nuclear

Stanford-led research finds small modular reactors will exacerbate challenges of highly radioactive nuclear waste

June 7, 2022

Fracking

Fuel cells

Fuel cells

Fuel cell technology now powering military field hospital in Pretoria

August 20, 2020
Fuel cells

[H2]Exciting new stimulus for hydrogen power, fuel cells, platinum economy

July 10, 2019

General News

General News

[RE}Motsepe plans to boost clean power generation seven fold

June 14, 2022
General News

Power purchase agreements signed, but Mantashe still punts nuclear and gas

June 3, 2022
General News

Time to call disaster and harness the power of wind and and solar energy

May 30, 2022

Geothermal

Green Economy

green hydrogen

green hydrogen

Feasibility study of Namibia’s gigawatt-scale green hydrogen project to start this year

June 2, 2022

Green Transport

Hydrogen

Hydrogen

A hydrogen economy: Green is the new black

October 12, 2021
Hydrogen

Durban’s hydrogen economy get R4.6 million boost from the UK govt

August 26, 2021
Hydrogen

Southern Africa part of Germany’s platinum-boosting green hydrogen strategy

August 3, 2021

IRP 2018

IPP

Cabinet last week, said it remained committed to expanding the availability of renewable power to enhance the country’s energy mix

March 5, 2019
Eskom

Eskom, tariffs, bailouts and IPPs – let’s cut throu…

February 20, 2019
IRP 2018

Analysis paralysis over South Africa’s IRP for electricity presents massive economic risk – EE Publishers

February 6, 2019

IRP 2019

CSIR

Setting up for the 2020s Addressing South Africa’s electricity crisis and getting ready for the next decade CSIR Energy Centre Pretoria. January 2020

January 22, 2020
CSIR

Integrated Resource Plan: 2019 Initial CSIR insights and risks/opportunities for South Africa

November 11, 2019
DoE

The Integrated Resource Plan 2019 (corrected and Gazetted)

October 19, 2019

JET

JET

REN21 event on Driving innovation to secure RE transition 📅 8 June 2022

May 26, 2022
JET

By leveraging three resource advantages Mpumalanga can be global just transition ‘flagship’

May 25, 2022
JET

This week Wednesday “The Energy Transition Needs Leaders”

May 23, 2022

Just Transition

Just Transition

The long and short of load shedding solutions – time to call disaster and harness the power of wind and solar energy

May 31, 2022
Just Transition

Green decent work agenda, social protection and land reform the bedrock of climate crisis transformative resilience

May 4, 2022
Just Transition

Documentary seeks to ignite conversation on Mpumalanga’s just transition

April 26, 2022

LED

Legal

Climate Change

4-part webinar series on suing fossil fuel companies for climate costs

October 29, 2020
Fossil Fuels

Proposal for Turkish company to anchor ‘floating power stations rings alarm bells

August 13, 2020
IPP

Cape Town ordered to settle IPP dispute with Minister, but case can be re-enrolled if talks fail

August 12, 2020

load shedding

load shedding

Imagine no load shedding, it’s easy if you try — no hell below us, above us only sky

June 22, 2021
Eskom

Prepare for even worse load shedding from August. This graph shows why.

March 17, 2021
Eskom

Opinion: Is load-shedding here to stay?

March 16, 2021

Microgrids

Microgrids

Using Games to Engage Communities in Microgrid Development : HOMER Microgrid News and Insight

December 12, 2018

Nationally Determined Contributions

COP 26

ANALYSIS | Lacklustre climate targets are a risky proposition for South Africa

June 22, 2021

Net Zero

Net Zero

Global wind installation step change required to meet net-zero goal

March 26, 2021
Climate Change

Don’t believe hydrogen and nuclear hype – they can’t get us to net zero carbon by 2050 | Energy | The Guardian

March 17, 2021
Climate Change

Project Drawdown: The World’s Leading Resource for Climate Solutions

March 15, 2021

News

News

Nuke Developer Gets $280 Million to Make Plasma Hotter than the sun

April 9, 2021
News

A major cabinet reshuffle is on the cards – The Mail & Guardian

March 25, 2021
News

Some news from 350Africa’s public finance campaign.

Policy & Planning

Gas

Energy expert writes to government calling for overhaul of RMIPPPP ahead of July financial close

April 19, 2021
IPP

Sasol and Air Liquide initiate first phase of 900 MW renewables procurement process

April 14, 2021
Energy Efficiency & Demand Side Management

On the selection of powerships over renewables and battery storage for two thirds of the RMIPPPP

April 7, 2021

Pollution

Pollution

[Plastic]The Age of Plastemic: Tiny plastic particles are invading the remotest oceans and mountains via aerial transmission

July 15, 2020
Legal

Fwd:Outrage after “Cancer Alley” activists face terrorism charges for anti-plastics stunt

June 29, 2020
Air pollution

Corpses block main gate to Eskom’s HQ

August 21, 2019

RE

Coal

Exxaro secures Nersa registration for 80 MW solar project at its Grootegeluk coal mine

June 14, 2022
RE

Nersa registers 16 more distributed projects to add 211 MW

June 7, 2022
RE

Renewable energy the most effective load-shedding mitigation strategy, says Scatec

June 1, 2022

Renewables

Renewables

Govt signals reduction or elimination of guarantees for REIPPPP projects

February 24, 2022
Solar

GIFA identifies nine mining-related sites for third party solar power development

February 17, 2022
Solar

Major SA solar player reveals new plans for floating panels – wants 5 million units by 2025

October 5, 2021

Reports

RESEF

RMIPPPP

RMIPPPP

Local content rules for PV modules posing a challenge for ‘emergency’ solar projects

April 12, 2021
Gas

Despite Eskom approvals, Turkish power ships still need Transnet buy-in for 20 year harbour moorings

April 1, 2021
Fossil Fuels

Gwede Mantashe condemns us to deepening load shedding

March 24, 2021

SDGs

General News

SA’s first SDG report card – how to move beyond box-ticking

July 3, 2019
General News

NBI News Update: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2019

January 31, 2019

Self-gen

SMART News

Civil Society

‘Green power is key’

August 5, 2013
Civil Society

Put our resources together and solve the electricity crisis

July 10, 2013
SMART News

Archbishop Emiritus Desmond Tutu supports EGI’s Smart Energy Plan

December 12, 2012

SSEG

IRP

South Africa’s energy policies: Are changes finally coming?

December 21, 2020
SSEG

Solar power plant benefits local community health – Energize

December 8, 2020
SSEG

Of raindrops and rooftops – Energize

Tariffs

Eskom

EIUG says tariff hike will curtail economic recovery efforts

February 18, 2021
Eskom

Domino effect: SA economy takes another hit on news that Eskom can hike tariffs 15%

February 17, 2021
Eskom

Lifting distributed-generation cap ‘one of the easier decisions’ facing government – De Ruyter

February 16, 2021

Trending Eskom

Trending SSEG

NERSA

17 SSEG applications of less than 1 MW have now been approved by NERSA!

May 30, 2019

Uncategorised

Air pollution

Teach children not to breathe

January 13, 2019
Uncategorised

Out of office

December 20, 2018
Uncategorised

Out of office

December 6, 2018

Waste

Waste

GCX NOW Newsletter | March 2021

March 26, 2021
Waste

Plenary Invitation: Key Drivers of Organic Waste Diversion from Cape Town’s Landfills

March 18, 2021
Events

Webinar Invitation: PV Recycling and Endlife Processing

October 28, 2020
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