Eskom chairman, Jabu Mabuza, in race against time
THE newly appointed board of South African state-owned power utility, Eskom, was in a race against time as it had to take steps to...
Swiss industrial giant ABB “may be sanctioned” as reports suspect Eskom...
SWISS industrial giant ABB acknowledged it could be sanctioned for suspect payments related to work it carried out for Eskom's Kusile, a 4,800MW coal-fired...
SA makes second run at Botswana coal
An unnamed South African firm would pay Aviva Resources $20m if it could develop a power project at Botswana's Mmamantswe coal deposit.
CSN sells Riversdale stake
Brazilian steelmaker CSN has struck a deal to sell its 19.9% stake in Mozambican-focused coal miner Riversdale to Rio Tinto for $830m.
Most of world’s development banks against funding coal-fired power plants
MOST of the world's development banks had committed to ending finance for coal-fired power plants, said Reuters citing research produced by Boston University's Global...
Eskom paying for sins of the past, says outgoing CEO De...
POLICY missteps and delays were the root cause of South Africa's power crisis, said BusinessLive citing comments in Parliament on Tuesday by André de...
Mantra eyes uranium mine inside Unesco site
Mantra Resources plans to build a $400m uranium mine inside a world heritage game reserve in Tanzania within the next three years, says a cabinet minister.
Eskom cancels agreements totalling R11bn in crime crackdown
ESKOM cancelled coal supply agreements and construction contracts totalling R11bn as South African authorities sought to crack down on crime, said Bloomberg News citing...
Nuclear to play a role in SA’s future energy mix –...
NUCLEAR fuel would have a role in South Africa's future energy mix, said News24 citing comments by the country's president Cyril Ramaphosa.
"Our energy is...
Miners fire back at Eskom over coal
Eskom has to reflect on its own deficiencies before blaming the mining industry for its coal quality and supply concerns, says Chamber of Mines CEO Bheki Sibiya.