De Ruyter to leave Eskom “with immediate effect”
ANDRE de Ruyter is to step down as CEO of Eskom with immediate effect following a “special board meeting”, the state-owned power utility said...
Eskom coal-fired plants to be resuscitated and concessioned to private sector
A CONSORTIUM consisting of international energy experts will review which of Eskom's coal-fired power stations can be resuscitated ahead of their concessioning to the...
South32 in talks with Eskom to buy 900MW in nuclear power...
SOUTH32 is in discussions with Eskom regarding buying nuclear power for Hillside Aluminium which the Perth-headquartered group said could become uncompetitive if the talks...
Glencore hopeful SA export coal volumes could be restored to 60Mt...
SOUTH African coal export deliveries could be restored to 60 million tons (Mt) this year following an agreement between the mining industry and Transnet...
Comments on ‘project manager’ electricity minister not intended to diminish role...
SOUTH Africa's mines and energy minister Gwede Mantashe rowed back on earlier comments that the newly created minister of electricity was "a project manager",...
Thungela’s Australian expansion may open door to non-coal acquisitions
THERE might be more than meets the eye regarding Thungela Resources' R4.1bn tilt at Australian coal mine Ensham. A market source said the company...
Coal resurgence gives SA junior miners R34bn boost
IN 2022, junior mining in South Africa generated R88bn's worth of revenue, up from R54bn in 2018, according to a study by the Minerals...
Mantashe to stay as mines minister? Ramaphosa banter suggests solid support
IN the week where president Cyril Ramphosa is expected to reshuffle his cabinet, his mines minister made sure he was aware of his gravitas...
No evidence of “stampede” for renewable power, says Mantashe of mining...
SOUTH Africa's minerals and energy minister Gwede Mantashe said there had been little evidence of companies adding new power to the national grid despite...
Thungela to buy Australian coal mine Ensham for A$335m as SA...
THUNGELA Resources today unveiled a major step out in strategy by announcing plans to buy for A$335m (R4bn) the 3.2 million ton (Mt) a...