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Source: © 123rf Robin van Wyk, head of LnP Beyond Legal’s Environmental Practice says limited exemptions granted to Eskom reflect a complex balancing act between environmental responsibility and energy security and gives some practical steps going forward

Energy

Eskom’s limited emissions exemptions: A complex balancing act, practical steps going forward

Robin van Wyk 11 Apr 2025

The retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom, is seen near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, 9 May 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Climate Change

South Africa grants Eskom coal plants limited emissions exemptions

Wendell Roelf 1 Apr 2025

Eskom's Kriel power station

Energy

Eskom’s energy availability outlook brings hope for mining operations

Lindsey Schutters 17 Jan 2025

Source: AS Photography/Pexels

Construction & Engineering

Infrastructure takes centre stage in SA’s 2025 infrastructure priorities

Lindsey Schutters 6 Jan 2025

Image source: Sergey Sukhanov –

Management & Leadership

Eskom recruits four new executives

18 Oct 2024

The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity briefed the media on the Energy Action Plan

Energy

Electricity Minister: ‘South Africa is making strides in addressing energy crisis’

Lindsey Schutters 11 Mar 2024

Eskom's Palmiet pumped storage hydro plant has an installed capacity of 400MW. Source: Eskom

Energy

Eskom drops load shedding to stage 4 after diesel delivery

26 Nov 2023

Image source: Tara Winstead from

HR & Management

Eskom warns against job scam

26 Jul 2023

Hospital Groups

Limpopo Central Hospital scheduled for grand opening in 2026

19 Jul 2023

Actom battery energy storage. Source: Supplied

SMEs

Local suppliers play crucial role in electricity grid transition

17 Jul 2023

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Energy

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Hartmut Winkler 9 Jun 2023

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Energy

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Hartmut Winkler 19 Apr 2023

New tax incentives are a welcome boost to solar in SA, but do they go far enough?

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New tax incentives are a welcome boost to solar in SA, but do they go far enough?

Matthew Cruise 13 Mar 2023

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

Energy

Why finding a new head for struggling Eskom won't end the blackouts

David Richard Walwyn 19 Dec 2022

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Construction & Engineering

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Robert Ter Morshuizen 5 Dec 2022

South Africa is hooked on fossil fuels: how it got here and how it can get out

Energy

South Africa is hooked on fossil fuels: how it got here and how it can get out

Hartmut Winkler 17 Nov 2022

Image supplied: The annual Feather Award winners were announced at a grand event on 10 November.

Events

Feather Award winners announced!

11 Nov 2022

Kusile Unit 1 'chimney' failure forces shutdown

Energy

Kusile Unit 1 'chimney' failure forces shutdown

3 Nov 2022

Medupi, Kusile require R33bn to complete commissioning, remedial work

Energy

Medupi, Kusile require R33bn to complete commissioning, remedial work

30 Sep 2022

Load shedding until Saturday due to shortage of generation capacity - Eskom

Energy

Load shedding until Saturday due to shortage of generation capacity - Eskom

6 Sep 2022

Stage 2 load shedding this week due to shortage of generation capacity

Energy

Stage 2 load shedding this week due to shortage of generation capacity

3 Aug 2022

Protesters block roads to coal plants after wage talks break down

Energy

Protesters block roads to coal plants after wage talks break down

Anait Miridzhanian 23 Jun 2022

Load shedding suspended in eThekwini, damaged Eskom infrastructure being seen to

Energy

Load shedding suspended in eThekwini, damaged Eskom infrastructure being seen to

13 Apr 2022

Grid under severe pressure with 7 power station units affected, says Eskom

Energy

Grid under severe pressure with 7 power station units affected, says Eskom

8 Mar 2022

Has South Africa turned its back on apprenticeships?

Skills Development

Has South Africa turned its back on apprenticeships?

7 Mar 2022

South Africa's efforts to tackle its energy crisis lacks urgency and coherence

Energy

South Africa's efforts to tackle its energy crisis lacks urgency and coherence

Hartmut Winkler 21 Feb 2022

Eskom partially recovers from load loss, but loses further units

Energy

Eskom partially recovers from load loss, but loses further units

3 Feb 2022

Koeberg Unit 1 to be taken offline, De Ruyter warns of potential load shedding

Energy

Koeberg Unit 1 to be taken offline, De Ruyter warns of potential load shedding

27 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Working towards a just energy transition

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Working towards a just energy transition

Lethabo Manamela 5 Jan 2022

#BestofBiz 2021: Energy & Mining

Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2021: Energy & Mining

13 Dec 2021

Hybrid warfare is on the rise globally. Might South Africa's Eskom be its latest victim?

Energy

Hybrid warfare is on the rise globally. Might South Africa's Eskom be its latest victim?

Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann and Dries Putter 9 Dec 2021

Stage 2 load shedding as power system continues to recover

Energy

Stage 2 load shedding as power system continues to recover

11 Nov 2021

Eskom: how does it stack up in the pollution stakes?

Sustainability

Eskom: how does it stack up in the pollution stakes?

Rebecca Garland and Kristy Langerman 10 Nov 2021

Eskom warns of possible load shedding escalation

Energy

Eskom warns of possible load shedding escalation

8 Nov 2021

South Africa's power grid is under pressure: the how and the why

Energy

South Africa's power grid is under pressure: the how and the why

MJ (Thinus) Booysen and Arnold Rix 3 Nov 2021

Trips, shutdowns at 5 Eskom plants result in Stage 4 load shedding

Energy

Trips, shutdowns at 5 Eskom plants result in Stage 4 load shedding

27 Oct 2021

South Africa's troubled power utility is being reset: CEO sets out how

Infrastructure & Utilities

South Africa's troubled power utility is being reset: CEO sets out how

Anton Eberhard 17 Sep 2021

Turbines on a wind farm outside Caledon near Cape Town, South Africa. Photo by Nardus Engelbrecht/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South Africa's power generation plans are out of date: an urgent rethink is needed

Hartmut Winkler 10 Aug 2021

Damage to Medupi Unit 4 generator. Source: Twitter

Energy

Employees suspended over Medupi blast

10 Aug 2021

Cows graze as steam rises from the cooling towers of Matla Power Station, a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 20 May, 2018. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Sustainability

Africa's top emitter seeks $10bn for shift from coal

Alexander Winning 1 Jul 2021

Kusile Power Station. Image: Wikipedia

Energy

Eskom promises to complete Kusile on time

18 Jun 2021

Load shedding back, as Eskom crashes again

Energy

Load shedding back, as Eskom crashes again

17 May 2021

Jon Duncan, head, responsible investment, Old Mutual

Mining

Exxaro's move to renewable a sign of progress

29 Apr 2021

Eskom hopes to raise R2bn by selling non-core properties

Energy

Eskom hopes to raise R2bn by selling non-core properties

13 Apr 2021

Eskom head office

Energy

Kusile and Medupi design defects rectified, yet load shedding goes on

18 Mar 2021

Energy

Eskom plans to ramp up maintenance

17 Mar 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Energy

Eskom improves performance despite challenges

16 Mar 2021

Infrastructure spend, project execution - don't write the public sector off just yet

Infrastructure & Utilities

Infrastructure spend, project execution - don't write the public sector off just yet

Bakang Letshwiti 4 Mar 2021

Government urged to delay procurement of new nuclear power generation until after 2030

Nuclear Power

Government urged to delay procurement of new nuclear power generation until after 2030

26 Feb 2021

Grand Inga 3. Photo: Congo Research Group

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South Africa can't afford hydropower from Inga 3

Siziwe Mota 23 Feb 2021