Why SA rebranded thermal coal a critical mineral
IS coal a critical mineral? The question has risen to prominence since South Africa designated coal as a “highly critical” mineral in its Critical Minerals Strategy released last…
Minerals Council says no respite from energy cost inflation
SOUTH Africa’s mining sector is set for continued high energy inflation despite improved performance from state-owned entities, the Minerals Council said following the…
Global coal output set for record year: IEA
WORLD coal production is expected to reach an unprecedented 9.2 billion tons in 2025 as fossil fuel demand maintains record levels despite environmental commitments. This is…
Coal’s evergreen allure hard for investors to ignore
The pendulum has swung back to coal. Look no further than Glencore which is reconsidering retaining its coal production instead of demerging and separately listing the business,…
Exxaro’s ‘money or the box’ conundrum
Three years after announcing a strategy to diversify from coal, Exxaro is still searching for an investment. Nombasa Tsengwa, CEO since mid-2022, acknowledges that it’s been a…
Exxaro may return to SA coal projects if it fails to diversify
EXXARO Resources could develop more of its coal resources in the event it failed to find assets for diversification. The coal miner has been looking for non-coal assets since…
Nuclear to play a role in SA’s future energy mix – Ramaphosa
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 based on a mixed energy…
Mantashe says executive exodus is “mice running from methane”
SOUTH African mines and energy minister Gwede Mantashe resorted to mining analogy to comment on recent executive and non-executive departures at Transnet and Eskom. In an article…
As Eskom seeks a new way of scaling renewable power, Vietnam could light its way
SOUTH Africa has had energy shortfalls for the past 16 years, but to date there have been totally inadequate measures to add new capacity to the grid. The crisis has escalated…
As Eskom seeks a way of scaling renewable power, Vietnam could light its way
SOUTH Africa has had energy shortfalls for the past 16 years, but to date there have been totally inadequate measures to add new capacity to the grid. The crisis has escalated…
How Eskom crisis is taking South African society to the brink
SOUTH African industries, businesses and households are scrambling to generate their own electricity in the face of a widening power shortfall, which is set to persist and…
Mantashe fails to make point about coal cuts amid concern pressure is neo-colonialist
GWEDE Mantashe, South Africa’s mines and energy minister, has justifiably received flak for skipping a meeting with foreign donors this month. These comprised the European Union,…
Foreign envoy in SA this week to discuss transition from coal-fired energy
A DELEGATION including envoys from the US and the European Union are in South Africa to discuss the possible reduction in the country’s thermal coal use, said BusinessLive.…
SA Govt. 2,500MW nuclear plan panned by energy expert, environmentalists
THE South African government’s surprise announcement that it intended to put 2,500MW of nuclear power out to tender at the end of its 2021/22 financial year was panned by an…