The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has announced that the end of the energy crisis is finally near. Cyril Ramaphosa was speaking this Thursday during the State of the Nation report and assured that the worst is over and is the result of efforts to restructure the sector. "We have set out a clear plan to end the crisis...
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South Africa seeks solutions in Mozambique to end energy crisis
The South African Ministers of Planning and Electricity met with the Mozambican Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy to look at supply options to solve the electricity shortage facing South Africa. "We have a shortfall of 6000 megawatts [MW] of energy and we would like to explore all options that are within the reach of...
ANC says energy crisis could turn South Africa into "failed state"
The secretary-general of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), Fikile Mbalula, has warned that South Africa could become a "failed state" if the months-long power cuts continue. Mbalula acknowledged, in a BBC program, that the power cuts, which last up to 10 hours...
South Africa's Energy Crisis: Government officially ends state of calamity
The South African government has officially ended the state of national disaster it implemented just under two months ago to deal with SA's power crisis. In a public diary quoted by News24 the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Thembi Nkadimeng, said today that the state of calamity has been ended. "All...
IMF warns that South Africa's economy could stagnate this year due to the energy crisis
South Africa could see zero economic growth this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned yesterday, attributing this stagnation to the electricity crisis that has been causing regular cuts for months. In January, South Africa's central bank announced a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast of 0.3%...
Renewables with world record growth of 9.6% despite energy crisis
IRENA's figures show that almost half of all new capacity installed in 2022 will be in Asia, amounting to a total of 1.6 TW. In this context, China dominated, adding 141 GW of new renewable capacity in that region of the world. According to the "Renewable Capacity Statistics 2023", released this Tuesday by...
Energy crisis in South Africa: Mozambique guarantees to have solutions
The Mozambican government guarantees that it has concrete solutions to end the electricity crisis in neighboring South Africa. The assurance was given this Tuesday in Pretoria by the High Commissioner of Mozambique in South Africa, Maria Manuela Lucas, after the presentation of letters of credence to the South African president, Cyril Ramaphossa. According to RM, the...
South Africa: Parties threaten to sue government over energy crisis
At least eight law firms in South Africa, along with political parties and civil society organizations, are suing the South African government and state-owned electricity company Eskom over the energy crisis, the South African press reported today. According to several South African media outlets, the parties have given the government an ultimatum to respond by...
Energy crisis in the world creates opportunities for Mozambique
The National Petroleum Institute (INP) believes that the energy crisis in the world is an opportunity for Mozambique and the African continent to increase exports of natural resources. According to the National Petroleum Institute, Mozambique has a considerable potential in energy resources, so it is believed that the country can become one of the main generators of clean energy...
Thabo Mbeki blames Eskom for South Africa's energy crisis
South Africa is facing a long-running energy crisis. This week, the President of that country, Cyril Ramaphosa, even canceled his participation in the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization to deal with the issue closely. Former South African statesman, Thabo Mbeki on Wednesday accused the state-owned energy company ESKOM of bad...