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Eskom’s tightrope: Jobs vs chrome revenue
Unless South Africa’s ferrochrome producers get price relief from Eskom, as many as 2,400 jobs may be at risk…
The next energy frontier: Designed in Africa, for Africa
Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its development journey. The continent’s resource abundance, the energy access imperative, industrial growth potential and youthful citizens…
The 10 power moves to reset South Africa’s electricity market
It’s time for South Africa’s electricity market to move from policy to implementation…
Paper tiger: Why Mpact is suing the City of Ekurhuleni
‘Excessive’ and ‘unlawful’ power costs have hastened the demise of Mpact’s Springs mill…
Mozal goes dark as power prices crush beneficiation ambitions
High power prices have forced South32 to shut Mozal, dealing a blow to Mozambique’s economy and raising hard questions about beneficiation in Southern Africa.…
The cost of Eskom’s secret pricing deals
Open Secrets’ fight for Eskom’s South32 pricing deal reveals how secrecy and overused confidentiality claims undermine transparency in public spending…
Eskom says it’ll stop bleeding South Africa dry
After clocking up losses of R159.5bn for the past seven years, Eskom is finally back in the black…
Secret Eskom tariff deal may just break SA
Eskom’s tariff bombshell highlights the seeming thumb-suck of how electricity prices are calculated, as well as the utility’s indifference to the cost pressures facing…
Eskom’s R92bn ‘gift’ for South32
South32’s Hillside smelter gets a 50% discount from Eskom. The power utility says South Africa receives a ‘net benefit’, but there is no evidence…
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