Ethan Van Diemen
Journalist at Daily Maverick
Covers everything climate, energy for @DailyMaverick | @WitsUniversity , @Rhodes_JMS alumnus. Part of the @Risj_Oxford Climate Journalism Network
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6 days ago |
dailymaverick.co.za | Ethan Van Diemen
South Africa’s draft Integrated Resource Plan 2024 (IRP) is ‘deeply flawed’ in both process and outcome, according to a panel of independent energy economists, climate policy specialists and engineers.
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1 week ago |
dailymaverick.co.za | Ethan Van Diemen
Eskom’s winter outlook says zero load‑shedding is achievable if surprise breakdowns stay below 13 GW. The worst‑case 15 GW scenario would trigger 21 days of Stage 2 cuts. Notwithstanding five separate “periodic episodes” of load shedding interrupting Eskom’s much improved performance, chief executive Dan Marokane says South Africa can expect a load shedding‑free winter provided unplanned outages stay below 13 GW.
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2 weeks ago |
dailymaverick.co.za | Ethan Van Diemen
Eskom says it will ‘decouple’ the shutdown of old coal plants from its Just Energy Transition strategy, and is exploring repurposing them for gas or nuclear power. “Clean coal”, natural gas or nuclear? In the next six months, South Africans should have a clearer picture of how Eskom thinks some of its aged coal-fired power plants will operate going forward following their “repurposing”.
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2 weeks ago |
dailymaverick.co.za | Ethan Van Diemen
Eskom, with its generation capacity historically dominated by coal technology, is making clear its intentions to enter and compete in the renewable energy sector with a planned new entity. In a presentation to Parliament’s portfolio committee on energy and electricity, Eskom shared more details about its strategy to be a player in the renewable energy sector.
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2 weeks ago |
dailymaverick.co.za | Ethan Van Diemen
Stage 2 load shedding kicks in until Friday morning due to ‘higher demand, extensive maintenance and loss of generation units’. Eskom announced that it would implement Stage 2 load shedding from 4pm on Thursday, 24 April, until at least 5am on Friday. The utility said “higher-than-expected” electricity demand, “extensive” planned maintenance and “the loss of generation units” were the proximal causes for this most recent bout of rotational power cuts. Don't want to see this?
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