South Africa electricity and energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, who is Eskom’s shareholder minister, has reiterated his opposition to the utility receiving a 36.15% tariff hike next year. He also says various policy interventions are being considered to reduce the increase.…

A Plunge in water levels at the world’s largest man-made reservoir, which has left Zambia and Zimbabwe without power for hours, shows why they need to diversify their energy sources. “The over-dependence on hydropower has exposed the vulnerability of the…