Gas key as South Africa transitions to clean energy

Gas will be needed to close help meet energy demand in South Africa during the necessary transition to clean energy,  speakers from the energy sector, academics, financial institutions and South African government departments said during a webinar on October 27. They noted, however, that South Africa has not yet put in place the required policies and regulations, trade agreements and infrastructure needed for a just transition.
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Exxaro sending a delegation to COP26

Resources company Exxaro Resources is sending several of its executives and sustainability experts to form part of the South African delegation to participate at the COP26 climate change summit, which is being held in Glasgow, Scotland, from October 31 to November 12. COP26 convenes global leaders to galvanise efforts to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and for global emissions to be halved by 2030. Companies like Exxaro – which embrace this opportunity, will play a pivotal role in saving the planet and ensuring sustainable livelihoods, the resources company states.
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Global supply chain disruptions, civil unrest take toll on Metair

Metair warns that the second half of its 2021 financial year will continue to be dominated by the impact of Covid-19, as well as the “severe effect” of global supply-chain disruptions and the global shortage of semi-conductors. Metair manufactures, assembles, distributes and retails energy storage products and automotive components in Africa, Europe, Turkey, the Middle East and Russia.
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Renewables developer warns of a grid-induced crisis akin to South Africa’s 2008 generation crisis

Growing constraints on South Africa’s power grid could precipitate a crisis similar to the one experienced in 2008, when it became apparent that the country had run short of generation capacity, the head of a leading domestic renewable-energy company warned on Wednesday. African Clean Energy Developments (ACED) CEO Richard Gordon told participants to a RES4Africa webinar that South Africa was on track for a “repeat performance” by 2028, owing to inadequate transmission capacity in areas where the best solar and wind resources are located.
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Load-shedding to move to Stage 4 from 12:00 on Wednesday

Power utility Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 4 load-shedding from 12:00 on Wednesday to 05:00 on Friday. Thereafter Stage 2 load-shedding will continue until 05:00 on Saturday.
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