Ramokgopa urges Eskom to withdraw legal case against traders

Electricity and Energy Miniter Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has urged Eskom to stay or withdraw its court action to have the National Energy Regulator of South Afirca’s (Nersa’s) licensing of five electricity traders in 2024 reviewed and set aside, highlighting an accelerated process by the regulator to finalise the trading rules. In a statement that makes reference joint statement by Business Unity South Africa and Business Leadership South Africa that slammed Eskom’s legal challenge and urged government, Ramokgopa stressed Eskom’s longstanding concerns regarding the absence of a clear, rules-based framework to manage the transition to a competitive electricity market. 
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Scientists analyse feasibility of lightning-produced ammonia

Scientists have developed lightning-produced ammonia in gas form – a new, more efficient method that is a step closer to the sustainable production of ammonia and, therefore, a transition to a hydrogen-based economy, says the University of Sydney school of engineering and biomedical engineering and Net Zero Institute’s Professor PJ Cullen. University of Sydney researchers have harnessed human-made lightning to develop a more efficient method of generating ammonia – one of the world’s most important chemicals. Ammonia is also the main ingredient of fertilisers that account for almost half of all global food production.
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