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It is said that history repeats itself – first as tragedy, second as farce. On Friday, public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan announced the new board of Eskom, and issued it with a clear instruction: get the availability of Eskom’s power plants back up to 75%.

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The collapse of old king coal (part 1)

In 2017, Eskom’s energy planning office looked out at the horizon and saw a problem: by 2022, the country would have too much electricity.

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The evaporating case for gas

A study from a coalition of 86 major corporations — including Eskom, Sasol and Shell — shows we need very little natural gas to achieve energy security. So why is government and business pushing a plan that would see us spend R628-billion — and perhaps up to R1-trillion — on gas?

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Fuel thieves siphon off millions from Eskom power station

As fuel prices soar, an ageing Eskom power station in Mpumalanga is the hub of one sophisticated fuel theft operation siphoning off millions of rands worth — with help from corrupt officials, trucking companies and police.

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The battle for gas is far from over

Shell’s seismic survey may have been halted but energy minister Gwede Mantashe is pursuing an ambitious vision to reshape our energy future, powered by gas.

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Clumsy Nersa redaction reveals “higher” cost of emergency power

Dewald van Rensburg
Dec 3, 2021

A small slip-up in the extensive redaction of documentation around potential 20-year contracts with the controversial Turkish Karpowership group has seemingly revealed that South Africa will pay far more than advertised.

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Special project: Tenders and powerships — all amaB’s stories on the RMI4P emergency power bidding process, Karpowership SA and more

Government’s strategy to address the country’s energy crisis — through its 20-year, multi-billion rand tender, has come under the microscope since energy minister Gwede Mantashe’s initial call for proposals in mid-2020. Allegations, as exposed by AmaBhungane, bring into question the true intent of those involved in the process. To know more about those allegations, dig into our archive of work on this controversial tender.

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Powerships: Inside the Karadeniz money-spinning global empire

The powership conglomerate earns an astonishing amount from its specialist offering to frail and broken states. But many of its deals around the world have been criticised as exploitative and irrational. South Africa may become the biggest prize of all. And we have already helped fund the growth of this corporate empire.

#MotiFiles: Moti Group granted secret court order muzzling investigative journalists

AmaBhungane reporters
Jun 2, 2023

Eskom

The collapse of old king coal: the war over the future of coal begins (part 3)

The collapse of old king coal part 2: how unrealistic targets created an energy crisis

The collapse of old king coal (part 1)

The evaporating case for gas

Fuel thieves siphon off millions from Eskom power station

The battle for gas is far from over

Clumsy Nersa redaction reveals “higher” cost of emergency power

Special project: Tenders and powerships — all amaB’s stories on the RMI4P emergency power bidding process, Karpowership SA and more

Powerships: Inside the Karadeniz money-spinning global empire

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