Electricity goes to market: risks, rewards and realities of South Africa’s wholesale electricity market reform.

A new report commissioned by the South African Energy Traders Association (SAETA) specifies the 10 steps needed to get to ...

After more than a century of monopoly control under Eskom, South Africa is shifting towards a competitive multi-market electricity system anchored by a wholesale market and supported by bilateral ...

After more than a century of vertically integrated monopoly control, the country has begun the transition to a competitive, ...

South Africa's electricity reforms face significant challenges due to the absence of a clear delivery roadmap, raising ...

Opinion - Abolishing or suspending the tax would surrender an established policy lever for energy reform, fiscal stability, competitiveness and decarbonisation.

Various organisations in the electricity sector are anticipating the start of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) this year as a step towards phasing in a liberalised market, in ...

After more than a century of Eskom’s monopoly, South Africa’s electricity reform has reached its moment of truth.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his 2026 State of the Nation address, announced that the country’s electricity transmission assets would move out of state-owned Eskom. This will happen ...

Energy security has become a top priority for South Africa’s mining industry. Key discussions at this year’s Mining Indaba ...