Even using the cleanest technology available, coal’s severe environmental, health and climate consequences remain unavoidable.

Nersa is proposing a new electricity pricing structure to reflect South Africa’s evolving and diversifying energy market.

The place of natural gas in a clean energy future is hotly debated. But, there is a simple answer to whether natural gas is renewable.

Compressed natural gas (CNG) is promoted as a cleaner fuel alternative, but also comes with risks to the climate and health.

Should nuclear power be a serious contender as South Africa navigates an energy crisis and the need to decarbonise.

If current carbon emission trends continue, South Africa might actually be on track to meet its 2030 emissions targets under the Paris Agreement.

Generating electricity from fossil fuels has a hidden cost: South Africa’s already scarce supply of fresh water.

Investing in energy storage can quickly address load shedding and lay the foundations for a cleaner, more secure power system, said the IISD.