With 4 months to go, 2024 has delivered an 83% reduction in load shedding hours from 2023 and holding steady! We welcome the recent Eskom Summer system outlook confirming that no further load shedding is expected.

💡Big strides in South Africa’s energy journey! The Energy Council of South Africa's EDMSA platform, powered by Energy Exemplar's #PLEXOS®, brings transparency & collaboration to energy planning. A game changer for tackling the energy crisis! Read more: bit.ly/4dS7X47

👥 A revised NECOM 2.0 has been agreed with improved focus on our biggest challenges. The President and the Business-Government partnership have issued a Call for Action, and and a unified effort by Business is key to success. 📷 Please register your interest on our website

The Energy Council of South Africa is excited to share that our CEO, James Mackay and our Special Advisor: Power Sector, Francis Jackson, will be speaking at this year’s Windaba Conference and Exhibition, under the theme “Building Resilience Through Wind Power”. #Windaba2024

We continue to build confidence in the end of load shedding but must recognise that the Eskom fleet remains unreliable. Continued focus on operating and maintenance discipline is critical to keep the positive EAF performance from slipping.

Thank you, Windaba for hosting James Mackay and well done on another excellent event 👏

The Energy Council’s Senior Manager for Research, Technology and Innovation, Dr Bonani Seteni will speak at the ManufacturingIndaba in BREAKAWAY PANEL 13 discussing Green Economies - Energy security, energy cost and environmental attributes of energy. We hope to see you there!

🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 We're #hiring a Communications Coordinator! Passionate about impactful comms and SA's Just #EnergyTransition? Apply now: lnkd.in/dap3adZg + send your CV to [email protected].

Congratulations to our members Scatec and Mulilo, and the partners in their consortiums, for reaching commercial close on their respective battery storage projects.

Dr Bonani Seteni, Senior Manager for Research, Technology and Innovation will be speaking at this year's ManufacturingIndaba. He will be speaking in BREAKAWAY PANEL 13 discussing Green Economies - Energy security, energy cost and environmental attributes of energy. ⚙️ #MFGIndaba

Our Senior Manager: Operations Pippa Brown, participated in the final episode of Season One of the Energy Conversations Podcast "Outlook on SA Energy Sector". It was a fascinating discussion with some very distinguished guests. Listen now on Spotify-lnkd.in/dS_9-k6G📻

South Africa has exceeded expectations with 200+ days of no load shedding. As we move forward, NECOM 2.0 will focus on private investment, energy market growth, expanding transmission, and municipal reforms. We're shifting focus and will discontinue the load shedding graphic.

The Energy Council's Senior Manager: Operations, Pippa Brown, will be speaking at this year's Africa Renewables Investment Summit. This year's theme is re-imagining the investment approach for African renewables. Don't miss her session! #ARIS2024 #InvestInAfricanRenewables

Energy council calls for overhaul of public IPP procurement model engineeringnews.co.za/article/energy… #IPP #Procurement #Electricity #RenewableEnergy #SouthAfrica @MOEE_ZA Energy Council of South Africa Terence

The Energy Council of South Africa is proud to be a signatory of the #CEOPledge. We are confident that the partnership will maintain its momentum, and we’re on track to reach our ambitious milestones. businessforsa

Our Senior Manager: Operations, Pippa Brown, will be speaking in a panel at the Africa Renewables Investment Summit (ARIS) today. With the theme of "Re-imagining the investment approach for African renewables" Catch her session this afternoon! #ARIS2024 #InvestInAfricanRenewables

📢P𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆. 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝗥 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲. 🔗 lnkd.in/eYCQW_ij

📣 Well done to our member Sasol  for receiving its first large-scale renewable electrons from the Msenge Emoyeni Wind Farm!

📣 Participate in the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆! 🗓️𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 20 December 2024. Access the survey through the link or by scanning the QR code in the image below. 👉 lnkd.in/eYCQW_ij

Yesterday’s NECOM meeting chaired by the President, was a breakthrough for SA energy reforms: 1⃣ ERA & Climate Bill confirmed an 'irreversible' reform agenda. 2⃣ NERSA challenges acknowledged, plans underway. 3⃣ Focus on grid expansion & new generation. bit.ly/42gUW0U