The rise, fall and rise of Eskom

Abstract

There are a number of important debates going on right now about energy production in South Africa. The biggest one of course concerns load shedding and the debilitating power outages that have increased over the past years. Then of course there is the just energy transition debate to end South Africa’s reliance on dirty fossil fuels, notably coal. ROLAND NGAM ask why are these debates important and which pathways should South Africa follow?