Power Futures Lab News Articles

Will 2021 bring more power cuts or prosperity in South Africa.

How corrupt power captured Eskom and helped pull the plug on growth (2017). Anton Eberhard, Catrina Godinho. Published in Business Day (South Africa) 12 September 2017

Structure of the market needs to be revised to ensure least-cost energy (2017). Anton Eberhard published in Business Day (South Africa), 09 May 2017.

SA's power lies in breaking up Eskom's monopoly model (2016). Anton Eberhard, published in Business Day (South Africa), Thursday 21 July 2016

Nuclear too costly and SA does not even need it (2016).  Anton Eberhard, published in Business Day (South Africa), Tuesday 29 March 2016

Realise that Eskom alone cannot solve our power crisis (2014). Anton Eberhard, published in Business Day (South Africa), Wednesday 26 November 2014

Commission of inquiry could lead us out of power crisis (2014). Anton Eberhard. published in Business Day (South Africa), Thursday 02 October 2014

Conflict of interest at Eskom stymies SA's power supply (2014). Anton Eberhard. Published in Business Day (South Africa), Tuesday 25 February 2014

Contributing elements to success of IPP's in sub-Saharan Africa (2013), Anton Eberhard, Katharine Gratwick. Published in Private Sector & Development, November 2013  Click here for Proparco's magazine

Urgent reforms are needed for responsive power sector (2013), Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), Monday 25 November 2013

Nuclear power is neither necessary nor cost-effective (2013), Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), Tuesday 19 March 2013

A powerful new strategy to shape SA's energy future (2012), Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), Tuesday 21 August 2012

The reds are dead (2012), Anton Eberhard, Published in Engineering News (South Africa), Friday 17 August 2012

National Development Plan: Tough choices in SA's development path to 2030 (2011), Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), Monday 14 November 2011

National Planning: Nine challenges to overcome to make SA a better place (2011), Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), Monday 13 June 2011

Urgently unbundle Eskom to unlock private investment (2010), Anton Eberhard, Mark Pickering, Published in Business Day (South Africa), Monday 23 August 2010

Improving the performance of state-owned utilities (2010), Anton Eberhard, Grové Steyn, Published in Business Day (South Africa), Friday 30 April 2010

Challenge now is to lessen shock of price hikes for poor, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), Monday 22 February 2010Eskom crisis will spark new deal (2009), Anton Eberhard, Published in Mail and Guardian (South Africa), Friday 04 September 2009

Charging ahead, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), Friday 03 July 2009

Public enterprises: SA must face choking reality of state-owned albatrosses, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), Thursday June 25 2009

Ten ways to provide SA with more and cleaner power, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), Thursday May 21 2009

Price hikes inevitable if we want to keep the lights on, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), Monday March 09 2009

If users don't foot Eskom's bill, the state will have to, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), 27 October 2008

On the private road back to power supply security, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), May 22 2008

Pricing our way back onto a path to energy security, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), May 15 2008

Shining a critical light on plans for repowering SA, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), May 07 2008

Sale shock therapy, Anton Eberhard, Published in Financial Mail (South Africa), March 14 2008

Power inquiry needed, Anton Eberhard, Published in Cape Times (South Africa), March 13 2008

Moving beyond blame: what is required to shore up Eskom, Anton Eberhard, Published in Sunday Times (South Africa), February 3, 2008

Overseas lessons in coping with power scarcity, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), January 24 2008

Charge them up, Anton Eberhard, Published in Financial Mail (South Africa), 21 September 2007

Erwin has switched us on to a timely discussion, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), August 29, 2007

Rosier future without the RED's, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), April 04, 2007

Faults in plan for supply security, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), March 23, 2007

Root causes of South African electricity blackouts, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), March 14, 2007

Dangers in cutting Nersa's power, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), September 20, 2006

Energy Security and the market, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), May 23, 2006

Power crisis ideal time for a rethink, Anton Eberhard, Published in Cape Times (South Africa), May 2 2006

Eskom: History's Unheeded Lessons, Grove Steyn, Published in Business Day (South Africa), March 17, 2006

The Western Case Power Crisis: Moving beyond the blame game, Anton Eberhard, Published in ENERGIZE, March 2006

Eskom's Broken Contract in the Cape, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa) February 28, 2006

New Electricity Bill Proposes Radical Changes, Anton Eberhard, Published in AMEU Bulletin September 2005

Fight Looms Over New Electricity Regulation, Anton Eberhard, Published in Energize: Power Journal of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers September 2005

Pulling the Plug on Regulator, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa) September 14, 2005

Power policy at a crossroads, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa) June 17, 2005

Vital to get market structure right, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa) September 23, 2004