South Africa looks to nuclear, green power
Nelisiwe Magubane, director general at the department of energy, said the government expects renewable energy to supply 42 percent of its new power and nuclear energy 23 percent.
Coal will make up 15 percent of new power plants coming on stream in that same period. The fossil fuel currently makes up 95 percent of the country's energy mix.
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Ontario Energy minister downplays dispute between auditor, electricity regulator
TORONTO - The bad blood between the Ontario government and auditor general bubbled to the surface once again Monday, with the Liberal energy minister downplaying a dispute between the auditor and the Crown corporation that manages the province's electricity market.
Glenn Thibeault said concerns raised by auditor general Bonnie Lysyk during testimony before a legislative committee last week aren't new and the practices being used by the Independent Electricity System Operator are commonly endorsed by major auditing firms.
"(Lysyk) doesn't like the rate-regulated accounting. We've always said we've relied on the other experts within the field as well, plus the provincial controller," Thibeault said.
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