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Chris Yelland

Chris Yelland, energy advisor to OUTA, and managing director at EE Business Intelligence.

Latest Work

Curtailment, conflicts of interest and cash flow: Eskom’s tightening grip on renewable energy producers

GRID LOCK OP-ED

24 June 2026

Curtailment, conflicts of interest and cash flow: Eskom’s tightening grip on renewable energy producers

6 min

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From recovery to resilience – acting electricity DG Pillay charts a bold vision to 2050

From recovery to resilience – acting electricity DG Pillay charts a bold vision to 2050

3 min

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Johannesburg faces renewed power cuts threat — Eskom debt dispute unresolved

16 April 2025

Johannesburg faces renewed power cuts threat — Eskom debt dispute unresolved

2 min

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Industry lifeline — Sasol unveils bridging plan to avert South Africa’s looming gas cliff

15 April 2025

Industry lifeline — Sasol unveils bridging plan to avert South Africa’s looming gas cliff

4 min

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How Eskom’s 2025/26 electricity tariffs will affect residential customers

24 March 2025

How Eskom’s 2025/26 electricity tariffs will affect residential customers

8 min

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Understanding the looming ‘gas cliff’ in South Africa, and the solutions

24 September 2024

Understanding the looming ‘gas cliff’ in South Africa, and the solutions

7 min

4

A new nuclear build for South Africa is an impractical, economically unviable pipe dream

21 July 2024

A new nuclear build for South Africa is an impractical, economically unviable pipe dream

6 min

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Storm of protest brewing over City Power vs Eskom prepaid electricity tariff hike disparities

4 July 2024

Storm of protest brewing over City Power vs Eskom prepaid electricity tariff hike disparities

5 min

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Johannesburg’s indigent households set to be hammered with massive electricity price increases

13 June 2024

Johannesburg’s indigent households set to be hammered with massive electricity price increases

3 min

2

Why is there less load shedding? There’s a fundamental change taking place in SA’s electricity sector

8 April 2024

Why is there less load shedding? There’s a fundamental change taking place in SA’s electricity sector

4 min

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Risk of total shutdown of Eskom’s Koeberg nuclear power station continues to increase

20 October 2023

Risk of total shutdown of Eskom’s Koeberg nuclear power station continues to increase

2 min

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Eskom’s road to recovery: Why original equipment manufacturers must be brought back into the loop

Business Maverick

31 July 2023

Eskom’s road to recovery: Why original equipment manufacturers must be brought back into the loop

4 min

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