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Defend Truth

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

15 June 2026

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

6 min

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Zambia’s bold debt-for-energy blueprint — a new model for African development

POWER PLAY OP-ED

7 June 2026

Zambia’s bold debt-for-energy blueprint — a new model for African development

4 min

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Why Eskom’s carbon intensity may become the biggest strategic challenge for South African exporters

TRADE TRANSITION

1 June 2026

Why Eskom’s carbon intensity may become the biggest strategic challenge for South African exporters

6 min

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Institutional capital bets on Africa’s emerging renewable energy market infrastructure

POWER TRADE OP-ED

24 May 2026

Institutional capital bets on Africa’s emerging renewable energy market infrastructure

4 min

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Renewable energy boom meets bottleneck as grid space becomes the real battleground

19 March 2026

Renewable energy boom meets bottleneck as grid space becomes the real battleground

4 min

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SA’s power market flips as Eskom monopoly ends, municipalities face squeeze

MARKET SHIFT OP-ED

24 February 2026

SA’s power market flips as Eskom monopoly ends, municipalities face squeeze

6 min

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South Africa’s electricity reform has reached its moment of truth

POWER SHIFTS OP-ED

17 February 2026

South Africa’s electricity reform has reached its moment of truth

4 min

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Eskom and some municipalities demand registration of residential solar PV and battery energy storage systems by March 2026

2 February 2026

Eskom and some municipalities demand registration of residential solar PV and battery energy storage systems by March 2026

11 min

3

Eskom’s ‘stayed’ court case shows double game duplicity on electricity trading

CREDIBILITY CHASM OP-ED

12 January 2026

Eskom’s ‘stayed’ court case shows double game duplicity on electricity trading

5 min

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Eskom awards contract to develop a virtual wheeling platform amid regulatory tension

ENERGY TRANSITION OP-ED

15 December 2025

Eskom awards contract to develop a virtual wheeling platform amid regulatory tension

7 min

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SA’s energy future — study finds green industrialisation the least cost path to net zero

POWER DYNAMICS OP-ED

10 November 2025

SA’s energy future — study finds green industrialisation the least cost path to net zero

6 min

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Risks identified in Eskom’s 2026-30 system adequacy outlook require a critical balancing act

POWER DEMAND OP-ED

3 November 2025

Risks identified in Eskom’s 2026-30 system adequacy outlook require a critical balancing act

5 min

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