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Defend Truth

Chris Yelland

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

Latest Work

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

ENERGY CRUNCH OP-ED

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

PRICE OF POWER OP-ED

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

GAS CRISIS OP-ED

24 September 2024

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

7 min

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

ENERGY CRISIS OP-ED

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

POWER CRISIS OP-ED

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

POWER CRISIS OP-ED

13 June 2024

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

3 min

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

POWER CRISIS OP-ED

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

POWER CRISIS OP-ED

20 October 2023

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

3 min

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

POWER CRISIS OP-ED

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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Further delay in life extension of Koeberg nuclear reactor worsens power outlook

OUTAGE 127 OP-ED

17 May 2023

Further delay in life extension of Koeberg nuclear reactor worsens power outlook

5 min

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Attempted murder of departing Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter reported to SAPS

EE Business Intelligence

7 January 2023

Attempted murder of departing Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter reported to SAPS

2 min

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Here are the key opportunities for reform within our grasp throughout the energy and electricity sectors of SA

4 January 2023

Here are the key opportunities for reform within our grasp throughout the energy and electricity sectors of SA

8 min

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