«Китай и Индия – наши стратегические партнёры в части выстраивания нового, справедливого энергорынка и торговой инфраструктуры. Россия остаётся крупнейшим поставщиком нефти в Китай и Индию, экспортируются и другие энергоносители – газ, уголь», –

While South Africa and Russia back the addition of new members, India is wary of the group becoming a mouthpiece for China, and Brazil is worried about alienating the West.

Two more countries - Zimbabwe and Ethiopia - have signed agreements with Russia to cooperate on the peaceful use of nuclear technology on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, which has been taking place in St Petersburg.

Unemployment in South Africa is already among the highest of more than 80 nations

The recommendations come at a time when South Africa is suffering its worst ever power cuts, with blackouts of more than 10 hours a day and a slowing economy, and is opening up the electricity generation industry to private operators.

Regardless of how this breakdown occurred, it is the symptom of greater issues with South Africa’s energy infrastructure.

Africa’s ability to leapfrog traditional power systems and adopt renewables on a massive scale is not a fantasy. In-depth studies from Wärtsilä have demonstrated that with the adequate support of flexible power technologies, ambitious renewable energy objectives in Africa are not only achievable, they also represent the soundest and cheapest strategy for the successful electrification of the continent.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a state of disaster to enable the government to accelerate its response to an ongoing energy crisis, and said he’ll appoint a minister in his office who will focus on boosting the power supply.

Ряд стран отметили важность укрепления сотрудничества в рамках Нового банка развития, который является флагманским проектом БРИКС.

It is no secret that the coal industry has a powerful presence in South Africa. The state-owned utility Eskom is the largest contributor to our country's greenhouse gas emissions.

The thermal coal volume traded between Mozambique and India for November and December has been comparable with volumes sourced from South Africa.

South Africa's electricity generation is dominated by coal - Koeberg supplies about 5%.

South Africa also aims to become a world-leading exporter of hydrogen.

Международное объединение БРИКС (Бразилия, Россия, Индия, Китай, ЮАР) прорабатывает вопрос создания единой расчетной валюты.

Для достижения целей устойчивого развития и обеспечения справедливого энергетического перехода наши страны заинтересованы в стабильности мировых энергетических рынков, свободном движении капитала, технологий и в целом в обеспечении глобальной энергетической безопасности.