Energy Council, Yelland weigh in on Sibanye-Stillwater vs Eskom wayleave judgment

Following the February 18 judgment delivered in the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng South Division, in a case between Sibanye-Stillwater subsidiary Sibanye Gold and State-owned Eskom – which saw the overturning of Eskom’s refusal to grant a wayleave for a licence-exempt, behind-the-meter renewable-energy project – the Energy Council of South Africa stresses the importance of the ruling. The matter concerned Eskom’s refusal of Sibanye-Stillwater’s wayleave application to develop a 50 MW behind-the-meter PV power plant to supply electricity to Sibanye-Stillwater’s Kloof gold mine, in Gauteng.

Feb 27, 2026 - 11:45
Following the February 18 judgment delivered in the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng South Division, in a case between Sibanye-Stillwater subsidiary Sibanye Gold and State-owned Eskom – which saw the overturning of Eskom’s refusal to grant a wayleave for a licence-exempt, behind-the-meter renewable-energy project – the Energy Council of South Africa stresses the importance of the ruling. The matter concerned Eskom’s refusal of Sibanye-Stillwater’s wayleave application to develop a 50 MW behind-the-meter PV power plant to supply electricity to Sibanye-Stillwater’s Kloof gold mine, in Gauteng.

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