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Cape Town to receive technical assistance from GIZ under energy programme

12th August 2026

By: Schalk Burger

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

     

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German development agency the Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) will provide technical assistance to the City of Cape Town to advance its energy strategy under the bilateral South Africa-Germany Energy Programme (SAGEN 5).

The programme is aligned with the city’s Energy Strategy, as it is structured to support South Africa’s energy transition through collaboration for a reliable, affordable and clean energy system, the City of Cape Town says.

The city's Energy Directorate and other departments will have access to the technical assistance from the GIZ on an ad hoc basis.

The SAGEN 5 programme is a three-year, flexible programme, which can be accessed for city needs at any time during the programme’s lifespan, it adds.

“This latest technical assistance under the SAGEN 5 programme is designed to support reform and modernisation efforts within the broader electricity sector,” says Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Energy Alderman Xanthea Limberg.

“Significantly, part of the programme includes enhancing electricity grid performance through best practice planning programmes, which are crucially important, particularly as we roll-out our medium-term R6-billion grid resilience upgrades,” she highlights.

Additionally, the city will benefit through capacity building to further enhance internal expertise and modernise electricity services to benefit all Cape Town residents and businesses.

The technical assistance will also prepare Cape Town’s participation in the South African Wholesale Electricity Market, thereby supporting metro trading services reforms, as well as necessary policy and regulatory shifts that are closely aligned with our Energy Strategy objectives, Limberg adds.

“We thank the GIZ and all stakeholders who are working on this programme. Cape Town’s energy successes is not possible without strong partnerships and technical expertise from leading institutions here at home and abroad,” she says.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Online Managing Editor

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