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Cape Town to receive technical assistance from GIZ under energy programme
12th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

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... 


Exxaro partners with business schools to develop future mining, energy leaders
12th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed natural resources company Exxaro Resources has established a strategic leadership development partnership with three business schools to strengthen leadership capability across its... 


Committee on electricity hears views on the Gas Bill
12th August 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy has begun public hearings on the Gas Bill. In a media release, the committee says stakeholders who made submissions supported the Bill and proposed... 


NUM to oppose Eskom unbundling in court; threatens strike action
12th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Labour union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says its legal team is preparing to take formal court action to challenge the decision to establish an independent transmission system operator... 


Nigeria's EV ambitions run into reality of weak electricity supply
12th August 2026 By: Reuters

Nigeria approved tax waivers for nearly 4 000 electric vehicles (EVs) in the first half of this year, government data showed, as authorities push to accelerate nascent EV adoption despite chronic... 


Ramokgopa lauds outcomes of South Africa-China energy mission
11th August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa’s Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has welcomed tangible results emerging from the high-level investment mission that he led in Beijing, China, last week, to... 


Solar body unveils new governing committee as electricity sector enters ‘defining phase’
7th August 2026

The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has announced a new governing committee, which draws members from across the solar value chain, including engineering, project... 


South Africa secures $500m loan to strengthen climate-resilient urban services
7th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Multilateral development bank the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and South Africa have signed a $500-million sovereign-backed loan to support the South Africa Metro Trading Services... 


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Coal & Diesel

NTCSA looks to Chinese investment to bolster TDP rollout
4th August 2026

South Africa's electricity sector is facing an "interesting challenge", with the grid not designed for dispatched generation of intermittent energy sources, National Transmission Company of South... 


South Africa makes case in Beijing for Chinese investment in energy
3rd August 2026

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is attending the South Africa-China Electricity & Energy Investment Conference, in Beijing, this week, where he has advocated for strategic... 


China generates less than half of its electricity from coal for the first time
30th July 2026

China, the world's largest coal consumer, generated less than 50% of its electricity from the fossil fuel in the six months to June, marking a first for the country which has been promoting the use... 


Energy Efficiency

South Africa makes case in Beijing for Chinese investment in energy
3rd August 2026

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is attending the South Africa-China Electricity & Energy Investment Conference, in Beijing, this week, where he has advocated for strategic... 


Energy performance certificates to play important role in improving building energy consumption – IEPA
3rd August 2026

Energy performance certificates (EPCs) are expected to play an increasingly important role in improving building performance, supporting informed investment decisions, reducing operational energy... 


Dozens of governments sign commitment to boosting energy efficiency – IEA
30th June 2026

Dozens of governments have issued a joint statement agreeing to make energy efficiency a cornerstone of energy policy in recognition of its critical role in building resilience against future... 


Gas to Power

Domestic food producer signs contract for LNG from Virginia project, ASPI says
6th August 2026

Nasdaq- and JSE-listed advanced materials company ASP Isotopes (ASPI) says oil and gas producer Tetra4 has entered into a contract for the sale of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be produced at the... 


South Africa makes case in Beijing for Chinese investment in energy
3rd August 2026

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is attending the South Africa-China Electricity & Energy Investment Conference, in Beijing, this week, where he has advocated for strategic... 


What the age of electricity could mean for South Africa
3rd July 2026

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses what is driving the so-called age of electricity and what this could mean for South Africa and the country's energy policy. 


Nuclear

ASPI subsidiary, US university sign uranium conversion technology research agreement
21st July 2026

Development stage nuclear fuels company Quantum Leap Energy (QLE) has signed a research agreement with the Texas A&M University Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) to advance and derisk the... 


Rapidly increasing global nuclear energy capacity would involve significant challenges
3rd July 2026

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), an entity of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), has cautioned that successfully fulfilling global ambitions to significantly increase... 


Necsa and University of Pretoria have signed an MoU to collaborate in the nuclear sector
23rd June 2026

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Pretoria (UP) to create a framework for bilateral cooperation regarding... 


Regulation

Creation of an independent TSO in the spotlight
6th August 2026

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses President Cyril Ramaphosa's endorsement of the Phase I report of the Eskom Restructuring Task Team, which supports the creation of a new... 


South Africa makes case in Beijing for Chinese investment in energy
3rd August 2026

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is attending the South Africa-China Electricity & Energy Investment Conference, in Beijing, this week, where he has advocated for strategic... 


Transmission assets should be transferred to TSO at ‘appropriate point in future’
3rd August 2026

Eskom board chairperson Mteto Nyati has struck a somewhat cautious tone regarding the timing of the transfer of the utility’s transmission assets to the proposed independent Transmission System... 


Renewable Energy

Cape Town to receive technical assistance from GIZ under energy programme
12th August 2026

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... 


Exxaro partners with business schools to develop future mining, energy leaders
12th August 2026

JSE-listed natural resources company Exxaro Resources has established a strategic leadership development partnership with three business schools to strengthen leadership capability across its... 


Nigeria's EV ambitions run into reality of weak electricity supply
12th August 2026

Nigeria approved tax waivers for nearly 4 000 electric vehicles (EVs) in the first half of this year, government data showed, as authorities push to accelerate nascent EV adoption despite chronic... 


Storage

ACTOM expands Pretoria West facility to strengthen local energy manufacturing
5th August 2026

Electromechanical equipment manufacturer ACTOM has expanded its Pretoria West industrial manufacturing facility, increasing local production capacity for battery energy storage systems and other... 


NTCSA looks to Chinese investment to bolster TDP rollout
4th August 2026

South Africa's electricity sector is facing an "interesting challenge", with the grid not designed for dispatched generation of intermittent energy sources, National Transmission Company of South... 


South Africa makes case in Beijing for Chinese investment in energy
3rd August 2026

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is attending the South Africa-China Electricity & Energy Investment Conference, in Beijing, this week, where he has advocated for strategic... 


Transmission Distribution

NUM to oppose Eskom unbundling in court; threatens strike action
12th August 2026

Labour union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says its legal team is preparing to take formal court action to challenge the decision to establish an independent transmission system operator... 


Nigeria's EV ambitions run into reality of weak electricity supply
12th August 2026

Nigeria approved tax waivers for nearly 4 000 electric vehicles (EVs) in the first half of this year, government data showed, as authorities push to accelerate nascent EV adoption despite chronic... 


South Africa secures $500m loan to strengthen climate-resilient urban services
7th August 2026

Multilateral development bank the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and South Africa have signed a $500-million sovereign-backed loan to support the South Africa Metro Trading Services... 


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