Renewable energy company SolarAfrica's 114 MW SunCentral 1 plant, in the Northern Cape, has reached commercial operation. This is an important step for the company's move to delivery and operation... 

As Eskom’s fixed charges make an increasing share of electricity bills, the economics of partial solar installations are becoming more nuanced, says renewable energy engineering, procurement and... 

UK-based African independent power developer, owner and operator group Globeleq announced on Monday that it has appointed Edouard Wenseleers as chief development officer. His appointment has been... 

Having registered an Energy Compact with UN-Energy on September 24, the world’s largest off-grid solar energy company Sun King will deploy more than 50-million new solar kits across Africa by 2030... 

Eskom chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati, whose term has been extended by a further three years, says the board’s top priority has shifted from guaranteeing electricity stability to ensuring affordability.... 

As South Africa expands its wind energy sector, more should be done to mitigate the toll on bird life, says bird conservation organisation BirdLife South Africa (SA), citing 2 444 fatalities logged... 

Renewable-energy company and Seriti Holdings subsidiary Seriti Green has moved from investment commitment to operating infrastructure, in Mpumalanga, with Phase 1 of its flagship Ummbila Emoyeni... 

The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2025 target of 43 GW of wind capacity by 2042 will require a clear and credible pathway from policy ambition to implementation, “with the immediate priority being... 

South Africa's electricity tariff structure, not generation technology, is what will determine how renewable-energy assets get built over the next decade, but for now that structure still favours... 

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed an agreement with electric utility company Anzana Electric Group to fund a feasibility study to expand hydropower generation and upgrade... 

Nigeria has won an international arbitration case after a tribunal dismissed a $400-million claim by Sunrise Power and Transmission over the long-delayed Mambilla hydroelectric project,... 

Licensed electricity trader Discovery Green has launched a proprietary renewable-energy operating system that combines AI with the larger group’s actuarial expertise to offer its business clients a... 

The Energy Council of South Africa, a public-private partnership at CEO level, has announced the opening of nominations for the country’s inaugural National Energy Awards, which are endorsed by the... 

Development finance institution the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has selected green hydrogen development company Hyphen Hydrogen Energy for a prospective $5.93-million reimbursable grant... 

The world can close the gap to meet the globally agreed 2030 renewable energy goal, but must almost double the record 693 GW of new renewables capacity added in 2025 to about 1.2 TW a year between... 

The $300-million Nigeria Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) Fund was commercially launched on Monday, in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. DRE refers to standalone, mini-grid... 

The provincial governments of the Eastern Cape and Northern Cape have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which creates a long-term inter-provincial cooperative framework. This initiative... 

Green economy nonprofit GreenCape, in partnership with UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK-PACT), has published the ‘2026 National Renewable Energy market intelligence report’... 

The environmental impact study for South Africa's first proposed offshore wind farm along the country's east coast has stalled, pending new technical information from developers, the consultancy... 

Phelan Green’s family board has approved the Phase 1, R12-billion investment in the R47-billion electro-sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) project near Saldanha Bay, and has committed the equity... 

Two Team Europe Global Gateway projects valued at R1-billion-plus were unveiled at the 2026 Africa Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town on Tuesday. Global Gateway is the EU’s strategy to fund... 

The first six priority projects have emerged from government’s national green hydrogen programme pipeline. The projects all form part of the newly launched National Green Hydrogen Deal Book, which... 

South African renewable energy platform Lyra Energy, which is owned by Scatec and STANLIB Infrastructure Investments, has secured a payment guarantee facility backed by the Norwegian State under... 

JSE-listed paper and plastics packaging company Mpact and independent power trading company Enpower Trading have reached financial close on a five-year renewable energy power purchase agreement... 

Airnergize Capital, the clean technology investment platform of New GX Capital, has confirmed the final close of Fund I at R3.89-billion, with the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)... 

Nelson Mandela University (NMU), based in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, has announced that it is on track to source some 80% of its energy from renewable electricity generation by May next year.... 

South Africa-based independent power producer Sturdee Energy has announced that it has entered the Zambian market through the acquisition of the Masaiti Wind Project from Upepo Energy Zambia.... 

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has signed two purchase agreements for a combined 70 MW of power, with more to follow in the coming months under a competitive tendering process for delivery of up to... 

Decarbonisation is not a grudge move just to meet climate targets – it is an important tool for achieving Africa's digital economy and overall development goals, with major cost and energy security... 

Fire response services company Fire Ops SA reports a sharp increase in structural fires linked to solar-powered installations, with one-quarter of all structural fires it responds to linked to... 

Corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) are set to drive more utility-scale renewable additions in South Africa than government auctions for the first time in 2026, a new publication by... 

Automotive manufacturer Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa is the sponsor of the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) SunChaser IV team, which will participate in the 2026 Sasol Solar... 

The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve, with conditions, the proposed acquisition by Netherlands solar power systems company EMIF II of renewable energy... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses Eskom's R30-billion profit for its 2026 financial year, as well as the lower sales and rising municipal debt and electricity theft that weigh on... 

Nigeria could double investment into its energy sector within five years after joining the International Energy Agency, its chief Fatih Birol said on Thursday, as nations seek partners they can...