Energy solutions and technology company Siemens is assisting independent power producers (IPPs) in connecting to the grid. This includes localising portions of the assembly of its 8DA gas-insulated... 

In support of sustainable food supply in South African schools and youth enrichment, public benefit organisation South African Youth in Arts (SAYA), through the nongovernmental organisation... 

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... 

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 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’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... 

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... 

Blended finance private equity fund SA-H2, which focuses on the green hydrogen value chain and the Southern African energy transition, has achieved its first close with R3-billion in commitments... 

All three projects that make up Envusa Energy’s giant 520 MW Koruson 2 renewable-energy cluster are now officially operational, after 130 MW of the 140 MW Hartebeesthoek Wind Farm entered into... 

The community of Witsand, in Atlantis, in the Western Cape, and informal settlements infrastructure nonprofit People's Environmental Planning (PEP) have installed 300 solar-powered lights to... 

Sasol, the world’s largest producer of fuel from coal, is reaping the benefits of a surge in fuel prices due to the Iran war, while helping shield its home market of South Africa from the resulting... 

South African chemicals and energy company Sasol has signed an agreement with Chinese green technology and renewable-energy company Envision to undertake the engineering design for an e-methanol... 

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... 

Renewable energy company Mainstream South Africa's 50 MW Ilikwa solar PV facility has achieved commercial operation and marks the start of supplying commercial electricity to multiple private... 

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... 

The first 25 turbines at Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm, which is rising in the coal heartland of Mpumalanga within site of the giant Secunda coal-to-liquids complex and in close... 

Should the Western Cape Energy Resilience Programme (WCERP) maintain its current trajectory, a total of 1 800 MW of new power will have been installed in the region through the course of the... 

JSE-listed energy and chemicals group Sasol has, in collaboration with its public-sector and academic partners, commissioned a 2 kW proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser system at the... 

The giant 420 MW Northern Cluster, comprising three large wind farms under construction in the Karoo, is still anticipated to enter into commercial operation before the end of 2026, despite... 

The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has welcomed a new fast-tracked payment mechanism that will see independent power producers (IPPs) paid the full estimated value of... 

South Africa should respond to growing geopolitical uncertainty by accelerating electricity reform, strengthening industrial policy and mobilising investment into energy infrastructure, speakers... 

The US Trade and Development Agency said on Tuesday it had agreed to fund early-stage studies for a project aimed at producing ammonia in Western Sahara, marking the first US government financing... 

Independent power producer (IPP) SolarAfrica has partnered with property investment company Moolman Group’s energy platform MPower and investment company Fledge Capital to develop the 184 MW... 

Energy company NOA has signed a renewable-energy supply agreement with industrial minerals producer Idwala Industrial Holdings, which will help the company reduce electricity costs and support its... 

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) says it expects to finalise all outstanding curtailment claims by independent power producers (IPPs) by the end of August. It also announced... 

Sustainable industrial transformation in Southern Africa depends on strong institutions, productive capabilities, innovation, learning and coordinated policy-making. The United Nations Economic... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the ongoing reform of the electricity sector, where momentum seems to be slowing down, as well as developments in the broader energy transition and... 

Cape Town’s Energy Directorate says it will spend R6-billion on electricity infrastructure over the next three years. The goal, it says, is to secure the city’s energy needs, and to make... 

South Africa has various industry-related policies and master plans that take into account the changes wrought by the global energy transition, but the opportunities and risks arising from these... 

Global electricity demand is expected to continue to grow faster in 2026 and 2027, with renewables expected to take over as the world's largest source of electricity generation in 2026, the... 

Iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore's Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC) has entered into an energy offtake agreement with Envusa Energy – a joint venture between Kumba's parent company Anglo American and... 

Mining and metals advocacy group the ICMM warns that water availability could, in many regions, act as a constraint on the development of new mines and related facilities, particularly for the... 

Rapid expansion of data centres has helped make South Africa the continent's biggest digital hub, even as critics warn the industry's appetite for electricity and water could worsen shortages... 

By adopting a cooperative rather than an oppositional stance towards rooftop solar, Gauteng municipalities in particular have an immediate opportunity to reduce the cost of their bulk purchases of... 

There are significant opportunities to develop component manufacturing in Africa to supply vehicle manufacturers, and each country can play a role in the automotive value chain, industry...