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            <description><![CDATA[The latest edition of the yearly inter-agency publication ‘Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report’, featuring data from 2023 and 2024, shows that while most regions are nearing universal energy access, progress in sub-Saharan Africa has slowed significantly, and the pace of electrification must triple to achieve universal access by 2030. According to the report, 560-million people in the region are without electricity and 970-million lack access to clean cooking.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Renewable energy company Stage Zero has concluded a securitisation transaction with FirstRand Bank to create a funding platform to support the continued rollout of its managed solar and backup systems for South African homes and businesses. The transaction allows Stage Zero to use the predictable revenue profile of its customer contracts to unlock institutional funding for further deployment, instead of relying solely on traditional project-by-project financing.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Africa added more than 4.2 GW of new hydropower capacity in 2025, which is the second successive year new hydropower capacity added exceeded 4 GW, says the International Hydropower Association (IHA) in its '2026 World Hydropower Outlook'. Africa has seen significant hydropower progress for the second consecutive year, which places it at the forefront of global growth.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Electricity trader Discovery Green has signed a ten-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with forest-product company York Timber Holdings. The deal will result in 90% of the energy consumed at the Jessievale sawmill in Mpumalanga being supplied by wheeled renewable electricity, and reduce the JSE-listed company’s carbon emissions.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Real estate investment trust Hyprop Investments has completed and commissioned the R45-million Phase 2 of its solar PV project at the Glen Shopping Centre, which the company co-owns and manages. Phase 2 boosts the centre’s total installed solar capacity to 4 304 kW.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global electricity demand is set to outpace economic growth as part of a broader trend up to 2030, with electricity consumption projected to grow at least two-and-a-half times as fast as overall energy demand. A fundamental shift in the longstanding relationship between electricity demand and economic activity is set to be a defining feature until 2030, says international organisation International Energy Agency (IEA) executive director Dr Fatih Birol.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has confirmed what it describes as a “temporary bottleneck” in curtailment payments to independent power producers (IPPs), with about R2-billion of such compensation claims currently undergoing “verification and settlement”. This confirmation came only days after EE Business Intelligence MD and energy analyst Chris Yelland wrote that renewables IPPs had experienced a sharp increase in curtailment instructions from Eskom in 2026 and were growing increasingly concerned about a lack of transparency in the methodology being used, as well as delayed reimbursements.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Renewable energy company Scatec has reached financial close and started construction on the 120 MW Sidi Bouzid II solar plant, in Tunisia. The €96-million project is expected to reach commercial operation in the second half of 2027.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A new investment vehicle dedicated to deploying long-term equity into distributed renewable energy businesses across sub-Saharan Africa has been launched with initial committed capital of $176-million. Known as Zafiri, the blended-finance vehicle is a flagship programme under the broader Mission 300 initiative, which has been created with the objective of expanding electricity access to 300-million people in the region by 2030.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global institutional fund manager A.P. Moller Capital has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of renewable-energy developer and independent power producer Mainstream Renewable Power South Africa. The transaction is subject to regulatory and other third-party approvals, and is being executed by A.P. Moller Capital-Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund II (EMIF II) through a special purpose vehicle.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Eskom’s Grid Access Unit (GAU) must be moved to the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) as soon as possible, says Sola Group CEO Dom Wills. Speaking at a Webber Wentzel Power Breakfast held in Cape Town on Wednesday, Wills said the NTCSA essentially owned and managed South Africa’s power grid and access to the grid, yet the GAU remained within Eskom Holdings.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mulilo CEO Jan Fourie speaks to Engineering News at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town about the priorities for South Africa's renewable energy sector, the investment and policy actions needed to accelerate energy development, and the role of clean energy in supporting Africa's industrialisation ambitions.]]></description>
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            <title>Mission 300 achieving results as 50m more people gain access to electricity</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have announced that their joint initiative Mission 300 has connected over 50-million people to electricity across 40 countries – a major milestone toward the initiative's goal of reaching 300-million people by 2030. Launched in 2024, the initiative is supported by The Rockefeller Foundation, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet and Sustainable Energy for All, as well as a coalition of governments, development institutions and private sector partners.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has called for Africa to accelerate the implementation of cross-border electricity infrastructure by converting continental energy plans into bankable projects capable of attracting large-scale investment. Addressing the opening of the Africa Energy Forum (AEF) in Cape Town on Tuesday, Ramokgopa said the continent needed to accelerate implementation of the African 10-Year Infrastructure Investment Plan for cross-border interconnectivity, which is being advanced under South Africa's G20 presidency.]]></description>
            <author>Mariaan Webb</author>
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            <title>South Africa facing major mismatch between renewable energy, grid management </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s energy sector has undergone a remarkable transformation, RMB senior investment banker for infrastructure sector solutions Keith Webb says. The country, once plagued by loadshedding, has seen a huge expansion in renewable-energy capacity.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industry organisation the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) welcomes the establishment of State-owned renewable-energy utility Eskom Green, but calls for assurance that access to the limited grid capacity will be shared equitably by all independent power producers and players. The establishment of Eskom Green recognises that utility-scale renewable energy and energy storage will be central to delivering long-term energy security, supporting economic growth and attracting investment into the country's energy infrastructure.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Improved cost efficiencies, shifts in legislation and policy enablers towards an open market continue to support South Africa’s investment in renewable-energy projects, Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking head of power and renewables Rentia van Tonder tells Engineering News. In an interview ahead of this year’s Africa Energy Forum (AEF), to be held in Cape Town from June 16 to 19, she pointed out that, with open access, enabling policies and the emergence of alternative options around energy trading, corporate entities were increasingly shifting their focus to flexibility, cost efficiency and the sustainability of energy supply.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>Ramokgopa to seek Cabinet approval soon to extend tariff discounts to more industries</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has indicated that he intends approaching Cabinet in the coming weeks to seek approval to extend concessional electricity tariffs similar to those that have already been approved for two ferrochrome producers to other electricity-intensive industries. In addition, he told delegates to a Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) conference on June 11 that lower tariffs could also be made available to less electricity-intensive sectors such as steel; a sector which he described as strategic and where electricity costs had been flagged as one of the reasons for recent production closures.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Electric vehicle charging company Zero Carbon Charge has launched two off-grid, solar-powered EV charging stations along the strategic Johannesburg - Durban N3 corridor, marking a significant step towards enabling electric passenger and freight mobility at scale. Sabrina Jardim has the story.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Eskom Green, which has now been officially launched, reports that it intends implementing an initial 2 GW pipeline of advanced utility-scale renewables projects in partnership with private investors on land mostly adjacent to the State-owned utility’s coal-fired power stations. However, it is also moving ahead with several smaller on-balance-sheet projects that have a combined capacity of 500 MW using capital set aside in the group’s corporate plan.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The finances raised by financial services firm Standard Bank for renewable energy power generation in Africa outpaced that for non-renewable power generation by a ratio of 8:1 in 2025. The scale and pace of Africa’s renewable-energy development is being driven by a combination of policy alignment, declining technology costs, growing investor demand and the need to address climate risk while expanding energy access.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed food and fast-moving consumer goods company Tiger Brands says solar power is operational at seven of its manufacturing sites across South Africa, which is helping to reduce the company's reliance on non-renewable energy sources and its carbon footprint. The seven sites, located across the Free State, Gauteng, North West and KwaZulu-Natal, are currently generating clean energy that contributes directly to powering manufacturing activities.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[In this article, independent power producer SOLA Group assets MD Katherine Persson writes that South African businesses are looking for more predictable energy costs, that wheeling and virtual wheeling are making offsite renewable energy more accessible and that storage is changing the reliability and bankability of renewable power.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Industrial strategy outlines ‘3Ds’ vision while fighting deindustrialisation rearguard action</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has released a new Industrial Development Strategy (IDS) “anchored” by the so-called ‘3Ds’ of decarbonisation, diversification and digitalisation, but which also includes actions geared towards stemming the ongoing tide of deindustrialisation in traditional sectors. The 44-page strategy was published on the department’s website on June 8, following its approval by Cabinet on June 3.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Tongwei solar modules introduced to South Africa</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Solar PV distribution company SOLARWORLD Africa and solar energy solutions provider IBC SOLAR South Africa this week announced a new partnership that will bring China-headquartered solar manufacturer Tongwei's solar PV modules to the South African market. As the first preferred distributors in the country to announce the partnership with the Chinese solar giant, SOLARWORLD and IBC say they are cementing their position at the forefront of the country's rapidly expanding commercial and industrial renewable-energy sector.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>Galvanisation boosts corrosion protection  for solar structures</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The changing economics of solar power generation are creating cost pressures within the PV sector and, while it began with robust specifications, these have been trimmed as competition has increased, says Hot Dip Galvanisers Association of Southern Africa (HDGASA) executive director Robin Clarke.  “Although the steelwork supporting solar panels comprises a relatively small fraction of the overall investment, it is the foundation for the success of solar plants – and the selection and quality of steel and corrosion control has not received sufficient attention,” he warns.]]></description>
            <author>Trent Roebeck</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Applications now open for eThekwini households to join Project Smart Solar pilot</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Applications are now open for Project Smart Solar, an eThekwini municipality-backed smart energy pilot delivered in partnership with energy technology company Plentify and supported by international development partners such as bilateral development finance institution Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the EU and the EU delegation to South Africa. Through the pilot, 280 qualifying households and facilities across eThekwini will be selected to participate in a practical initiative aimed at improving how energy is used, managed and optimised at household and facility level.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>UCT overcomes rooftop PV limitations with electricity wheeling deal</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/uct-overcomes-rooftop-pv-limitations-with-electricity-wheeling-deal-2026-06-02</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The University of Cape Town (UCT) has signed a power purchase agreement with Discovery Green for wheeled renewable electricity that will account for up to 90% of the electricity consumed across the institution’s main and health sciences campus from the third quarter of 2027 onwards. The near-ten-year PPA is described as the first of its kind concluded in South Africa between an electricity trader and a public institution of higher education.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
            <category>ELECTRICITY</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>EU aims to use investor roadshow to convert €12bn pledge into South African projects</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/eu-kicks-off-south-african-investor-roadshow-with-goal-of-converting-12bn-commitment-into-projects-2026-06-01</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The EU, which announced a €12-billion investment package for South Africa in October, is undertaking investment roadshows in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban this week as part of efforts to convert the high-profile investment pledge into firm projects. The EU and South Africa signed the Clean Trade and Investment Partnership (CTIP) in November last year, alongside a memorandum of understanding on sustainable minerals and metal value chains.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
            <category>TRADE &amp; INVESTMENT</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Sustainability, urbanisation driving demand  for efficient systems</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Demand for energy efficient heating, ventilation, air condition and refrigeration (HVAC-R) systems is increasing, owing to ongoing urbanisation and industrial development in developing economies, says air-conditioning manufacturer Daikin South Africa. Segment manager for industrial and refrigeration products Ian Roelofse says expanding middle-class populations in developing economies and stricter environmental regulations are contributing to this increased demand.]]></description>
            <author>Devina Haripersad</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Countries prioritising domestic energy options amid ‘largest-ever energy security crisis’</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/countries-prioritising-domestic-energy-options-amid-largest-ever-energy-security-crisis-2026-05-28</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Countries are increasingly prioritising domestic energy resources as they seek to reduce their reliance on imported fuels in response to what the International Energy Agency (IEA)  is describing as the world’s largest-ever energy security crisis, precipitated by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Presenting the IEA’s eleventh World Energy Investment report, executive director Fatih Birol said that besides moves to domesticate energy supply amid a growing trust deficit, governments were also reshaping their investment strategies around diversification, electrification and energy efficiency.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
            <category>ENERGY INVESTMENT</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[In this article, Energy Council of South Africa project delivery senior manager Vasanie Pather writes that, as South Africa's electricity sector moves toward a competitive market, tariffs must ensure full and sustainable cost recovery for system operation and network infrastructure.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>ELECTRICITY</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Greencoat Renewables moves from AltX to JSE main board</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Renewable infrastructure company Greencoat Renewables will move onto the main board of the JSE, having been listed on the JSE's AltX since June 2025. The company has also been listed on the Euronext Dublin Growth market and the LSE’s Aim market since 2017. It will reclassify and transfer its secondary listing on the AltX to a dual primary listing on the main board of the JSE.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>South African, global coal sectors need to define mineral’s role in the energy mix</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa's coal sector, and nonprofit research organisation CoalTech Research Association, which is funded by coal industry organisations, must focus on defining the role of coal in the country’s energy mix, as the amount of coal mined and traded globally continues to climb, said coal and energy company Seriti Resources CEO Mike Teke. In 2008, six-billion tons of coal were mined global, with 800-million tons traded by sea. In 2025, nine-billion tons of coal were mined worldwide and seaborne trade in coal had doubled to 1.5-billion tons, he pointed out.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Eskom flags big renewables ambitions as it starts work on 75 MW solar project alongside Lethabo ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Eskom has started construction of a 75 MW solar PV project alongside its Lethabo coal-fired power station in the Free State, which is expected to generate some 147 GWh yearly once at full production. The State-owned company said in a statement that the R1.2-billion project formed part of a “construction‑ready pipeline” of at least 2 GW of renewable energy and pumped storage projects to be progressed during 2026.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
            <category>ELECTRICITY</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Etana, Growthpoint, Cape Town pioneer pooled renewable electricity wheeling</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Energy trader Etana Energy, JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties and the City of Cape Town have successfully implemented the first pooled wheeling of renewable electricity model across multiple properties within the city’s municipal network. Building on the City of Cape Town’s first renewable electricity wheeling pilot, launched with Growthpoint and Etana in 2023, the parties say the new pooled wheeling model represents the next evolution of municipal wheeling.]]></description>
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