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            <title>Solar considerations becoming more nuanced beyond kilowatt-hour savings</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 construction company RenEnergy Africa business development head Juandré Pitout. 

For South African farmers considering solar power, the question is no longer simply whether solar can reduce the amount of electricity bought from the grid but the added value of security of supply, clean energy and securing the levelised cost of energy (LCOE) for the farm over the next 20 years. 
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 at 33 facilities.   BirdLife SA, and fellow conservation organisation Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), say that avoiding losses requires smarter site selection, full-life monitoring and tightened regulations. ]]></description>
            <author>Keabetswe Shilakwe</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 wind energy facility supplying electricity to the national grid.  The first 155 MW, comprising 25 turbines, marking the successful delivery of Phase 1 of Seriti Green’s planned 900 MW renewable-energy programme in the province, entered commercial operation on July 31, 2026.  ]]></description>
            <author>Keabetswe Shilakwe</author>
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            <title>USTDA signs agreement to support reliable power for Lobito Corridor</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 electricity distribution networks across the Lualaba province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the North-Western province of Zambia. Signed on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) high-level week, the agreement comes as the USTDA is strengthening power infrastructure along the Lobito Corridor, a strategic logistics route in Central and Southern Africa vital to diversifying America’s critical minerals supply chains.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[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, Attorney-General Lateef Fagbemi said on Tuesday. The September 17 ruling removes a major legal obstacle to the 3 050 MW hydropower project, potentially reviving Nigeria's biggest hydroelectric scheme after nearly two decades of delays.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 tailored way of deploying renewables to further reduce their emissions and lower electricity costs. Discovery Green CEO Andre Nepgen says EnergyOS has been designed to address what he describes as the “renewables trilemma” faced by businesses of maximising savings, reducing emissions and managing financial risk.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 was stimulated by the Koruson renewable energy development, which straddles the border between the two provinces. The MoU will support interprovincial cooperation in renewable-energy projects, sustainable development and economic growth. Koruson is being developed by France-based energy company EDF Power Solutions and South African renewable energy company Envusa Energy (itself a joint venture between Anglo American and EDF Power Solutions). The development involves two projects, Koruson 1 and Koruson 2.]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>GreenCape reports highlight R170bn in South African clean energy, electric mobility opportunities</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[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’ (MIR) alongside two targeted market intelligence briefs (MIBs) focused on opportunities in electric road freight and public transportation.  The reports highlight key investment pipelines and commercial pivot points across South Africa’s green economy in these sectors.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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