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            <title>Grid, market reform key for wind</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 standalone wind over hybrid plants, says independent power producer (IPP) G7 Renewable Energies CEO Kilian Hagemann.

While co-located wind, solar and battery hybrids are often described as the new default for IPPs, Hagemann pushes back on that framing.
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            <author>Keabetswe Shilakwe</author>
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            <title>Discovery Green leans on actuarial heritage to build AI-powered tool to optimise renewables outcomes</title>
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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>
            <category>RENEWABLE ENERGY</category>
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            <title>South Africa’s first National Energy Awards now open for nominations</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE). The purpose of the awards is to highlight and celebrate beneficial impact and rapid progress across the national electricity sector.   “The positive change and delivery happening across our energy sector is generally not visible to most South Africans and yet the energy transition is one of the most fundamental and rapidly evolving local and global themes,” explained Energy Council CEO James Mackay. “These awards not only celebrate our own Mzansi success but will also start to showcase our positive progress against international standards and peers.”]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>World urged to invest more in electrification, renewables capacity to meet decarbonisation goals</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 2026 and 2030, says the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena). The worldwide total installed renewable power capacity at the end of 2025 was 5.15 TW, and the global target aims to triple installed renewable power capacity to 11.2 TW by 2030.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>South African company acquires wind energy project in Zambia</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[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. Masaiti is a 200 MW project located in the Mpongwe District of the Copperbelt province. “The project is now ready to be progressed towards financial close, with more than six years of on-site wind measurements collected [by Upepo] across two meteorological masts,” reported Sturdee. “This depth of data provides a strong understanding of the site’s wind resource and gives Sturdee a solid foundation from which to take the project forward.”]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Fires at homes linked to solar generation increase to 25% of all cases – Fire Ops SA</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 batteries, inverters and equipment tied to solar systems, says Fire Ops SA CEO and Deputy Fire Chief De Wet Engelbrecht. According to Statistics South Africa’s 2025 General Household Survey, around 675 000 homes have solar systems, which is an 86% increase in three years.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>FIRE SAFETY</category>
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            <title>Eskom RT&amp;D Centre positioned as engine for energy innovation, industrialisation</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[State-owned power utility Eskom’s Research, Testing and Development (RT&D) Centre, in Rosherville, Johannesburg, is being positioned as a critical national asset for developing technologies that can support South Africa’s energy transition, strengthen energy security and contribute to broader industrialisation. During a high-level engagement held on September 2, Eskom CEO Dan Marokane, RT&D GM Prudence Madiba and Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa highlighted the growing importance of translating the utility’s energy sustainability research into practical technologies that can be deployed across the electricity sector and wider economy.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Stage Zero delivers 100 kW solar and battery system for Addo Wildlife</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Distributed energy company Stage Zero has completed a 100 kW solar and battery installation at Addo Wildlife private game reserve, in the Eastern Cape, reducing the reserve’s reliance on grid electricity and its energy costs, while strengthening continuity across its lodge, facilities and daily operations. The system generates electricity from solar during daylight hours, stores energy in the battery for later use and draws from the grid when required.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Microgrid bridges  digital, energy divide</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[At the Huawei South Africa Connect 2026 event, held on July 23, Eskom chief technology innovation officer Len De Villers stated that the Madimbo Smart Village Microgrid project proved that intelligent infrastructure could simultaneously bridge the digital and energy divide.  The project combines solar PV generation, battery energy storage and smart metering into a single controllable entity, with State-owned utility Eskom, alongside Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, having launched it in the Madimbo–Mabvete community in Musina, Limpopo, on December 19, 2025.]]></description>
            <author>Lynne Davies</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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The Madimbo Smart Village Microgrid Project provides sustainable, reliable electricity to about 700 households that previously had no access to electricity
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            <title>SolarAfrica completes 342 MW Phase 1 of SunCentral project</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Commercial and industrial renewable-energy company SolarAfrica has reached financial close on SunCentral 3 – the third and final 114 MW facility of Phase 1 of its 1 GW utility-scale SunCentral solar development. The new funding, provided by financial services firm RMB and Investec Bank, completes the financial and development pathway for the first 342 MW phase of renewable energy generation capacity that will be wheeled through South Africa's national grid.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>RENEWABLE ENERGY</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Seriti’s first 155 MW wind project enters into operation</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The first 25 turbines at Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm in Mpumalanga have officially entered into commercial operation. Creamer Media’s Terence Creamer was at the site.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>South Africa poised for strongest-ever year of IPP additions after record first half</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa remains on track for a record year of renewables additions this year, new research by the Power Futures Lab at the UCT Graduate School of Business has confirmed. A briefing note written by Olakunle Alao and Wikus Kruger states that 17 independent power producer (IPP) projects with a combined capacity of 1 920 MW entered into commercial operation in the first six months of 2026.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
            <category>ELECTRICITY</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>South Africa bets on renewables, but its power grid is not ready</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Faced with spiralling energy costs and growing demand, South Africa is investing heavily in green energy, but without enough cables to transmit the power, it faces a 'gridlock' that could stop it reaching its full renewable potential. President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the latest green energy project last month, a 155 MW wind farm in Mpumalanga province, calling it part of a "clean energy revolution". "Electricity that is affordable, reliable and increasingly clean is the lifeblood of a growing economy," he said. South Africa is planning to add 105 gigawatts of generating capacity to the grid by 2039, including through nuclear, wind and solar power - more than doubling its current capacity.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Storage can complement hydrogen solutions</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As hydrogen energy and fuel cells attract significant policy and investment attention across Southern Africa, battery storage systems play a complementary role, demonstrating the need to accelerate hydrogen adoption rather than competing with it, says renewable-energy company Blockpower engineering head Timothy Mahlangu. The region’s platinum resources, established chemicals sector and surplus renewable-energy potential provide a strong foundation for hydrogen, which remains in the developmental stage.]]></description>
            <author>Nadine Ramdass</author>
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            <title>Sasol commissions China’s Envision to design Sasolburg e-methanol project</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 project at the Sasolburg operation, in South Africa's Free State province.   The signing took place during a visit to Envision’s Net Zero Industrial Park, in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, on August 5. The visit was a side event to the South Africa-China Electricity & Energy Investment Conference, being held in Beijing, China, this week.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Electromechanical equipment manufacturer ACTOM has expanded its Pretoria West industrial manufacturing facility, increasing local production capacity for battery energy storage systems and other critical electrical infrastructure as South Africa's demand for grid resilience continues to grow. Lumkile Nkomfe tells us more.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <title>NTCSA looks to Chinese investment to bolster TDP rollout</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 partnerships and investment to secure South Africa's energy future, with opportunities underpinned by the Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) 2025. He acclaimed that the IRP, approved late last year, articulated in the most comprehensive way, the various energy sources being pursued in South Africa, dealt with issues around emissions and sustainability and outlined the costs associated with each source.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 utility-scale solar PV plant and 300 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), in Mpumalanga. Located near eMalahleni, the Highveld Hybrid Energy project will combine large-scale solar generation with battery storage, thereby enabling renewable energy generated during the day to be stored and discharged during periods of higher demand.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Engineering News & Mining Weekly online writer Lumkile Nkomfe discusses the significance of ACTOM's expansion of its Pretoria West factory with a new lithium-ion battery assembly facility and increased high-voltage equipment manufacturing capacity.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Eskom Holdings reports that it has now secured the required approvals to establish Eskom Green as a wholly-owned renewables subsidiary that is able to raise funding and enter into public-private partnerships. The approvals were made in terms of Section 54(2) of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), alongside the applicable conditions of the Eskom Debt Relief Act, which placed restrictions on the raising of new debt for generation investments.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A large-scale hybrid renewable energy project able to supply 75 MW of dispatchable renewable electricity to South Africa’s national grid between 5:00am and 9:30pm daily has been officially inaugurated. Known as the Hydra project, the facility was procured under the so-called Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP), which was launched by the then Department of Mineral Resources and Energy during the peak of the country’s loadshedding crisis in August 2020.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Electromechanical equipment manufacturer ACTOM has expanded its manufacturing footprint at its Pretoria West industrial campus, in Gauteng, with the launch of the ACTOM Static Energy battery assembly facility and the unveiling of additional manufacturing capacity for its High-Voltage Equipment (HVE) division. Speaking at the launch event on July 15, ACTOM CEO Mervyn Naidoo said this development marked a significant milestone in the company's efforts to strengthen local manufacturing capability and position itself as a supplier of integrated energy infrastructure solutions.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A Free State commercial farming operation Belle Rive, spanning more than 2 000 ha, has appointed solar energy company RenEnergy Africa as its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor to design and deliver what will become one of South Africa’s largest offgrid agricultural solar-plus-storage systems. The installation – a ground-mounted 4.89 MW solar PV array paired with a 20 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) – is under construction. Once complete, the system will distribute power across the farming site through about 17 km of medium-voltage (MV) reticulation.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Virtual power plants (VPPs) have been tested and are being proven in South Africa, and their widespread use could reduce the need to build some new transmission and distribution infrastructure while ensuring that the network is stable and reliable. These plants could defer some grid capital expenditure by providing energy services in a localised area, thereby reducing congestion on the grid, climate and energy strategy advisory firm Meridian Economics climate, policy and energy analyst Nic van Doesburgh has said.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Africa reached about $70-billion in 2025, which was below the exceptional $94-billion recorded in 2024, but was the third-highest number since 1990 and remained one-third above the long-term average. However, the bigger story is that investors continue to position themselves in sectors that are becoming increasingly important to the global economy, UN Trade and Development (Unctad) highlights in its 'World Investment Report 2026'.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) hosted its AGM this week and also released its annual report. As the recognised voice of South Africa’s PV industry, representing almost 500 members across the value chain, Creamer Media’s Terence Creamer used the opportunity to pose some questions to CEO Dr Rethabile Melamu on the state of the industry and its outlook. The questions and Melamu’s responses follow.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Rapid declines in battery costs are transforming the economics of renewable power, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) asserts, adding that the co-location of batteries with new utility-scale solar PV is emerging as the default configuration. In 2025, battery costs fell faster than those of any other energy technology, with Irena estimating the installed cost of a four-hour utility-scale battery at $140/kWh – a decrease of close to 30% in a single year and around 95% since 2010.]]></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[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[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>
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