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            <description><![CDATA[The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) reports that it will establish an internal, yet ring-fenced, market surveillance unit as a safeguard against any abuse of dominance within the yet-to-be-launched South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM). SAWEM is scheduled to begin operating in April 2027, with Eskom Generation set to be by far the dominant market participant at its launch.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 of utility-scale renewable energy projects, says SolarAfrica CEO David McDonald.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[While the recently published draft Electricity Pricing Policy, which is due to be finalised by March 2027, will support a competitive electricity market, the launch of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) has been repeatedly delayed, says business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso. In the most recent update provided, the market was set to begin trading with external participants in September, but no update has been provided on when full operation can be expected.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[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. In addition, he drew a direct link between that goal and moves under way to fully separate the National Transmission Company South Africa from Eskom Holdings, while questioning the prevailing view that he and the board were opposed to such restructuring. Speaking after Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa confirmed that Cabinet had endorsed his reappointment as from November 1, Nyati said the board would now focus on implementing the ‘Eskom 2.0’ strategy outlined for it by its shareholder. The strategy has multiple objectives, but places emphasis on the need for affordable electricity for both businesses and households and to facilitate government’s reindustrialisation vision.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[State-owned power utility Eskom has recently outlined the significance of its Research, Testing and Development Centre. The company’s research output remains focused on creating and providing solutions that address South Africa’s key industrial challenges. Lumkile Nkomfe tells us more.]]></description>
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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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            <title>3.1 GWh now wheeled across Cape Town</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The City of Cape Town’s (CoCT’s) pilot pooled wheeling programme has reached a new milestone, with around 3.1 GWh of electricity now wheeled between participating private generators and customers using the city’s electricity network. The city says the programme is ready to shift into a higher gear as it looks to bring more energy pools, comprised of private generators, traders and customers, into the energy market.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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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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            <description><![CDATA[Nearly 100 people participated in a compulsory briefing session on Friday for those wishing to bid to become the transaction adviser to the National Treasury in relation to the establishment of a fully independent State-owned Transmission System Operator (TSO), which would own the transmission assets currently falling under an Eskom subsidiary. A request for proposals (RFP) in relation to the appointment has been issued by the Infrastructure Finance and Implementation Support Agency (IFISA), which is housed at the Development Bank of Southern Africa, and a bid submission deadline of 23:55 on September 30 has been set.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the increasing focus on infrastructure as South Africa seeks to arrest decay and lay the foundations for a return to growth, as well as the role of private sector participation and project preparation in delivering infrastructure.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[National Treasury director-general Dr Duncan Pieterse has described moves under way to transfer ownership and control of Eskom’s grid assets to an independent Transmission System Operator (TSO) in the coming 18 months as a prerequisite for the investment and competition needed for affordable electricity. Pieterse co-chairs the Eskom Restructuring Task Team (ERTT) set up by President Cyril Ramaphosa in February to develop a detailed proposal and implementation plan to deliver an independent State-owned TSO.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 (PPA), marking an important step in Mpact's transition towards a greater supply of renewable electricity across its South African operations. Enpower will supply about 30 GWh/y of renewable electricity to Mpact, sourced from SolarAfrica Energy's SunCentral solar project, near De Aar, in the Northern Cape, and wheeled across the national electricity grid.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa has signed a $1-billion loan agreement with development finance institution the New Development Bank to upgrade metropolitan municipal services infrastructure as part of the Metro Trading Services Reform Programme. The MTSR is a government-led reform programme aimed at improving the governance, financial sustainability and operational performance of municipal trading services in metropolitan municipalities, particularly in water and sanitation, electricity and energy and solid waste management. The financing supports a government-led, performance-based reform programme implemented through South Africa’s existing legal, fiscal and institutional framework.]]></description>
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            <title>Godongwana highlights infrastructure’s growth potential as DBSA disbursements rise to R20.7bn</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) reported record disbursements of R20.7-billion in 2025/26, up from R17.5-billion in the prior year, and has indicated that the outlook for disbursements in 2026/27 is also strong as infrastructure receives greater prominence within government. CEO Boitumelo Mosako said the State-owned development financier had finalised a strategy aimed at supporting a scaling up of project delivery by expanding the infrastructure pipeline and accelerating implementation.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
            <category>INFRASTRUCTURE</category>
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            <title>End-2027 timeline outlined for independent Transmission System Operator</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The request for proposals (RFP) issued for the appointment of a transaction adviser to support the establishment of a fully independent Transmission System Operator (TSO) confirms that the adviser will not re-evaluate the policy decision to establish the TSO as a State-owned entity outside of Eskom and with ownership and control of the transmission network. This policy decision was reaffirmed as “feasible and in line with international best practice” in a Phase I report by the Eskom Restructuring Task Team (ERTT), and was subsequently endorsed by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the end of July.]]></description>
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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>
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            <description><![CDATA[Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has indicated that it would be his preference for Eskom chairperson Mteto Nyati to remain in the role beyond his term, which ends in October, while underlining Cabinet’s primary role in the decision. Speaking at Eskom’s results presentation, where the utility reported a R30.3-billion profit, the Minister highlighted the positive role that Nyati had played in supporting the State-owned group’s operational and financial turnaround, while suggesting that his departure would be premature.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Eskom reports that it is aiming to stabilise yearly sales at the 178 TWh level reported in its 2026 financial year, which represented another 6.1% year-on-year fall. The State-owned utility has recorded an ongoing decline in sales for more than ten years, having reported sales of more than 224 TWh in its 2012 financial year.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday vowed to tackle the country's soaring electricity tariffs, acknowledging that the rising cost of power is inflicting severe financial hardship on families and crippling business competitiveness. Writing in his weekly newsletter to the nation, the President declared that South Africa must move away from its century-old reliance on a single utility provider if it hopes to secure an affordable, reliable and sustainable energy future. Over the past two decades, South African electricity prices have surged dramatically and Ramaphosa highlighted that these high costs force ordinary citizens to make “impossible choices” while trying to balance food, transport and basic necessities. He said for the business sector, the consequences are equally damaging, with manufacturing goods and providing services becoming increasingly expensive.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Voltalia commissions 148 MW solar plant for Richards Bay Minerals</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Renewable energy company Voltalia has commissioned the 148 MW Bolobedu solar power plant, in Limpopo, for mining company Rio Tinto South Africa subsidiary Richards Bay Minerals (RBM). Bolobedu will supply about 300 GWh/y of renewable energy to RBM’s production facilities in KwaZulu-Natal.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/hormuz-disrupted-foskor-to-continue-to-weigh-on-idc-after-contributing-to-r47bn-loss-2026-08-27</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) slumped to a R4.7-billion loss for its 2025/26 financial year from a profit of R329-million on the back of losses reported by associate companies and subsidiaries, notably Foskor. The phosphate rock miner and fertiliser producer’s Richards Bay acid plant was placed into care and maintenance during the year after the supply of sulphur and ammonia, which are key inputs, was heavily disrupted by developments linked to the US/Israel war on Iran.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
            <category>INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>ACTOM building 1 000 MVA Swellendam substation for Overberg Wind Farm</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) division of electromechanical equipment manufacturer ACTOM is building the 1 000 MVA main transmission substation for the Overberg wind farm, near Swellendam, in the Western Cape. The substation, which will be completed in December, will ensure electricity generated by the wind farm, being developed by renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) Red Rocket, can be delivered reliably into the grid.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[State-owned power utility Eskom urges households, businesses and communities to prioritise electricity safety and to report and avoid dangerous electrical hazards. Illegal connections and exposed wires can electrocute people, start fires, overload the network and damage critical infrastructure, it cautions. Members of the public are urged to treat every exposed or suspicious electrical connection as dangerous and to report it immediately to Eskom or the relevant local municipality, the utility says. Poorly installed, overloaded or tampered electrical lines remain among the biggest contributors to fires in informal settlements and residential areas. Early reporting can prevent fires, protect children and families, reduce unplanned outages and support a safer, more reliable electricity network.
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            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>ELECTRICITY SAFETY</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa's biggest city Johannesburg has fully settled an overdue debt of R5.25-billion owed to State-owned power utility Eskom, the electricity department said on Friday. The settlement follows a government-led mediation process to resolve a long-running billing dispute that had threatened to see electricity supply throttled to the economic hub of Africa's biggest economy.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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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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            <description><![CDATA[Amid State-owned utility Eskom's modernising its generation fleet and the country's aiming to expand energy and transmission infrastructure, pipe supplier Allied Pipe & Fittings has noted growing demand for specialised piping systems, high-integrity fittings, forged products and flanges capable of operating under increasingly demanding service conditions. “Demand has shifted towards higher-performance products that comply with increasingly stringent technical specifications, international quality standards and traceability requirements,” Allied Pipe & Fittings MD Andrea Ceccarelli states.]]></description>
            <author>Lynne Davies</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s electricity transmission network was never intended to transmit power from the Cape provinces. This is a key concern, as those provinces are where the vast majority of wind and solar energy projects are located, owing to the region’s high solar irradiance and strong winds. It is also where the Integrated Resource Plan anticipates more renewables-based generation capacity to be built, says green energy supplier Energy Exchange of Southern Africa (EXSA).]]></description>
            <author>Lynne Davies</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[The four sectors of mining, agriculture, tourism and infrastructure have been selected under Phase 3 of the Government-Business Partnership as the platforms for raising South Africa’s growth to 3% and to create one-million new jobs by 2030. These new focus areas were unveiled jointly in Johannesburg on August 20 by President Cyril Ramaphosa and Discovery CEO Adrian Gore, a key business convenor of the partnership since its launch in 2023.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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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>
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            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/midvaal-opens-new-r49m-savanna-substation-to-improve-electricity-distribution-2026-08-19</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Midvaal local municipality opened the new R49-million Savanna City substation to increase electricity capacity and improve distribution. The project was completed on time and within budget. It forms part of the municipality’s ongoing investment in infrastructure to ensure communities have access to reliable and sustainable electricity services.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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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>
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