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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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            <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>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>
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            <description><![CDATA[The environmental impact study for South Africa's first proposed offshore wind farm along the country's east coast has stalled, pending new technical information from developers, the consultancy appointed to conduct the assessment confirmed on Thursday. The 800 MW Gagasi project offshore Richards Bay was launched in 2022 by GenesisHexicon, a joint venture between Sweden's Hexicon and South Africa's Genesis Eco-Energy Developments.]]></description>
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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>
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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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            <title>Seriti Green appoints chief people officer</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Seriti Green has appointed Jasmin Pillay as chief people officer, strengthening the organisation’s executive leadership as it continues to grow its renewable-energy business and contribute to South Africa’s just energy transition. The company says Pillay joins Seriti Green at an important stage in the development of the business, as its renewable-energy activities continue to grow and the organisation builds the capabilities, leadership and culture required to support that growth.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>UK forecasting group sees renewables providing 88% of South African electricity by 2060</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[UK-based global long-term bankable power price forecaster Aurora Energy Research has released its first ever long-term prediction for the South African power market, in anticipation of the expected launch next year of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market. Aurora foresaw a profound transformation of the country’s power sector between 2027 and 2060, with demand predicted to grow at an annual rate of 1.3% over that period. Commercial and residential demand would offset stagnant ...]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) registered 124 generation facilities during the first quarter of the 2026/27 fiscal year – April 1 to June 30 – with a total capacity of 804 MW and an estimated investment value of R20.18-billion. Nersa's approval of the new generation facilities supports grid reliability and safety, improves national electricity planning, encourages private investment, expands generation capacity, strengthens South Africa’s energy security and facilitates the transition to a more competitive, renewable-based electricity sector, it says.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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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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            <description><![CDATA[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 commercial operation. The residual 10 MW is scheduled to come online in September.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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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>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 proximity to three Eskom power stations, have officially entered commercial operation. The milestone was commemorated at a ceremony presided over by President Cyril Ramaphosa on July 31, and represents the first 155 MW phase of a planned 900 MW renewable energy roll-out by Seriti Green in the province, with construction on the first project having begun in April 2023.]]></description>
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            <title>Anthem optimistic 420 MW Northern Cluster of wind projects will enter into operation before year-end</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 unprecedented recent rainfall in the region that affected site activity. The three 140-MW-apiece projects, known as Khangela, Umsinde and Ishwati Emoyeni, are being built by South African independent power producer Anthem and co-shareholder Reatile Renewables.]]></description>
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            <title>Global power demand to accelerate in 2026 and 2027, IEA says</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its Electricity Mid-Year Update. Global electricity demand is expected to grow by 3.6% in 2026 and 3.8% in 2027, up from 3% in 2025, the IEA said.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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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 full 330 MW Impofu Wind Farm cluster, located in the Kouga and Nelson Mandela Bay municipalities of the Eastern Cape, has entered into commercial operation. The cluster comprises three 110 MW wind farms – Impofu North, Impofu East and Impofu West – and project sponsor Enel Green Power RSA reports that all three facilities have achieved commercial operation, with Impofu West having been the last to become operational in June.]]></description>
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            <title>Transmission expansion remains energy sector's biggest unlock — Mulilo</title>
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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>Ramokgopa urges Africa to turn cross-border power plans into bankable projects</title>
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            <title>Eskom Green gears up to select private partners for initial 2 GW renewables pipeline</title>
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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>
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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>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:56:00 +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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            <title>Sanlam Alternative Investments takes 10% stake in Africa GreenCo for $10m</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sanlam Alternative Investments, the alternative investments business within Sanlam, has become the first private institutional shareholder in renewable energy trader and buyer Africa GreenCo (GreenCo) through the investment of $10-million for a 10% shareholding. GreenCo states that, with more than 2 TWh of electricity traded to date, it holds the highest purchase-side market share across the Southern African Power Pool’s competitive markets. It adds that the investment by Sanlam Alternative Investments will help GreenCo further scale its trading operations.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Opinion: Africa’s energy transition is a growth story, but only if we act together</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In this article, Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub questions why, despite enormous renewable potential, progress in Africa's energy transition remains slow, as well as what is needed to change this trajectory.]]></description>
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            <title>Grid, renewable-energy expansions should proceed in parallel</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In South Africa, plans for strengthening the country's electricity transmission grid and further increasing renewable energy generating capacity are not yet in alignment, JUWI Renewable Energy deputy head of project development South Africa Beth O'Connor points out. She was addressing a session at the Enlit Africa 2026 Conference, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, on Thursday. (JUWI is a utility-scale provider in the renewables energy sector, undertaking project development, engineering and construction, and operations and maintenance, for projects with a capacity of 30 MW and upwards.) She noted that the variability of renewable energy had impacts on the grid. Currently, the country's grid was constrained in the Eastern, Western and Northern Cape, Free State and North West provinces, and partly constrained in Limpopo. These provinces included most of the country's renewable-energy potential. ]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>IES launches lifting machinery capability to serve the renewable-energy sector</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South African specialist engineering company serving the renewable-energy sector Ikamvalethu Engineering Solutions (IES) has launched its certified lifting machinery entity (LME) capability in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape – a strategic hub for South Africa’s wind energy sector and a key region in the country’s clean energy transition. The certification marks a significant milestone for both the company and the broader renewable-energy industry as South Africa accelerates wind energy deployment and expands its renewable energy project pipeline.]]></description>
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            <category>ENERGY</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Hillside marks 30 years amid push for long-term power solution</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Diversified miner South32’s Hillside Aluminium smelter in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, could continue operating for another 20 to 30 years if a competitive long-term electricity agreement is secured with State-owned power utility Eskom. This was stated by South32 executives at a gala event to celebrate the smelter's 30 years in operation.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <title>Solar and wind solutions paired with battery storage cost-competitive – Irena</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/solar-and-wind-solutions-paired-with-battery-storage-cost-competitive-irena-2026-05-06</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Solar and wind energy paired with battery storage are reliable and deliver cost-effective, round-the-clock electricity, says intergovernmental agency the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Additionally, in prime solar and wind regions, hybrid solutions, combined with storage, provide round-the-clock power at lower costs than fossil fuels, IRENA’s '24/7 renewables: The economics of firm solar and wind' report shows.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>RENEWABLE ENERGY</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Gaia concludes refinancing of empowerment agreements for the De Aar 1 and 2 wind farms</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Cape Town Stock Exchange-listed renewable energy investment fund Gaia Renewables 1 has concluded agreements to refinance empowerment stakes in the 100.5 MW De Aar 1 and 144 MW De Aar 2 wind farms, in the Northern Cape. The R100-million transaction replaces existing high-cost debt used to fund empowerment ownership.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Envusa Energy confirms supply of renewable energy to key mines </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Energy trader Envusa Energy last week inaugurated some of the renewable energy projects that make up its flagship 520 MW Koruson 2 (K2) Cluster in the Eastern Cape and Northern Cape, with power now being supplied to key mining players in the country. Envusa was established as a joint venture between global miner Anglo American and French group subsidiary EDF power solutions in 2022, to develop a large-scale renewable energy ecosystem with the capacity of between 3 GW and 5 GW of renewable energy by 2030.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <title>Dimsum Energy, Goldwind Africa partner to develop Eastern Cape renewables pipeline</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Independent renewable energy developer Dimsum Energy has entered into a strategic partnership with global renewable energy company Goldwind Africa to develop Energy Fields, a large-scale portfolio of renewable energy projects in the Eastern Cape, targeting more than 2 GW of wind, solar and battery storage capacity. Through this partnership, the parties intend to develop and build utility-scale wind and solar projects in high-resource areas of the Eastern Cape, integrate battery energy storage systems to enhance grid stability and dispachability, support corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) for industrial users and strengthen local supply chains and skills development.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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