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Terence Creamer is the Editor of Engineering News and a Deputy Editor for Mining Weekly. He also has editorial responsibility for Polity.org.za and Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa.
South Africa given access to $1bn concessional fund to help green industry
South Africa has been selected alongside six other developing countries to participate in a new $1-billion global investment programme that will provide concessional finance for projects that...
Mantashe wants newly launched SANPC to lead oil refining revival
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has indicated that he wants the newly launched South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) to play a central role in reviving domestic...
NTCSA aiming to launch electricity market platform on April 1
The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has indicated that it is aiming to have the initial phase of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market, also referred to as the SAWEM,...
Mulilo emerges as battery-storage force, participating in 65% of projects awarded
South African independent power producer (IPP) Mulilo has emerged as a leading battery storage project sponsor following three public procurement bidding rounds. It is participating in 12 of the 18...
South Africa provides details on Credit Guarantee Vehicle as it confirms ITP procurement timelines
The South African government has provided an update on the timelines for the launch of the inaugural procurement of independent transmission projects (ITPs), as well as additional insight into the...
South Africa’s IPP procurement model under review amid sustainability concerns
South Africa’s Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO) has confirmed that it is undertaking a comprehensive review of the country’s public procurement framework for independent power producers...
Sasol slashes emission-reduction capex but insists 30% target remains intact
Energy and chemicals group Sasol has announced a dramatic 70% cut to the capital expenditure (capex) budget associated with its greenhouse-gas emission reduction roadmap to 2030, while still...
South Africa’s township entrepreneurs begin adopting plug-and-play solar solution
The market for a pioneering solar-battery solution tailored to meet the needs of informal businesses such as spaza shops, salons, tailors, mechanics and restaurants operating in South Africa’s...
OECD urges South Africa to consider municipal electricity distribution concessions
A new Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report recommends allowing South African municipalities to enter into concession agreements with independent electricity...
DoT confirms 162 responses to RFI for private freight rail and port projects
The Department of Transport (DoT) reports that it received 162 formal responses to a request for information (RFI) launched by Minister Barbara Creecy in March to test the market appetite for...
Godlimpi defends Transformation Fund while admitting it’s no empowerment ‘silver bullet’
While defending the controversial launch of a R100-billion Transformation Fund, Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Zuko Godlimpi has also urged lawmakers not to view the proposed...
‘Landmark’ Discovery Green offtake deal with Red Rocket unlocks 150 MW wind project
Electricity trader Discovery Green has signed a power purchase agreement with Red Rocket that unlocks the second phase of the independent power producer’s (IPP’s) 150 MW Overberg Wind Farm, located...
Mulilo and Scatec emerge as preferred bidders for R9.5bn battery storage projects
Independent power producers (IPPs) Mulilo and Scatec have been named as preferred bidders to develop 616 MW/2 464 MWh of new battery storage capacity at a cost of R9.5-billion across five...
Discovery Green, Sasol team up to offer wheeled green electricity to SMEs
Energy trader Discovery Green and fuels and chemical group Sasol have teamed up to form a new venture that will supply wheeled renewable electricity to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
Soweto’s Nasrec Expo Centre named as venue for G20 Leaders Summit
Cabinet has endorsed the selection of the Nasrec Expo Centre, in Soweto, as the venue for the G20 Leaders Summit, which will be hosted in November. Located alongside the iconic Soccer City stadium,...
Lawmakers updated on plans to procure first independent transmission projects
The Independent Power Producer (IPP) Office has confirmed that a request for qualification will be issued in July in preparation for the first phase of the procurement of independent transmission...
Ramaphosa insists relations with the US have been ‘reset’ despite tense Oval Office meeting
President Cyril Ramaphosa insisted on Tuesday that South Africa’s deteriorating relationship with the US had been “reset” following recent meetings with President Donald Trump, notwithstanding an...
DBSA invests R100m into EV charging station company
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has made a R100-million equity investment into electric vehicle (EV) charging station company CHARGE, which aims to develop a network of ultra-fast...
Ramaphosa says Trump agreed to US attending G20 Summit in Joburg
Writing in his weekly newsletter, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that President Donald Trump agreed that the US should continue playing a key role in the G20, including attending the G20 Leaders’...
Mantashe wants newly launched SANPC to lead oil refining revival
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has indicated that he wants the newly launched South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) to play a central role in reviving domestic...
Operation Vulindlela to now include municipal rescue, urban densification and digital transformation
South Africa’s Government of National Unity Cabinet has endorsed a plan to incorporate three new reform priorities under the umbrella of Operation Vulindlela, which will now oversee and coordinate...
Wetility launches AI energy management solution to automatically boost solar use
Solar as a service provider Wetility has launched an AI-enabled solution for its customers to automatically optimise their solar and battery usage to improve electricity account savings, while...
Promises of major reforms to Budget process and spending as Godongwana tables Budget 3.0
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana indicated that major reforms are being considered to both State spending and the actual Budget process when tabling a third version of the contentious 2025 Budget...
R285m Port of Richards Bay container facility to be operational in 2028
A R285-million container handling facility will be developed at the Port of Richards Bay’s Bayvue precinct, following the signing of an agreement between the Grindrod Eyamakhosi Joint Venture and...
Sasol slashes emission-reduction capex but insists 30% target remains intact
Energy and chemicals group Sasol has announced a dramatic 70% cut to the capital expenditure (capex) budget associated with its greenhouse-gas emission reduction roadmap to 2030, while still...
Township entrepreneurs begin adopting plug-and-play solar solution
The market for a pioneering solar-battery solution tailored to meet the needs of informal businesses such as spaza shops, salons, tailors, mechanics and restaurants operating in South Africa’s...
Tau insists participating in R100bn Transformation Fund will be entirely voluntary
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has again insisted that no new demands will be imposed on business and industry because of the establishment of the R100-billion Transformation...
Review of 82 tariff codes for solar, wind and battery inputs could have far-reaching implications
A tariff review by the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) of input materials and components used in wind, solar PV and battery storage facilities could have...
Eskom’s R321bn capex plan has strong focus on grid, renewables and gas
State-owned electricity producer Eskom has unveiled details of a R321.72-billion capital expenditure (capex) plan for the coming five years, which includes plans for a material rise in grid-related...
Discovery Green, Sasol team up to offer wheeled green electricity to SMEs
Energy trader Discovery Green and fuels and chemical group Sasol have teamed up to form a new venture that will supply wheeled renewable electricity to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
Ramokgopa reaffirms Nedlac deliberations on IRP to be ‘last step’ before Cabinet approval
Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokogopa has reaffirmed that deliberations at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) are the “last step left” ahead of...
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