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IFC extends $58.5m loan to Candi Solar for South African, Indian solar projects
27th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Commercial and industrial solar power company Candi Solar has secured $58.5-million in funding from development finance institution the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is a member of... 


Copper Mark, SSI sign collaboration agreement on responsible copper sourcing for solar sector
27th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Copper Mark and the Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) have signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes a framework for collaboration aimed at promoting responsible production and... 


New industry-led GasHub created to pool demand and catalyse new supply
27th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Twenty-two industrial gas users from the glass, metal, food manufacturing, mining and chemical sectors have formally launched a demand aggregator known as GasHub in a bid to develop the... 


South Africa unpacks big pricing and load factor changes to inaugural gas-to-power procurement
26th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Significant amendments to the request for proposal (RFP) documentation for South Africa’s much-delayed procurement of 2 000 MW of gas-to-power capacity have been unpacked, including an updated fuel... 


Enpower afforded access to trade electricity in Southern African Power Pool
26th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Cape Town-based independent power trading company Enpower Trading has become the first private South African-incorporated company to secure conditional market participant membership from the... 


Wind power skills being developed at Sarens’ Cape Town-based academy
26th November 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global crane rental, heavy lift and engineered transport group Sarens has highlighted the capabilities of its training centre in Cape Town, the Sarens Academy South Africa, particularly its focus... 


Eskom cuts R1.6-billion claim down to R580-million in final Kusile settlement
26th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

State-owned utility Eskom has confirmed the successful resolution of a long-standing commercial dispute that began in 2022, with the Stefanutti Stocks Basil Read (SSBR) joint venture (JV) relating... 


Japan considering helping South Africa finance energy reform
26th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

Japan is in talks with South Africa over potentially helping the country finance the reorganisation of its energy sector. The funding, if implemented, would add to the as much as $150-million lent... 


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Coal & Diesel

S&P upgrades Eskom’s credit ratings amid turnaround progress
25th November 2025

State-owned utility Eskom has welcomed S&P Global Ratings’ decision to upgrade the company’s foreign and local currency long-term credit ratings from B to B+, with a stable outlook. The upgrade... 


COP30 seals uneasy climate deal that sidesteps fossil fuels
24th November 2025

Brazil's COP30 presidency pushed through a compromise climate deal on Saturday that would boost finance for poor nations coping with global warming but that omitted any mention of the fossil fuels... 


Ramaphosa touts progress as G20 faces boycotts, scepticism
17th November 2025

As South Africa hosts the G20 leadership summit this week, President Cyril Ramaphosa has positioned the moment as evidence of national progress. Yet the broader economic picture remains mixed, with... 


Energy Efficiency

BESSs can alleviate tariff pressures
7th November 2025

Battery systems are now playing a key role in helping industries manage tariff pressures and ensure continuity of operations, says solar and storage solutions provider RenEnergy Africa business... 


Innovation strengthens storage confidence
7th November 2025

The growth of renewable energy and large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESSs) across Africa is accelerating, but it also introduces new safety challenges that demand advanced fire... 


Energy Drive appoints veteran clean solutions expert Moelders COO
4th November 2025

UK-based motor efficiency company Energy Drive has appointed Dr Nick Moelders COO. Based in the US, his appointment marks a significant step in the company’s global expansion and enhancing its... 


Gas to Power

PIC approves landmark gas strategy to power South Africa’s energy transition
27th November 2025

Fund manager the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has approved a landmark Strategy on Natural Gas, marking a pivotal step towards bolstering South Africa's energy security and accelerating the... 


New industry-led GasHub created to pool demand and catalyse new supply
27th November 2025

Twenty-two industrial gas users from the glass, metal, food manufacturing, mining and chemical sectors have formally launched a demand aggregator known as GasHub in a bid to develop the... 


South Africa unpacks big pricing and load factor changes to inaugural gas-to-power procurement
26th November 2025

Significant amendments to the request for proposal (RFP) documentation for South Africa’s much-delayed procurement of 2 000 MW of gas-to-power capacity have been unpacked, including an updated fuel... 


Nuclear

Age of Electricity is here, IEA declares as it highlights energy security threats
12th November 2025

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has declared that the “Age of Electricity is here” in its latest World Energy Outlook, which again underlines that electricity demand will grow much faster... 


PBMR to be lifted from care and maintenance by Q1 2026
7th November 2025

The process to lift South Africa’s dormant pebble-bed modular reactor (PBMR) project from care and maintenance is at an advanced stage, Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. The... 


National Nuclear Regulator grants 20-year life extension to Koeberg Unit 2
6th November 2025

The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) board has granted a Long-Term Operator (LTO) licence for Unit 2 at the Koeberg nuclear power station, in the Western Cape, authorising the unit’s extended... 


Regulation

Eskom gets support for arrear mechanism to tackle municipal debt
21st November 2025

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the growing problem of municipal arrear debt owed to Eskom; the support Eskom has received for its Distribution Agency Agreement (DAA) mechanism to... 


Eskom welcomes DAA endorsement to tackle R105bn municipal arrear debt
19th November 2025

Eskom has welcomed Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s formal endorsement of the Distribution Agency Agreement (DAA) intervention for addressing municipal arrear debt, which had climbed to... 


Nersa initiates first municipal tariff review following adverse court ruling
19th November 2025

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has initiated the review process for municipal tariff applications for the 2026/27 financial year, which begins on July 1 2026, setting a... 


Renewable Energy

Enpower afforded access to trade electricity in Southern African Power Pool
26th November 2025

Cape Town-based independent power trading company Enpower Trading has become the first private South African-incorporated company to secure conditional market participant membership from the... 


Wind power skills being developed at Sarens’ Cape Town-based academy
26th November 2025

Global crane rental, heavy lift and engineered transport group Sarens has highlighted the capabilities of its training centre in Cape Town, the Sarens Academy South Africa, particularly its focus... 


Japan considering helping South Africa finance energy reform
26th November 2025

Japan is in talks with South Africa over potentially helping the country finance the reorganisation of its energy sector. The funding, if implemented, would add to the as much as $150-million lent... 


Storage

Norfund makes major investment in South African renewable-energy company
13th November 2025

The Norwegian investment fund for developing countries, Norfund, has invested $75-million (more than R1-billion) in South African independent power producer (IPP) and renewable-energy (solar, wind... 


Age of Electricity is here, IEA declares as it highlights energy security threats
12th November 2025

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has declared that the “Age of Electricity is here” in its latest World Energy Outlook, which again underlines that electricity demand will grow much faster... 


Mossel Bay bulletproofs Hartenbos waste water plant with solar, microgrid project
11th November 2025

The Mossel Bay municipality has cut the ribbon on the Hartenbos Waste Water Treatment Works solar PV plant and microgrid project. Developed in partnership with Solareff and Element Consulting... 


Transmission Distribution

Eskom gets support for arrear mechanism to tackle municipal debt
21st November 2025

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the growing problem of municipal arrear debt owed to Eskom; the support Eskom has received for its Distribution Agency Agreement (DAA) mechanism to... 


Presidency official links reforms to lifting fixed investment to 20% of GDP
18th November 2025

Raising gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) to between 18% and 20% of GDP is key to lifting growth to the 3% target, The Presidency’s project management office head Rudi Dicks argues. While also... 


Marokane wants South Africa’s grid plan to be coupled to larger regional plan
17th November 2025

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has called for South Africa’s Transmission Development Plan (TDP) to be complemented by a “regional TDP” to support the development of the grid infrastructure required to... 


 

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