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Five-year solar power deal comes with zero investment, immediate saving, free upkeep
6th August 2025

Lower-cost, free-maintenance, zero-investment rooftop solar electricity is the enticing five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) offer from Sosimple Energy - a diligent entrepreneurial company... 


Pan African signs ten-year renewable supply deal with NOA Trading
5th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Gold producer Pan African Resources has signed a ten-year renewables supply agreement with licensed electricity trader NOA Group Trading for 10% of its total yearly electricity load of 112 GWh. The... 


Nersa approves another trading licence in favour of Lyra Energy Trading
5th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has awarded an electricity trading licence to Lyra Energy Trading following a comprehensive process that included public hearings. The licence... 


South Africa plans jail time, fines under new emissions rules
4th August 2025 By: Bloomberg

South Africa will seek jail time, fines and higher taxes for breaches of proposed rules to govern carbon emissions that will apply to almost all sectors of the economy. The proposed regulations,... 


South Africa urged to firm up developmental vision for universal electricity access
4th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

A leading advocate for the provision of free basic electricity (FBE) to poor South African households has welcomed moves by government to pursue its universal access goal through a “developmental”... 


Govt sets out plan to derisk private grid projects
1st August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the launch of the much-anticipated process to shortlist bidders for South Africa’s inaugural procurement of independent transmission projects, or... 


$500m Credit Guarantee Vehicle to be launched in time for first private grid projects
31st July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The National Treasury has confirmed that it will inject 20% of the $500-million initial funding required to set up the Credit Guarantee Vehicle (CGV) being established to derisk South African... 


Enpower awarded import/export licence for energy trading in SADC
31st July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has granted energy trading company Enpower Trading an electricity import and export licence. Enpower says this marks a pivotal step in... 


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Coal & Diesel

Renewables to overtake coal as largest electricity source, as demand grows in 2026 – IEA
30th July 2025

Global electricity demand is expected to expand at one of the fastest sustained paces in more than a decade despite ongoing economic pressures, with renewables, natural gas and nuclear all... 


Eskom says eight of its 14 power stations at a 70% EAF or higher
30th July 2025

State-owned Eskom has reported that eight of its 14 power stations are now operating at an energy availability factor (EAF) of 70% and higher, including one with an EAF of 91.1%, while three other... 


AfDB provides $474m loan for South Africa’s energy transition, infrastructure governance
25th July 2025

Development finance institution (DFI) the African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a $474.6-million loan agreement with South Africa to support the implementation of the country's Just Energy... 


Energy Efficiency

Defy to invest an additional R500m in South Africa over next five years
22nd July 2025

South African home appliance manufacturer Defy will invest an additional R500-million in its local operations over the next five years, CEO Mustafa Soylu said on July 22. Speaking at an event at... 


Solar users should focus on monitoring, managing and maximising assets
18th July 2025

The solar industry experienced a boom between 2020 and 2023 when loadshedding was rife; however, the rush to install solar panels left monitoring and maximising these power systems as an... 


Energy investments could increase SEZ attractiveness
11th July 2025

Strategic investment in industrial energy ecosystems is essential to enhance cost effectiveness, global competitiveness and the resilience of South Africa’s special economic zones (SEZs), thereby... 


Gas to Power

Freight logistics, electricity sector reforms in the spotlight
25th July 2025

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses a business organisation's frustration with Transnet; indications that reforms in the electricity sector are not moving ahead as expected; and... 


Rolls-Royce Power Systems sees data centres as one of the emerging new markets in Africa
9th July 2025

Rolls-Royce Power Systems, the Germany-based business of renowned propulsion and power systems group Rolls-Royce, sees data centres as a significant emerging market in Africa, including South... 


Opinion: Gas-to-power a wrong turn in South Africa’s energy transition
3rd July 2025

In this opinion article, Dr Jonty Cogger and Paul Wani Lado, attorneys at the Centre for Environmental Rights, argue that the ‘gas cliff’  should not be used as a justification for building... 


Nuclear

Nuclear regulator grants NRWDI licence to operate Vaalputs radioactive waste facility
25th July 2025

South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has granted the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI) the nuclear licence to manage and operate the Vaalputs National Radioactive... 


Freight logistics, electricity sector reforms in the spotlight
25th July 2025

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses a business organisation's frustration with Transnet; indications that reforms in the electricity sector are not moving ahead as expected; and... 


Nuclear Energy Agency highlights rapid progress in development of SMRs globally
23rd July 2025

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), which is an agency of the intergovernmental Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, has published the third edition of its “NEA Small Modular Reactor... 


Regulation

South Africa urged to firm up developmental vision for universal electricity access
4th August 2025

A leading advocate for the provision of free basic electricity (FBE) to poor South African households has welcomed moves by government to pursue its universal access goal through a “developmental”... 


Govt sets out plan to derisk private grid projects
1st August 2025

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the launch of the much-anticipated process to shortlist bidders for South Africa’s inaugural procurement of independent transmission projects, or... 


Progress and barriers as South African energy market begins to shift
31st July 2025

South Africa's energy market is changing and becoming more diversified, but barriers and significant constraints also remain ahead on the journey to shape a reliable, inclusive, competitive and... 


Renewable Energy

Africa’s critical minerals key to clean-energy drive, AFC says
6th August 2025

Africa’s role in the global pivot toward cleaner sources of energy should focus on increasing the supply of critical minerals needed to make the transition, rather than on reducing its own... 


Five-year solar power deal comes with zero investment, immediate saving, free upkeep
6th August 2025

Lower-cost, free-maintenance, zero-investment rooftop solar electricity is the enticing five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) offer from Sosimple Energy - a diligent entrepreneurial company... 


Pan African signs ten-year renewable supply deal with NOA Trading
5th August 2025

Gold producer Pan African Resources has signed a ten-year renewables supply agreement with licensed electricity trader NOA Group Trading for 10% of its total yearly electricity load of 112 GWh. The... 


Storage

South Ocean Electric Wire installs seamless grid-to-backup switch solution at its Alrode facility
29th July 2025

JSE-listed cable manufacturer South Ocean Electric Wire (SOEW) has completed a solar installation at one of its facilities that can seamlessly switch from grid to backup power instantly. The... 


EDF power solutions aims to add 500 MW of low-carbon assets yearly in South Africa
28th July 2025

French energy group EDF says the consolidation of its two international low-carbon businesses into a new entity called EDF power solutions has repositioned it to implement multi-technology projects... 


AfDB provides $474m loan for South Africa’s energy transition, infrastructure governance
25th July 2025

Development finance institution (DFI) the African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a $474.6-million loan agreement with South Africa to support the implementation of the country's Just Energy... 


Transmission Distribution

$500m Credit Guarantee Vehicle to be launched in time for first private grid projects
31st July 2025

The National Treasury has confirmed that it will inject 20% of the $500-million initial funding required to set up the Credit Guarantee Vehicle (CGV) being established to derisk South African... 


Progress and barriers as South African energy market begins to shift
31st July 2025

South Africa's energy market is changing and becoming more diversified, but barriers and significant constraints also remain ahead on the journey to shape a reliable, inclusive, competitive and... 


Prequalification launched for South Africa’s inaugural procurement of independent transmission projects
30th July 2025

The Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) has formally launched the first stage of its independent transmission projects (ITP) procurement programme with an invitation for companies to respond... 


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