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Seriti Green appoints Motloung as COO as projects move into operation
4th February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Renewable energy independent power producer Seriti Green has appointed Chabisi Motloung as COO, as the company’s projects, including the giant Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm in Mpumalanga, move into... 


Experts unpack pertinent grid constraint issues
3rd February 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa’s electricity transmission grid constraints pose challenges such as delaying projects and hampering electricity investment; however, the impact of this is fully understood by... 


New project management office set up to support Sarem implementation
3rd February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

A project management office (PMO) has been established to support the implementation of the South African Renewable Energy Master Plan (Sarem) – the country’s industrialisation strategy for the... 


African countries pushing forward with nuclear energy programmes
3rd February 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

African countries are aiming to achieve a total nuclear power generating capacity of 15 GW by 2035, most of it in West Africa. This would require a capital investment of $105-billion. This was... 


AfDB has launched Phase II of continental electrification programme
2nd February 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched the next stage of the Mission 300 initiative, which is a joint AfDB-World Bank programme to connect 300-million Africans with electricity by 2030.... 


Nersa registered 147 new power generation facilities in the Dec quarter
30th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) registered 147 new electricity generation facilities in the quarter ended December 31 – the third quarter of the 2025/26 financial year –... 


Mathe to leave SANEDI after appointment as TIA CE
30th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

Dr Titus Mathe will step down as South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) CEO on March 31 after being appointed as the new Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) CEO, SANEDI... 


Operation Vulindlela again lists Eskom’s restructuring as a reform area ‘facing significant challenges’
30th January 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The latest update on progress being made in implementing the structural reforms that have been prioritised under Operation Vulindlela has again identified Eskom’s restructuring as a reform area... 


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Coal & Diesel

Mathe to leave SANEDI after appointment as TIA CE
30th January 2026

Dr Titus Mathe will step down as South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) CEO on March 31 after being appointed as the new Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) CEO, SANEDI... 


Trade, industrial policy decisions loom
30th January 2026

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the big trade and industrial policy decisions that loom as key minerals processing and manufacturing sectors bend under the weight of high... 


Eskom ups wage hike offer in ongoing union talks
30th January 2026

State-owned power utility Eskom has raised its salary increase offer to trade unions to 5.5% from the 3.5% it proposed last year, a document seen by Reuters showed, though it remains well below... 


Energy Efficiency

PBMR reignition represents renewed commitment to energy security
23rd January 2026

The demothballing of South Africa’s second nuclear energy solution, the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) at the Pelindaba site, in the North West province, was formally announced by Energy and... 


Smaller municipalities to benefit from smart energy management tech
23rd January 2026

As South Africa’s electricity market transformation creates new opportunities for smart energy management and cost optimisation, smaller municipalities are finding themselves at a disadvantage... 


Wholesale market bodes well for energy stability
23rd January 2026

Maturing policy frameworks, improving battery storage solutions economics, private-sector investment and the introduction of the wholesale energy market creates a powerful foundation for long-term... 


Gas to Power

Standard Bank backs BlueCore Gas InfraCo with $285m structured acquisition funding solution
7th January 2026

Financial services provider Standard Bank has reported that it has delivered a comprehensive $285-million debt and equity financing solution, which it says will “alter the landscape” of Nigerian... 


Drilling project uncovers potentially beneficial gas condensate
5th December 2025

An operational update, released by exploration company Rhino Resources Namibia in October, reported the discovery of a high liquid-yield gas condensate during an offshore drilling campaign on Block... 


CEF faces probing questions from lawmakers on plan to revive refineries
3rd December 2025

The Central Energy Fund (CEF) group of companies faced sceptical questioning this week from lawmakers over plans to revive the Sapref refinery in Durban and PetroSA’s gas-to-liquids (GTL) refinery... 


Nuclear

PBMR reignition represents renewed commitment to energy security
23rd January 2026

The demothballing of South Africa’s second nuclear energy solution, the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) at the Pelindaba site, in the North West province, was formally announced by Energy and... 


Industry should leverage insight to boost investment, activity
23rd January 2026

International investment opportunities for nuclear energy development are available, but South Africa must prepare and equip its industry to capitalise on these opportunities by learning from the... 


Koeberg temporarily operated at reduced power
20th January 2026

Power utility Eskom reported on January 20 that both units at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, in the Western Cape, were safely reduced from full power to 100 MW each earlier in the day following... 


Regulation

Trade, industrial policy decisions loom
30th January 2026

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the big trade and industrial policy decisions that loom as key minerals processing and manufacturing sectors bend under the weight of high... 


Energy Regulator grants 87c/kWh tariff relief to ferrochrome smelters
29th January 2026

The Electricity Regulator has approved an application by Eskom to extend temporary tariff relief to ferrochrome producers Samancor Chrome and the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture for a period of 12... 


Energy regulator approves power cost relief for ferrochrome makers
29th January 2026

South Africa's energy regulator on Thursday approved an application by Eskom to reduce electricity tariffs by 35% for two distressed ferrochrome operations battling high power costs. More than a... 


Renewable Energy

Afreximbank announces initial $8bn funding package for South Africa as a new shareholder
4th February 2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa has overseen the signing of South Africa’s accession to the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) establishment agreement after Parliament approved the move in November... 


Seriti Green appoints Motloung as COO as projects move into operation
4th February 2026

Renewable energy independent power producer Seriti Green has appointed Chabisi Motloung as COO, as the company’s projects, including the giant Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm in Mpumalanga, move into... 


New project management office set up to support Sarem implementation
3rd February 2026

A project management office (PMO) has been established to support the implementation of the South African Renewable Energy Master Plan (Sarem) – the country’s industrialisation strategy for the... 


Storage

Floating LNG becoming a credible solution
23rd January 2026

Floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) is rapidly emerging as a cornerstone of Africa’s gas development strategy, as the continent prepares for a sharp rise in demand and seeks faster, more... 


Industry should leverage insight to boost investment, activity
23rd January 2026

International investment opportunities for nuclear energy development are available, but South Africa must prepare and equip its industry to capitalise on these opportunities by learning from the... 


New online tool offers instant assessment of a project’s ‘just transition’ credentials
22nd January 2026

A new online portal has been launched to enable project originators and/or financiers to determine quickly whether the project being assessed aligns with the principles of South Africa’s just... 


Transmission Distribution

Experts unpack pertinent grid constraint issues
3rd February 2026

South Africa’s electricity transmission grid constraints pose challenges such as delaying projects and hampering electricity investment; however, the impact of this is fully understood by... 


AfDB has launched Phase II of continental electrification programme
2nd February 2026

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched the next stage of the Mission 300 initiative, which is a joint AfDB-World Bank programme to connect 300-million Africans with electricity by 2030.... 


Trade, industrial policy decisions loom
30th January 2026

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the big trade and industrial policy decisions that loom as key minerals processing and manufacturing sectors bend under the weight of high... 


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