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R635m investment allows SolarAfrica Energy to own 100% of Commercial Energy South Africa
2nd March 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Mezzanine debt fund manager Vantage Capital and investment management firm Greenpoint Capital have made a R635-million investment in commercial and industrial solar and battery energy asset holding... 


Glencore-Merafe pauses retrenchments until end-March as it weighs Eskom’s 62c/kWh offer
2nd March 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture has paused a retrenchment process at its ferrochrome smelters by a month to March 31 after Eskom made a 62c/kWh tariff offer on the eve of its previous February... 


Details of Eskom’s eleventh-hour 62c/kWh offer to ferrochrome smelters to be provided in Nersa submission
27th February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom announced on Friday that it had extended an eleventh-hour 62c/kWh tariff offer to ferrochrome producers Glencore‑Merafe Chrome Venture and Samancor, but indicated that negotiations on the... 


Eskom stays legal action to allow Nersa-led process on trading rules to unfold
27th February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom has reached an agreement to suspend legal proceedings instituted against the granting of trading licences in 2024 to allow the current regulatory process to draft new trading rules to proceed... 


With demand 98% covered, Eskom weighs targeted pricing models – Marokane
27th February 2026 By: Irma Venter

Eskom has arrived at a position where it can turn its attention to determining the appropriate pricing in support of the various sectors of the economy – especially vulnerable sectors, says Eskom... 


Eskom to distribute power in debt-stricken South African towns
25th February 2026 By: Bloomberg

Eskom Holdings will be allowed to take over the distribution of electricity in South African municipalities that collectively owed the state utility R85.2-billion at the end of last year. The... 


Budget outlines shift from oversight to ‘structural intervention’ to tackle municipal dysfunction
25th February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Amid growing dissatisfaction with the performance of many of the country’s 257 municipalities, 162 of which are categorised as being in financial distress, the National Treasury has outlined what... 


Eskom publishes Medupi FGD cost-benefit analysis report for public comment
24th February 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Power utility Eskom is encouraging communities, environmental groups, industry representatives, government institutions and other interested and affected parties to review, and comment on, a draft... 


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Eskom publishes Medupi FGD cost-benefit analysis report for public comment
24th February 2026

Power utility Eskom is encouraging communities, environmental groups, industry representatives, government institutions and other interested and affected parties to review, and comment on, a draft... 


Opinion: Risks, rewards and realities of South Africa’s wholesale electricity market reform
24th February 2026

n this article, EE Business Intelligence MD Chris Yelland writes that South Africa's electricity market is moving towards a competitive, rules-based, multi-market structure with transparent price... 


Sasol to begin reducing external coal purchases as destoning plant raises quality
23rd February 2026

Energy and chemicals group Sasol is aiming to begin ramping up internal coal production and reducing external coal purchases after its destoning plant reached beneficial operation in December. CEO... 


Energy Efficiency

Reforms advance certainty, implementation risks remain
20th February 2026

South Africa has made significant strides in establishing a clear electricity regulatory framework, but implementation threatens to undermine its impact, highlights law firm Sitef & Co director... 


Competitive regulation key amid renewables disruption
20th February 2026

Amid the technological ‘tsunami’ in renewable power technologies under way, African energy regulators need to have rules that are market friendly and that encourage competition, highlights... 


Private capital reshaping renewable-energy investments
20th February 2026

Private capital, expanding wheeling arrangements and the growing focus on transmission infrastructure are reshaping South Africa’s energy investment landscape, as the country moves to a more mature... 


Gas to Power

Nersa says Eskom can increase charges more than previously approved
9th February 2026

South Africa's energy regulator said on Sunday that it granted State utility Eskom larger electricity rate increases for its next two financial years than originally set after admitting errors in... 


Electricity demand to grow to 2030, while 2 500 GW of projects are stalled
6th February 2026

Global power demand is set to grow by 3.6% a year on average over the rest of this decade, with electricity generation from renewables, natural gas and nuclear all expanding to keep pace, says... 


RMB provides R4.45bn funding to expand Reatile’s energy investments
5th February 2026

Financial institution Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has structured a R4.45-billion funding package to support energy investment company Reatile Group’s expansion across South Africa’s energy sector,... 


Nuclear

Opinion: Risks, rewards and realities of South Africa’s wholesale electricity market reform
24th February 2026

n this article, EE Business Intelligence MD Chris Yelland writes that South Africa's electricity market is moving towards a competitive, rules-based, multi-market structure with transparent price... 


ASPI's subsidiary forms partnership with Necsa to produce HALEU nuclear fuel
23rd February 2026

Nasdaq- and JSE-listed advanced materials company ASP Isotopes’ (ASPI’s) nuclear fuel processing subsidiary Quantum Leap Energy (QLE) and the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) have... 


Eskom starts stakeholder engagements in Eastern Cape for new nuclear builds
19th February 2026

State-owned power utility Eskom’s Nuclear Operating Unit has started with a strategic stakeholder engagement programme in the Eastern Cape to outline its vision and plans for the implementation of... 


Regulation

Glencore-Merafe pauses retrenchments until end-March as it weighs Eskom’s 62c/kWh offer
2nd March 2026

The Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture has paused a retrenchment process at its ferrochrome smelters by a month to March 31 after Eskom made a 62c/kWh tariff offer on the eve of its previous February... 


Details of Eskom’s eleventh-hour 62c/kWh offer to ferrochrome smelters to be provided in Nersa submission
27th February 2026

Eskom announced on Friday that it had extended an eleventh-hour 62c/kWh tariff offer to ferrochrome producers Glencore‑Merafe Chrome Venture and Samancor, but indicated that negotiations on the... 


Eskom stays legal action to allow Nersa-led process on trading rules to unfold
27th February 2026

Eskom has reached an agreement to suspend legal proceedings instituted against the granting of trading licences in 2024 to allow the current regulatory process to draft new trading rules to proceed... 


Renewable Energy

Trader-led wheeling to play big role S Africa’s renewable power market in 2026
4th March 2026

South Africa’s renewable-energy market is entering a decisive new phase in 2026, shaped by electricity reform, tightening grid capacity and changing project economics — with trader-led wheeling... 


Cutting carbon emissions requires green industrialisation
3rd March 2026

The pledges agreed at the COP 30 climate conference in Belem, Brazil, last year, brought real opportunities for Africa, emphasised UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) programme manager... 


Ramokgopa reflects on Africa's energy future amid global upheaval
3rd March 2026

South African Electriciity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has highlighted the current global upheavals and what they mean for African energy in his welcoming address at Africa Energy... 


Storage

R635m investment allows SolarAfrica Energy to own 100% of Commercial Energy South Africa
2nd March 2026

Mezzanine debt fund manager Vantage Capital and investment management firm Greenpoint Capital have made a R635-million investment in commercial and industrial solar and battery energy asset holding... 


Opinion: Risks, rewards and realities of South Africa’s wholesale electricity market reform
24th February 2026

n this article, EE Business Intelligence MD Chris Yelland writes that South Africa's electricity market is moving towards a competitive, rules-based, multi-market structure with transparent price... 


Opinion: Solar PV in South Africa – policy is in place; focus must now be on execution
24th February 2026

In this article, South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) technical and policy manager Sim Khuluse writes that South Africa’s solar PV sector has entered a pivotal execution phase,... 


Transmission Distribution

Ramokgopa reflects on Africa's energy future amid global upheaval
3rd March 2026

South African Electriciity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has highlighted the current global upheavals and what they mean for African energy in his welcoming address at Africa Energy... 


Eskom to distribute power in debt-stricken South African towns
25th February 2026

Eskom Holdings will be allowed to take over the distribution of electricity in South African municipalities that collectively owed the state utility R85.2-billion at the end of last year. The... 


Budget outlines shift from oversight to ‘structural intervention’ to tackle municipal dysfunction
25th February 2026

Amid growing dissatisfaction with the performance of many of the country’s 257 municipalities, 162 of which are categorised as being in financial distress, the National Treasury has outlined what... 


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