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S Africa targets strategic, efficient builds for new transmission lines
12th December 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

For the national grid to facilitate increased renewable power generation, the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) has affirmed that about 14 000 km of new transmission lines are required... 


Transmission projects target 37 GW capacity by 2030
12th December 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Aligned with the 2024 Transmission Development Plan (TDP), State-owned power utility Eskom subsidiary National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) currently has 75 projects – at various... 


Company advances flagship renewables build
12th December 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Licensed electricity trader Discovery Green, the energy platform of the Discovery Group, continues to advance two of South Africa’s largest private-sector renewable-energy developments, marking a... 


Bankable partnerships anchor renewables momentum
12th December 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

With the renewables sector moving beyond proof-of-concept into industrial-scale deployment, South Africa’s leading financiers are playing a pivotal role in translating policy ambition into bankable... 


Karreebosch a shift towards new model 
12th December 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

As South Africa accelerates the shift towards a more liberalised electricity market, private-sector-driven renewable-energy projects are emerging as critical instruments for meeting near-term... 


NUM again rejects Eskom’s unbundling, says privatisation will lead to unaffordable energy for the poor
11th December 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Trade union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has again stated that it rejects the unbundling of State-owned Eskom in any form. It says the policy of separating Eskom into various entities,... 


Solidarity says Eskom tariff negotiations with ferrochrome producers a good start
11th December 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Trade union Solidarity says the time is ripe for negotiations for an appropriate Eskom power tariff that can keep the ferrochrome industry afloat while benefitting other parties. Although this... 


Umoyilanga hybrid power station targets full operations in 2026 as Dassiesridge is completed
11th December 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The 75 MW Umoyilanga hybrid project, which combines solar, wind and battery storage technologies across two sites to produce dispatchable electricity, has taken a step closer to its full commercial... 


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Coal & Diesel

Energy jobs rise but labour shortages threaten future projects – IEA
5th December 2025

Strong investment in power infrastructure drove a 2.2% increase in global energy employment in 2024, but rising labour shortages now pose a risk to future project delivery, according to the... 


R112bn cost savings target in focus as new Eskom board takes office
1st December 2025

Eskom chairperson Mteto Nyati has underlined the importance of reducing the State-owned group’s cost base as a newly constituted board takes over from the one appointed in October 2022. The... 


CEF mourns sudden death of a director
28th November 2025

The Central Energy Fund (CEF) has conveyed its regret at the sudden passing of director Unati Figlan, who also served as the chairperson of legacy entities PetroSA, Strategic Fuel Fund and iGas.... 


Energy Efficiency

Firm’s preconfigured stack helps IPPs, traders participate in MSB market
5th December 2025

For a new Namibian independent power producer (IPP) or supplier working through Modified Single Buyer (MSB) registration and then stepping into Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) trading,... 


Sanedi, Rustenburg cooperating to improve the city’s electricity system
4th December 2025

The South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi), which is overseen by the Department of Electricity and Energy, and the Rustenburg municipality are partnering to improve energy... 


EPCs necessary to improve energy efficiency of South Africa’s buildings
18th November 2025

The new regulations requiring buildings to display their energy performance certificates (EPCs), which rate their energy-use efficiency, at entrances come into force on December 7. While... 


Gas to Power

CEF mourns sudden death of a director
28th November 2025

The Central Energy Fund (CEF) has conveyed its regret at the sudden passing of director Unati Figlan, who also served as the chairperson of legacy entities PetroSA, Strategic Fuel Fund and iGas.... 


South Africa amends RfP for gas-to-power procurement
28th November 2025

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer talks about amendments made to the request for proposals for the procurement of 2 000 MW of gas to power and what these changes mean for the programme and... 


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... 


Nuclear

Cabinet officially lifts PBMR from care and maintenance
13th November 2025

Cabinet has officially approved the lifting of the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) nuclear technology from care and maintenance. “This decision provides the South African Nuclear Energy... 


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... 


Regulation

S Africa targets strategic, efficient builds for new transmission lines
12th December 2025

For the national grid to facilitate increased renewable power generation, the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) has affirmed that about 14 000 km of new transmission lines are required... 


NUM again rejects Eskom’s unbundling, says privatisation will lead to unaffordable energy for the poor
11th December 2025

Trade union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has again stated that it rejects the unbundling of State-owned Eskom in any form. It says the policy of separating Eskom into various entities,... 


Merafong becomes third municipality to sign electricity distribution agreement with Eskom
10th December 2025

The Merafong City local municipality, in Gauteng, has become the third municipality in South Africa to sign a distribution agency agreement (DAA) with State-owned utility Eskom, marking a major... 


Renewable Energy

Transmission projects target 37 GW capacity by 2030
12th December 2025

Aligned with the 2024 Transmission Development Plan (TDP), State-owned power utility Eskom subsidiary National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) currently has 75 projects – at various... 


Company advances flagship renewables build
12th December 2025

Licensed electricity trader Discovery Green, the energy platform of the Discovery Group, continues to advance two of South Africa’s largest private-sector renewable-energy developments, marking a... 


Bankable partnerships anchor renewables momentum
12th December 2025

With the renewables sector moving beyond proof-of-concept into industrial-scale deployment, South Africa’s leading financiers are playing a pivotal role in translating policy ambition into bankable... 


Storage

SAPVIA sees ongoing solar market recovery laying basis for industrialisation, but warns against narrow focus on modules
9th December 2025

The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) says demand for solar PV in 2025 continued to recover from the 2024 slowdown, which followed on from the loadshedding-induced surge of... 


Energy jobs rise but labour shortages threaten future projects – IEA
5th December 2025

Strong investment in power infrastructure drove a 2.2% increase in global energy employment in 2024, but rising labour shortages now pose a risk to future project delivery, according to the... 


New battery manufacturing body wants local content designated in large industrial and utility-scale projects
5th December 2025

Six local lithium battery and inverter manufacturers have joined forces to form the South African Battery Manufacturers Association (SABMA) in an effort to raise awareness of the country’s energy... 


Transmission Distribution

S Africa targets strategic, efficient builds for new transmission lines
12th December 2025

For the national grid to facilitate increased renewable power generation, the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) has affirmed that about 14 000 km of new transmission lines are required... 


Transmission projects target 37 GW capacity by 2030
12th December 2025

Aligned with the 2024 Transmission Development Plan (TDP), State-owned power utility Eskom subsidiary National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) currently has 75 projects – at various... 


Solidarity says Eskom tariff negotiations with ferrochrome producers a good start
11th December 2025

Trade union Solidarity says the time is ripe for negotiations for an appropriate Eskom power tariff that can keep the ferrochrome industry afloat while benefitting other parties. Although this... 


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