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Standard Bank to provide N$1.2bn for 44 MW Diaz wind project in Namibia
26th May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Financial services firm Standard Bank has partnered with wind power project company InnoVent SAS to fund the development and construction of the 44 MW Diaz wind project, which will be Namibia’s... 


DBSA invests R100m into EV charging station company
26th May 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has made a R100-million equity investment into electric vehicle (EV) charging station company CHARGE, which aims to develop a network of ultra-fast... 


Necsa is positioning itself to support South Africa’s future nuclear energy programme
23rd May 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) supports the country adopting small modular reactors (SMRs) and believes that it can play a key role in this process. So affirms Necsa Group... 


Germany makes major investment pledge in Africa’s energy future
23rd May 2025

As Germany eyes expanded investments in Africa's energy sector, the upcoming African Energy Week 2025: Invest in African Energies serves as an opportunity to advance partnerships and unlock new... 


Accuenergy on why energy metering is necessary
21st May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Watch a video clip in which Engineering News speaks to Accuenergy South Africa business development manager for Africa Willie Botha about why energy metering is necessary and what sets the company... 


Gas should not been seen only as a transitional energy source – Ramokgopa
21st May 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Africa’s natural gas resources should be fully exploited, South African Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa affirmed on Tuesday. He was delivering the keynote address at the... 


Hexing Electrical talks smart grids at Enlit Africa
21st May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Watch a video in which Engineering News speaks to Hexing Electrical international sales director Faisal Hoosen at Enlit Africa 2025 about smart grid solutions and the importance of partnerships to... 


Solareff celebrates 15 years of innovation
21st May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Watch a video in which Engineering News speaks to Solareff chief commercial officer De Villiers Botha about the importance of energy management as well as the 15-year-old company's new innovations. 


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Coal & Diesel

Sasol slashes emission-reduction capex but insists 30% target remains intact
20th May 2025

Energy and chemicals group Sasol has announced a dramatic 70% cut to the capital expenditure (capex) budget associated with its greenhouse-gas emission reduction roadmap to 2030, while still... 


Loadshedding, wheeling and curtailment rules make headlines
16th May 2025

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses what South Africans can expect this winter in light of the latest bout of loadshedding; new wheeling and curtailment rules announced by the... 


Outage slippages blamed for sixth bout of loadshedding of 2025
14th May 2025

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has fingered cumulative outage slippages of 3 100 MW as the reason behind South Africa’s latest bout of loadshedding – the sixth this year.... 


Energy Efficiency

Accuenergy on why energy metering is necessary
21st May 2025

Watch a video clip in which Engineering News speaks to Accuenergy South Africa business development manager for Africa Willie Botha about why energy metering is necessary and what sets the company... 


Hexing Electrical talks smart grids at Enlit Africa
21st May 2025

Watch a video in which Engineering News speaks to Hexing Electrical international sales director Faisal Hoosen at Enlit Africa 2025 about smart grid solutions and the importance of partnerships to... 


Alectrix launches revolutionary test set at Enlit Africa
21st May 2025

Watch a video in which Engineering News speaks to Alectrix GM Riaan Louw about OMICRON's new revolutionary test set, the CMC 500, at Enlit Africa 2025. Alectrix is the exclusive distributor of... 


Gas to Power

Gas should not been seen only as a transitional energy source – Ramokgopa
21st May 2025

Africa’s natural gas resources should be fully exploited, South African Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa affirmed on Tuesday. He was delivering the keynote address at the... 


Organisers hope to drive shift to practicable solutions
9th May 2025

Cape Town-based event and media agency VUKA Group says “business as usual” is no longer an option, commenting on this year’s Enlit Africa 2025 theme of ‘Challenge the Status Quo’. “Industry needs... 


Concern lingers over both content of updated IRP and lack of consultation
8th May 2025

Serious questions continue to be raised about both the content of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity currently being discussed at the National Economic Development and Labour... 


Nuclear

South Africa will reactivate the PBMR small modular reactor project
20th May 2025

South Africa is lifting its Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) out of care and maintenance, Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosienstsho Ramokgopa confirmed, almost in passing, on Tuesday. He was... 


Organisers hope to drive shift to practicable solutions
9th May 2025

Cape Town-based event and media agency VUKA Group says “business as usual” is no longer an option, commenting on this year’s Enlit Africa 2025 theme of ‘Challenge the Status Quo’. “Industry needs... 


Concern lingers over both content of updated IRP and lack of consultation
8th May 2025

Serious questions continue to be raised about both the content of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity currently being discussed at the National Economic Development and Labour... 


Regulation

Discovery Green, Sasol team up to offer wheeled green electricity to SMEs
15th May 2025

Energy trader Discovery Green and fuels and chemical group Sasol have teamed up to form a new venture that will supply wheeled renewable electricity to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)... 


Ramokgopa reaffirms Nedlac deliberations on IRP to be ‘last step’ before Cabinet approval
14th May 2025

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokogopa has reaffirmed that deliberations at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) are the “last step left” ahead of... 


Standard Bank LookSee partners with SANEDI for home energy, credit rating
12th May 2025

Financial services firm Standard Bank, through its residential energy efficiency tool, has partnered with the South African National Development Energy Institute (SANEDI) to launch an energy and... 


Renewable Energy

Lawmakers updated on plans to procure first independent transmission projects
28th May 2025

The Independent Power Producer (IPP) Office has confirmed that a request for qualification will be issued in July in preparation for the first phase of the procurement of independent transmission... 


Schneider Electric launches 2025 Go Green competition
28th May 2025

Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric is inviting students and young entrepreneurs to present innovative, affordable and sustainable energy solutions for its 2025 Go Green... 


Standard Bank to provide N$1.2bn for 44 MW Diaz wind project in Namibia
26th May 2025

Financial services firm Standard Bank has partnered with wind power project company InnoVent SAS to fund the development and construction of the 44 MW Diaz wind project, which will be Namibia’s... 


Storage

Organisers hope to drive shift to practicable solutions
9th May 2025

Cape Town-based event and media agency VUKA Group says “business as usual” is no longer an option, commenting on this year’s Enlit Africa 2025 theme of ‘Challenge the Status Quo’. “Industry needs... 


Wetility launches AI energy management solution to automatically boost solar use without harming supply resilience
7th May 2025

Solar as a service provider Wetility has launched an AI-enabled solution for its customers to automatically optimise their solar and battery usage to improve electricity account savings, while... 


Decentral Energy, Blockpower build solar power system for 240 houses in KwaZulu-Natal estate
7th May 2025

Business energy solutions company Decentral Energy and offgrid energy solutions company Blockpower have commissioned a fully offgrid 828 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) installation with a 2 MWh battery... 


Transmission Distribution

Gas should not been seen only as a transitional energy source – Ramokgopa
21st May 2025

Africa’s natural gas resources should be fully exploited, South African Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa affirmed on Tuesday. He was delivering the keynote address at the... 


South Africa still committed to coal, and to upgrading the national grid
20th May 2025

South African Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Tuesday reaffirmed the country’s commitment to coal-based energy. He was delivering the keynote address at the Enlit Africa... 


Firm expands hygienic valve portfolio
16th May 2025

Swedish manufacturing company Alfa Laval is extending its range of valve-related offerings to clients in the industrial, home and food and beverage sectors, with its new leakage detection butterfly... 


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