Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) could play a significant role in improving energy access, resilience and economic participation across Africa, particularly in regions where grid-based electricity... 

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... 

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, 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... 

Engineering-led delivery models are gaining traction in Africa’s renewable-energy sector as developers seek lower-cost projects despite rising electricity demand, grid constraints and increased... 

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... 

Energy efficiency is one of the quickest and most effective pathways to universal energy access for Africa, as it reduces demand, improves affordability and unlocks socioeconomic opportunities, and... 

Although challenges remain on the path to long-term sustainability and energy security, the 2025 financial year showed meaningful progress in restoring operational stability and financial... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

The ministerial approval of State-owned power utility Eskom’s revised unbundling strategy in December, which included the formal creation of its independent subsidiary Eskom Green, signals a major... 

With a project pipeline spanning off-grid renewable power, solar PV and battery storage across various clients in numerous industries, solar asset management company Sustainable Power Solutions... 

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... 

The wind industry in South Africa will generate up to 35 700 new jobs by 2030, paving the way for new careers in wind, says national skilling initiative Just Energy Transition Skilling for... 

Making headway in the Namibian energy sector, renewable-energy solutions provider Sustainable Power Solutions’ (SPS’s) latest project – the 10 MW Maxwell solar power plant – is a wheeling project... 

Renewable energy project solutions company Harmattan Renewables is involved in the Mariental and Greenam solar PV plants, providing due diligence services, and is currently Lenders’ Technical... 

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,... 

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... 

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... 

Data centre services company Digital Parks Africa (DPA) has been certified as a participant in the European Commission’s Code of Conduct for Energy Efficiency in Data Centres, while industrial... 

Battery systems are now playing a key role in helping industries manage tariff pressures and ensure continuity of operations, says solar and storage solutions provider RenEnergy Africa business... 

The growth of renewable energy and large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESSs) across Africa is accelerating, but it also introduces new safety challenges that demand advanced fire... 

UK-based motor efficiency company Energy Drive has appointed Dr Nick Moelders COO. Based in the US, his appointment marks a significant step in the company’s global expansion and enhancing its... 

In this article, EE Business Intelligence MD Chris Yelland writes that Eskom's 'Medium-Term System Adequacy Outlook 2026–2030' report portrays a power system entering a delicate transition and that... 

The formation of the African Energy Efficiency Facility (AEEF), a legacy project of South Africa's G20 presidency, was announced earlier this month by Electricity and Energy Deputy Minister... 

Having made significant investments in its distribution, engineering facilities and technical skills, industrial solutions provider BMG’s dedicated variable-speed drive (VSD) workshops in Cape... 

South Africa’s transmission network, built for a centralised, coal-based power system, cannot carry the country into a decentralised, renewables-led future, says financial solutions provider Old... 

After several delays since its launch in 2017, the $294-million Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project (KDRP), aimed at repairing decades of erosion from high-velocity water discharge and refurbishing... 

In continuing a two-part series of webinars on opportunities for digitalisation in South Africa’s energy sector, expert participant Siham Salie-Abrahams, representing advisory firm HKA Global, said... 

In anticipation of the formal launch of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) and the Balance Responsible Party (BRP) framework, engineering business and IT enabler for the... 

Real estate investment and fund manager ALT Capital Partners, through its REimagine Fund 1, has formed a strategic partnership with the investment holding company New GX Capital funded Airnergize... 

As the South African energy sector undergoes a profound shift from traditional, centralised power generation to a more decentralised but interconnected one, digitally integrated systems can... 

Having participated in Electra Mining Africa 2024 (EMA24), energy equipment and solutions provider CHINT, will be returning to the trade show in 2026, to connect with industry stakeholders,... 

The installation of a new heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system has begun at the Bedford Centre shopping mall, in Johannesburg, Gauteng, to meet the operational needs of a new...