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Cutting the ribbon on the gas-to-energy plant
Cape Town switches on landfill-gas-to-energy plant
Updated 3 hours ago By: Irma Venter

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Urban Waste Management MMC Grant Twigg this week powered up the city’s new gas-to-energy plant at the Coastal Park Landfill. The plant generates enough... 


IGUA-SA executive officer Jaco Human
Industrial gas users call for Presidency-led intervention to avert ‘gas cliff’
Updated 3 hours ago By: Terence Creamer

The Industrial Gas Users Association–South Africa (IGUA-SA) is calling for the creation of a new structure under The Presidency to coordinate the actions needed to avert the ‘gas cliff’ faced by... 


IEA executive director Fatih Birol
Age of Electricity is here, IEA declares as it highlights energy security threats
12th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

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... 


Policy uncertainty could lead to future energy transition funding gap in South Africa – report
Policy uncertainty could lead to future energy transition funding gap in South Africa – report
5th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

A new study that assesses the investments required to achieve electricity security in South Africa by 2050 while also meeting the country’s decarbonisation goals has reaffirmed that the least-cost... 


Chris Yelland
Opinion: Risks identified in Eskom’s 2026–2030 system adequacy outlook require a critical balancing act
3rd November 2025

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... 


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Kariba’s rehabilitation lays foundation for another 50 years of hydropower delivery
31st October 2025 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

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... 


Digital asset management will become backbone of modern energy system – consultancy
Digital asset management will become backbone of modern energy system – consultancy
30th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

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... 


Some of the initial projects are expected to secure fuel through storage and regasification terminal proposed for the Port of Richards Bay
Department amends gas-to-power RFP and confirms new submission deadline
28th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The Department of Electricity and Energy has amended the request for proposal (RFP) documentation for the inaugural procurement of 2 000 MW of gas-to-power and has also announced an extension to... 


EnerGeo Alliance global policy senior director Ross Compton
South Africa can tap into oil and gas opportunities, if it gets investment certainty right
22nd October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Investor certainty is key to unlocking South Africa’s oil and gas potential, which rivals that of neighbouring Namibia, says energy geoscience industry association EnerGeo Alliance global policy... 


IGUA-SA executive officer Jaco Human
Industrial gas users welcome demand certainty created by IRP, but warn that supply questions linger
21st October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The Industrial Gas Users Association of Southern Africa (IGUA-SA) has welcomed the focus given to gas in the Integrated Resource Plan 2025 (IRP 2025), but executive officer Jaco Human says critical... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Minister’s ‘State will lead, market will follow’ electricity assertion raises questions
20th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s insistence that the State will lead and the market follow in the procurement of new electricity generation, while simultaneously... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
IRP 2025 raises gas load factor to 50% as adjustments are also made to accommodate nuclear and ‘clean coal’
19th October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s latest Cabinet-approved Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2025) includes several policy adjustments that deviate from the least-cost scenario modelled, including a raising of the minimum... 


Eskom announce the completion of its multidecade coal build programme on September 29, when Kusile Unit 6 entered into commercial operation
Eskom outlines R320bn capex plan, as it signals 2028 return to capital markets
1st October 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Having finally announced the completion at the end of September of its generation build programme, which included two mega coal projects that ran years behind schedule and tens of billions over... 


New Nigerian power plant continues ramp-up and is now close to maximum capacity
26th September 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Nigerian private-sector power-producing group, Sahara Power, has announced that its new Afam 2 gas-fired power plant has now ramped up its output to 160 MW, all feeding into the Nigerian national... 


Eskom says it remains committed to gas-to-power despite uMhlathuze enviro authorisation setback
19th September 2025 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned power utility Eskom says its focus remains on advancing its gas strategy as an enabler of energy security, economic growth and the transition to cleaner energy after the Supreme Court... 


Eskom's head office
Court annuls permit for Eskom to build new gas power plant
17th September 2025 By: Reuters

One of South Africa's top courts on Wednesday annulled a government permit allowing state utility Eskom to build a large power plant burning natural gas, saying there had not been proper public... 


Organisations issue new challenge to enviro authorisation for Karpowership
12th September 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Environmental justice organisations groundWork and the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA) have filed a review application in the North Gauteng High Court to challenge the... 


Eskom chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati
Eskom identifies role for itself in future electricity ecosystem
8th September 2025 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned power utility Eskom has identified a set of roles it could and should operate in to support the transition of the electricity environment to include more sustainably-generated... 


transmission lines
4 200 MW SAPP deficit underscores urgency of regional power integration – Graham-Maré
5th September 2025 By: Darren Parker

Although the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) faces a series of significant obstacles – such as insufficient transmission infrastructure; drought conditions affecting hydropower plants; theft and... 


Concept of am LNG site
Energy firm makes major gas discovery in Mpumalanga
29th August 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Perth-based gas exploration company Kinetiko Energy has confirmed one of South Africa’s most significant onshore gas finds, following about a decade of work in Mpumalanga. The company has drilled... 


ESSENTIAL FLEXIBILITY 
SNG could offer industries a level of flexibility that is essential for South African factories that cannot afford downtime
SNG could sustain industries till LNG rollout
29th August 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Gas solutions company Eyona Gas believes that synthetic natural gas (SNG) could offer a real safety net for South African industries facing looming gas shortages in the future. As the country moves... 


Alpenglow and SLG personnel on site.
Project set to anchor LNG ambitions
29th August 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

A gas-to-power project under development is set to become a significant addition to South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), delivering... 


A young girl cooking on coal
LPG seen as key to securing women’s wellbeing in Africa
29th August 2025

Global advocacy body, the World Liquid Gas Association (WLGA), has revealed that women and girls in Africa lose up to five hours every day collecting fuel for cooking purposes. This time burden... 


water electrolysis testing stations
Innovation group adds more tech to portfolio
15th August 2025 By: Halima Frost

To remain at the forefront of driving South Africa’s strategic energy objectives, the National Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Research Development and Innovation Strategy, known as Hydrogen South Africa,... 


A generic image of an electrolyser
Scientists analyse feasibility of lightning-produced ammonia
8th August 2025

Scientists have developed lightning-produced ammonia in gas form – a new, more efficient method that is a step closer to the sustainable production of ammonia and, therefore, a transition to a... 


Renewables to overtake coal as largest electricity source, as demand grows in 2026 – IEA
30th July 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Global electricity demand is expected to expand at one of the fastest sustained paces in more than a decade despite ongoing economic pressures, with renewables, natural gas and nuclear all... 


Freight logistics, electricity sector reforms in the spotlight
Freight logistics, electricity sector reforms in the spotlight
25th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses a business organisation's frustration with Transnet; indications that reforms in the electricity sector are not moving ahead as expected; and... 


Rolls-Royce Power Systems sees data centres as one of the emerging new markets in Africa
9th July 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Rolls-Royce Power Systems, the Germany-based business of renowned propulsion and power systems group Rolls-Royce, sees data centres as a significant emerging market in Africa, including South... 


Opinion: Gas-to-power a wrong turn in South Africa’s energy transition
Opinion: Gas-to-power a wrong turn in South Africa’s energy transition
3rd July 2025

In this opinion article, Dr Jonty Cogger and Paul Wani Lado, attorneys at the Centre for Environmental Rights, argue that the ‘gas cliff’  should not be used as a justification for building... 


Mbamwabi Chilembo stands with his arms crossed.
Consultants key to building climate-ready infrastructure
27th June 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

As Africa faces growing climate threats – from droughts and floods to rising temperatures – the continent’s infrastructure must become more resilient. Consulting engineering company Alpenglow... 


Statistical review highlights scale of energy transition challenge as emissions continue to rise
Statistical review highlights scale of energy transition challenge as emissions continue to rise
26th June 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Global emissions from energy grew 1% to a record 40.8 Gt of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in 2024 as total energy demand rose 2% to a new high of 592 exajoules (EJ), the latest ‘Statistical... 


Standard Bank CIB head of power Rentia van Tonder
Renewables, gas infrastructure and grid connections key to a resilient South African power system
25th June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa needs to move fast on renewables, get its gas infrastructure ready, scale up storage and clear the grid connection backlog to keep the lights on and meet climate goals. If it gets... 


Eskom CEO Dan Marokane
Eskom reports progress on 5 GW 'repowering' pipeline as $2.6bn CIF approval is secured
17th June 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom has confirmed that it has a 5 GW pipeline of so-called ‘repowering’ projects at various stages of development on the sites of six coal power stations, including Komati, which has already... 


World Bank president Ajay Banga
World Bank to end ban on nuclear energy projects, still debating upstream gas
12th June 2025 By: Reuters

The World Bank's board has agreed to end a longstanding ban on funding nuclear energy projects in developing countries as part of a broader push to meet rising electricity needs, the bank's... 


Drilling offshore South Africa
Africa Energy sees first output from South Africa's largest gasfield by 2033
11th June 2025 By: Reuters

Canada-listed Africa Energy Corp is aiming to start production from South Africa's largest gas discovery by 2033, its CEO said on Tuesday, as it forges ahead with a project former operator... 


Industrial Gas Users Association South Africa CEO Jaco Human
Gas users call for fiscal guarantees to advance gas-cliff avoidance projects to ‘transactional level’
4th June 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Industrial Gas Users Association South Africa (IGUA-SA) CEO Jaco Human has called for the urgent finalisation of a fiscal guarantees framework to help progress, to a “transactional level”, the... 


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