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An image from Anthem's wind energy project
Anthem’s Northern Cluster completes casting of all 96 wind turbines
28th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Renewable-energy company Anthem’s Northern Cluster reached a key construction milestone this week, with the final turbine foundation being poured at the Ishwati Emoyeni Wind Farm. All 96 turbine... 


An image of the Vunumoya MTS
Seriti Green hands Vunumoya Main Transmission Station over to Eskom
27th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Renewable-energy developer Seriti Green on November 26 officially handed over the Vunumoya Main Transmission Station (MTS) to State-owned power utility Eskom. The infrastructure will now become an... 


IFC extends $58.5m loan to Candi Solar for South African, Indian solar projects
27th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Commercial and industrial solar power company Candi Solar has secured $58.5-million in funding from development finance institution the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is a member of... 


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Copper Mark, SSI sign collaboration agreement on responsible copper sourcing for solar sector
27th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Copper Mark and the Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) have signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes a framework for collaboration aimed at promoting responsible production and... 


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Enpower afforded access to trade electricity in Southern African Power Pool
26th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Cape Town-based independent power trading company Enpower Trading has become the first private South African-incorporated company to secure conditional market participant membership from the... 


A wind turbine and crane at port
Wind power skills being developed at Sarens’ Cape Town-based academy
26th November 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global crane rental, heavy lift and engineered transport group Sarens has highlighted the capabilities of its training centre in Cape Town, the Sarens Academy South Africa, particularly its focus... 


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Japan considering helping South Africa finance energy reform
26th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

Japan is in talks with South Africa over potentially helping the country finance the reorganisation of its energy sector. The funding, if implemented, would add to the as much as $150-million lent... 


Eskom flags
S&P upgrades Eskom’s credit ratings amid turnaround progress
25th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

State-owned utility Eskom has welcomed S&P Global Ratings’ decision to upgrade the company’s foreign and local currency long-term credit ratings from B to B+, with a stable outlook. The upgrade... 


Sun City’s solar project pays off
25th November 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

A little more than a year after the installation of solar panels across the holiday resort, Sun City, in the North West, has saved more than R8.3-million in electricity costs. Sun City’s... 


NOA Group CEO Karel Cornelissen speaks to Martin Creamer on Video
NOA Group CEO Karel Cornelissen speaks to Martin Creamer on Video
21st November 2025

NOA Group – a renewable energy generator, aggregator and trader – is playing an important role in helping to transform South Africa’s energy market for the better. Watch this Engineering News &... 


Globeleq construction MD Stefan van Niekerk
Globeleq appoints construction MD
19th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Independent African power company Globeleq has appointed Stefan van Niekerk as its new MD of construction, effective November 1. With more than two decades of experience in the African power... 


A hydropower plant
PowerChina targets Africa for renewables-focused growth
19th November 2025 By: Reuters

China's state-owned Power Construction Corp (PowerChina) is aiming for significant growth in Africa, focusing on renewable energy projects as part of its overseas expansion strategy, a company... 


The Presidency’s project management office head Rudi Dicks
Presidency official links reforms to lifting fixed investment to 20% of GDP
18th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Raising gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) to between 18% and 20% of GDP is key to lifting growth to the 3% target, The Presidency’s project management office head Rudi Dicks argues. While also... 


An image of wind power in the Western Cape
S&P Global report unpacks Africa’s economic opportunities, challenges
18th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Africa’s ample natural resources, young population and expanding middle class are set to redefine the continent’s role in global economic growth, sustainable development and the energy transition,... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa touts progress as G20 faces boycotts, scepticism
17th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

As South Africa hosts the G20 leadership summit this week, President Cyril Ramaphosa has positioned the moment as evidence of national progress. Yet the broader economic picture remains mixed, with... 


An engineer and the rendering of a vehicle
Awareness of mining low among new engineers, but energy transition can prompt them to join industry – report
14th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Engineering group Sandvik's 'The future of mining talent: What STEM graduates really think' report says that, while awareness of mining remains low among young engineers, many are open to joining... 


A photo of the brewing vats at the Hazeldean Brewing Company Taphouse
Brewery industry embraces sustainable practices
14th November 2025 By: Halima Frost

Brewing is not only a resource-intensive but also a water-intensive operation, and only through more sustainable practices can the South African beer-brewing sector assert itself as a sustainable... 


SAPVIA welcomes R2bn electricity transmission expansion facility
13th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) says the announcement of a R2-billion Credit Guarantee Vehicle specifically for the expansion of South Africa’s... 


A solar plant developed by Mulilo
Norfund makes major investment in South African renewable-energy company
13th November 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Norwegian investment fund for developing countries, Norfund, has invested $75-million (more than R1-billion) in South African independent power producer (IPP) and renewable-energy (solar, wind... 


Growthpoint acquires 30% in Boston Hydroelectric plant, secures exclusive access through Etana PPA
Growthpoint acquires 30% in Boston Hydroelectric plant, secures exclusive access through Etana PPA
12th November 2025

JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Growthpoint Properties has acquired a 30% stake in independent power producer Serengeti Energy’s operational Boston Hydroelectric plant, in the... 


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... 


The Hartenbos project from the air
Mossel Bay bulletproofs Hartenbos waste water plant with solar, microgrid project
11th November 2025 By: Irma Venter

The Mossel Bay municipality has cut the ribbon on the Hartenbos Waste Water Treatment Works solar PV plant and microgrid project. Developed in partnership with Solareff and Element Consulting... 


Nedbank group business services executive head Charl de Kock
Growthpoint to provide renewable-energy certificates for 26 Nedbank branches that are using its renewable energy
7th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties will provide verified renewable energy certificates (RECs) to 26 branches of financial services firm Nedbank that use the power... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Ramokgopa chides coal industry for its silence in energy debate
7th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has scolded South Africa’s coal industry for remaining largely silent during national debates over the country’s energy future, saying its... 


coal power stations
Consultancy calls for creation of ‘Just Transition Worker Fund’ to address climate-linked inequality
7th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Research and consulting firm PBS Development Consulting has recommended the establishment of a dedicated ‘Just Transition Worker Fund’ to ensure South Africa’s climate transition addresses... 


person carrying a solar panel
Cheaper solar power boosts hybrid energy adoption
7th November 2025

The decreasing cost of solar infrastructure is driving a rapid shift in how South African businesses approach their energy needs, with renewable energy becoming a central part of strategies to... 


Pele Green Energy GM Nicolas Lecomte in suit and tie, green background
Battery energy storage powering Africa toward its next frontier in renewable energy
7th November 2025

South Africa’s energy narrative is evolving. Where it was once focused on deploying new renewable power plants to address generation deficits, the conversation has now shifted toward flexibility,... 


Wind turbines on a field generating electricity
Battery storage key to powering Africa’s renewables future
7th November 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Battery energy storage systems (BESSs) are becoming a key part of Africa’s transition to renewable energy, as they help make the power grid more stable, flexible and secure across a continent that... 


An image of solar panels
Nersa registers 181 generation facilities in the second quarter
6th November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) registered 181 generation facilities during the second quarter (July to September) of the 2025/26 financial year. These facilities boast a... 


Alan Winde
Western Cape govt leans on governance record as it courts investors at first ever investment summit
6th November 2025 By: Irma Venter

The Western Cape government has invited the private sector to partner with it as it targets a R1-trillion provincial economy by 2035, up from R664-billion in 2024. At the province’s first ever... 


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... 


hand rolling dice that say fossil/green energy
PCC welcomes release of South Africa’s updated energy, climate plans
4th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) has welcomed government’s recent approval and release of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2025 and the revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)... 


IDC CEO Mmakgoshi Lekhethe and PIC CEO Patrick Dlamin at the singing of the MoU
IDC and PIC agree to explore investment opportunities
3rd November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) have signed a new memorandum of understanding under which the two State institutions will explore... 


Standard Bank providing R1.92bn equity financing for renewable energy cluster
3rd November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Financial company Standard Bank has closed a bespoke R1.92-billion equity financing solution for black-owned infrastructure investment and development company H1 Holdings. The funding solution,... 


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... 


UCT, Solarise Africa partner in installing backup power project
UCT, Solarise Africa partner in installing backup power project
3rd November 2025 By: Irma Venter

The University of Cape Town (UCT) and Solarise Africa, together with partners ACES Africa and WEG South Africa, have launched the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences backup power project at the Health... 


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