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Sungrow energy storage systems
Sungrow brings inverter, advanced ESS to Middle East and Africa
21st August 2025 By: Darren Parker

Solar power company Sungrow has launched its 1+X 2.0 next-generation split modular utility-scale inverter in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. This inverter, which was launched on August 21... 


Growthpoint corporate advisory head Werner van Antwerpen
Growthpoint, Fuel Switch launch blockchain-enabled Renewable Energy Certificate exchange
21st August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Growthpoint Properties said it is giving a massive boost to Africa’s first open blockchain-enabled REC exchange, Fuel Switch, while unlocking... 


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Initiative calls on Gauteng youth to apply for solar PV cleaning, maintenance training
20th August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The DLO Energy Skills Initiative is calling on unemployed youth or budding entrepreneurs looking for opportunities in the renewable energy sector to apply for the 2025 Solar Panel Cleaning,... 


Eskom CEO Dan Marokane
Eskom says 291 MW renewables offtake scheme tailored to decarbonisation needs of large customers
19th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom says its recently published request for proposals (RFP) inviting large power users to bid for 291 MW of solar PV capacity that the State-owned entity is aiming to introduce in phases from the... 


EXSA CEO Wayne Cowie and CTO Shailin Moodley
EXSA views Seriti Green deal as key milestone as it scales up for pure-play trading role
18th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Licensed electricity trader Energy Exchange of Southern Africa (EXSA) describes its recently concluded 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Seriti Green as a major milestone in positioning... 


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Electricity Minister lauds Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni renewable-energy project
15th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on August 14 visited Seriti Green’s flagship Ummbila Emoyeni renewable-energy project in Mpumalanga, highlighting it as an exemplar for the... 


Engineering News editor Terence Creamer
South Africa's economic reforms in the spotlight
15th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the background to South Africa's economic reforms; the focus on electricity sector reforms, in particular; and a new initiative to provide an... 


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Step-change in grid construction seen as key to unlocking big renewables pipeline
15th August 2025 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa can unlock an additional 53 GW of electricity generation capacity by constructing 14 000 km of transmission infrastructure – a critical step in enabling the electricity sector to... 


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Rosebank Mall launches energy project
13th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Retail-focused real estate investment trust Hyprop Investments on August 12 launched the Rosebank Mall energy project, an integration of solar PV, battery storage, grid supply and generator backup,... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Electricity reform ‘irreversible’, Ramokgopa insists as he again urges Eskom not to pursue legal case against traders
13th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa insists that the reforms under way in the electricity sector are “irreversible”, and has again confirmed that he has asked the Eskom board... 


Mpact signs five-year PPA with Enpower for 30 GWh/y of renewable energy
12th August 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed paper and plastics packaging and recycling company Mpact has signed a five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with energy trader Enpower Trading, which will see it supply 30 GWh/y of... 


BECS chairperson TC Kundi (left) and John Thompson Industrial CEO Jaco Grobbelaar (right)
John Thompson, BECS to deliver biomass-based steam for Africa's industries
12th August 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Industrial boiler engineering company John Thompson and commercial and industrial energy company Berkeley Energy Corporate Solutions (BECS) aim to accelerate the deployment of reliable, renewable... 


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Outa recommends public hold off on SSEG registration for now
11th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Nonprofit the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) says it held a “constructive” meeting with Eskom Distribution management on August 8 regarding compliance and registration requirements for... 


EXSA-Seriti Green deal opens way for 155 MW Mpumalanga wind project
EXSA-Seriti Green deal opens way for 155 MW Mpumalanga wind project
7th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

A 155 MW Mpumalanga wind energy project has reached financial close, following the signing of a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) between Seriti Green and licensed energy trader Energy... 


SAWEM School participants
SAWEM School ‘oversubscribed’ as NTCSA gears up for launch of market platform
6th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) reports strong interest in its recently launch three-day educational programme to prepare potential participants for the launch next year of... 


Africa’s critical minerals key to clean-energy drive, AFC says
6th August 2025 By: Bloomberg

Africa’s role in the global pivot toward cleaner sources of energy should focus on increasing the supply of critical minerals needed to make the transition, rather than on reducing its own... 


Five-year solar power deal comes with zero investment, immediate saving, free upkeep
Five-year solar power deal comes with zero investment, immediate saving, free upkeep
6th August 2025

Lower-cost, free-maintenance, zero-investment rooftop solar electricity is the enticing five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) offer from Sosimple Energy - a diligent entrepreneurial company... 


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Pan African signs ten-year renewable supply deal with NOA Trading
5th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Gold producer Pan African Resources has signed a ten-year renewables supply agreement with licensed electricity trader NOA Group Trading for 10% of its total yearly electricity load of 112 GWh. The... 


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DFFE welcomes renewable energy research project
1st August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has applauded the launch of the Communities and the Private Renewable Energy Sector: Distributing Social Development Benefits in... 


Globeleq South Africa Management Services GM Willie van Niekerk
Globeleq South Africa Management Services appoints new GM
1st August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Globeleq South Africa Management Services (GSAMS) has appointed Willie van Niekerk as its new GM, bringing over a decade of experience within the organisation to this leadership role. In his new... 


Dr Rethabile Melamu
SAPVIA welcomes new solar PV projects under Bid Window 7
31st July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) celebrates a significant milestone following the Department of Electricity and Energy’s (DEE’s) allocation of six new solar PV projects... 


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Enpower awarded import/export licence for energy trading in SADC
31st July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has granted energy trading company Enpower Trading an electricity import and export licence. Enpower says this marks a pivotal step in... 


A panel of experts in a Creamer Media-hosted webinar unpacks how South Africa’s renewable energy landscape is changing
Progress and barriers as South African energy market begins to shift
31st July 2025 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa's energy market is changing and becoming more diversified, but barriers and significant constraints also remain ahead on the journey to shape a reliable, inclusive, competitive and... 


Mergence announces additional R60m mezzanine funding for Solarise Africa
30th July 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Asset management firm Mergence Investment Managers has announced an additional R60-million investment in renewable energy company Solarise Africa. The latest funding, structured as a mezzanine... 


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... 


RES4Africa completes executive school pilot project to localise capacity building efforts in Africa
29th July 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Just energy transition organisation the Renewable Energy Solutions for Africa Foundation (RES4Africa) has completed the pilot edition of the Southern Africa Executive School, which is part of its... 


Sanlam completes 3 MW solar PV plant at its Bellville head office
29th July 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Financial services provider Sanlam has unveiled a 3 MW solar PV plant at its Bellville head office, in Cape Town. The installation powers Sanlam’s Bellville campus, which significantly reduces its... 


Nordex wind turbine in South Africa
Nordex takes in more interns to service wind farms in future
29th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nordex Energy South Africa has inducted a new group of interns into its national wind power internship programme, as part of its commitment to skills development and youth employment. This follows... 


Masterplan development on the cards for Namibia–Western Cape hydrogen pipeline
Masterplan development on the cards for Namibia–Western Cape hydrogen pipeline
29th July 2025 By: Irma Venter

Namibiaʼs Green Hydrogen Mid-Year Review 2025 reports that a conceptual master plan for the cross-border hydrogen pipeline between South Africa and Namibia will be developed between the middle of... 


South Ocean Electric Wire installs seamless grid-to-backup switch solution at its Alrode facility
29th July 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed cable manufacturer South Ocean Electric Wire (SOEW) has completed a solar installation at one of its facilities that can seamlessly switch from grid to backup power instantly. The... 


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South Africa secures €500m KFW loan to advance the just energy transition
29th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The German Society for Cooperation, or GIZ, has, through KFW Development Bank, concluded a €500-million loan for the implementation of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition (JET). The loan will... 


Webinar highlights opportunities, considerations for green ammonia, e-fertiliser adoption in South Africa
28th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

With the global population projected to reach about 9.7-billion people by 2050, fertiliser remains essential for food production, economic stability and regional resilience, particularly for South... 


EDF power solutions Southern Africa VP Tristan de Drouas
EDF power solutions aims to add 500 MW of low-carbon assets yearly in South Africa
28th July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

French energy group EDF says the consolidation of its two international low-carbon businesses into a new entity called EDF power solutions has repositioned it to implement multi-technology projects... 


Advocate Mtho Xulu and De Villiers Botha
SAPVIA announces newly elected governing committee
25th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Industry body the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has announced its newly elected governing committee, led by outgoing treasurer Advocate Mtho Xulu as chairperson. De... 


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AfDB provides $474m loan for South Africa’s energy transition, infrastructure governance
25th July 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Development finance institution (DFI) the African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a $474.6-million loan agreement with South Africa to support the implementation of the country's Just Energy... 


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... 


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