Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Monday announced the appointment of four additional preferred bidders for solar photovoltaic (PV) projects under the seventh bid window... 

Renewable-energy provider Scatec has started commercial operation of the second 60 MW phase of the 120 MW Mmadinare Solar Cluster in Botswana, completing the country’s first utility-scale solar PV... 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $10-million loan to support the development of Hyphen Hydrogen Energy's $10-billion green ammonia project, in Namibia. The loan, sourced from the... 

Enabling access to South Africa’s growing renewable energy generation capacity by addressing its transmission network constraints is a vital step in advancing the country’s energy transition. The... 

The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) says demand for solar PV in 2025 continued to recover from the 2024 slowdown, which followed on from the loadshedding-induced surge of... 

Renewable-energy provider Scatec ASA has started commercial operation of the 273 MW Grootfontein solar power plant in South Africa, which will generate predictable revenues from a 20-year power... 

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,... 

Julie Berg will succeed Morten Henriksen as Group CEO of renewable energy company Mainstream Renewable Power from January 2026. Henriksen this week announced his decision to step down from his role... 

Chlorine producer NCP Chlorchem and renewable energy company Terra Firma will undertake another 17.5 MW solar installation at NCP’s main production site, in Kempton Park. When combined with an... 

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... 

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... 

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 &... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

Solar and battery leasing company Release, which is majority-owned by renewable energy company Scatec, has signed new lease agreements totalling 64 MW of solar power and 10 MWh of battery storage... 

The Department of Electricity and Energy has provided additional information about its proposal to repurpose the Integrated National Electrification Programme (INEP) to meet the country’s 2030... 

Renewable energy company the SOLA Group's 195 MW Springbok solar power project, in Virginia, in the Free State, has achieved an early commercial operation date. The multi-buyer, flexible energy... 

The 97.5 MW Damlaagte solar PV facility, near Parys in the Free State, has been officially inaugurated, after having entered into commercial operation in August. The plant supplies renewable... 

The latest edition of the South African Renewable Energy Grid Survey (SAREGS) has again confirmed that there is a strong and growing development pipeline of solar PV, wind, battery and hybrid... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the contents of the latest edition of the Integrated Resource Plan for electricity, or IRP 2025, and what some of the reactions have been. 

The 10 MW Maxwell solar plant, which represents a “ground-breaking step” in Namibia’s transition to renewable energy and “serves as a model for future public-private power partnerships”, has been... 

Pele Energy Group reaffirmed its commitment to inclusive and sustainable energy development during the Global Citizen NOW: Impact Sessions held in New York. Representing South Africa and the... 

Although the virtual wheeling power purchase agreement (PPA) between telecommunications company Vodacom and renewable energy company SOLA Group draws inspiration from international corporate PPA... 

State-owned power utility Eskom says it has simplified the compliance and registration process for customers who generate their own electricity through small-scale embedded generation (SSEG)... 

The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has called for the immediate implementation of the Integrated Resource Plan 2025 (IRP 2025), which it says recognises solar PV as a... 

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

Africa needs to exploit all the energy resources that it possesses, including coal, to generate electricity. So affirmed Nigerian enterprise Heirs Energy’s head of commercial operations, Joseph... 

Industry organisation the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) welcomes the findings of global energy think tank Ember, which has reported that renewable energy sources... 

The 5.6 MW first phase of the SlimSun Too Solar development, located in Malmesbury in the Western Cape, is in its final commissioning stage and will soon begin supplying wheeled renewable... 

Industry is the biggest driver of solar energy adoption in South Africa. This was highlighted by Stellenbosch University Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies senior researcher Dr... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the changes announced this week to the boards of Eskom and Necsa, as well as Cabinet's approval of the next edition of the Integrated Resource Plan... 

Despite well-known issues, South Africa has a much higher rate of electrification than most other African countries. In Cape Town, 98% of the population has access to electricity, and the remaining... 

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde highlighted on Wednesday that South Africa still faces an energy crisis. Although loadshedding (scheduled rotating power cuts) has stopped, the country is still...