South African electricity trader Discovery Green has confirmed that it has signed supply agreements for wheeled electricity with five companies in the mining, property and hospitality sectors,... 

Loveness Madangawa prepares lunch over an open fire in Mutare in eastern Zimbabwe - she has an electric stove, but power cuts caused partly by drought hitting the main hydropower station means she... 

World Bank president Ajay Banga said boosting access to electricity is the key to unlocking the demographic dividend in the world’s youngest continent. Banga, who spoke in an interview at the... 

In this article, Webber Wentzel partner Jason van der Poel and associates Emma Bleeker and Kiera Bracher write that the coming into effect of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act is to be... 

Eskom has appealed to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) not to again postpone the implementation of a new retail tariff plan (RTP), warning that any delay would further entrench... 

In this article, financial services provider DG Capital's Imraan Mukadam and Shaun Nel write that the need to gear all levers across government, especially through dedicated incentives towards the... 

European renewable-energy company Photon Energy has successfully secured 1 200 ha of land for a 250 MW concentrated solar PV plant with 150 MW (1.8 GWh or 12 hours) of thermal hydro storage to be... 

A turnaround in the finances of South Africa’s Eskom Holdings has won praise from investors but they are keeping their eyes on one issue — the company’s struggle to recoup about R95-billion in... 

In this opinion article, Alboricah Rathupetsane of Stellenbosch University's Centre for Sustainability Transitions argues that South Africa’s Transmission Development Plan presents an... 

Eskom Holdings’s risk premium is dwindling as a turnaround at South Africa’s State-owned electricity company gathers momentum. The extra yield investors demand to take on the risk of holding the... 

State-owned power utility Eskom has reported a R25.5-billion loss before tax for the financial year ending March 31, 2024, following a year marked by operational setbacks, financial strain and... 

South Africa is "still in the foothills of economic recovery" and, while external influences must still be skillfully navigated, the country's future economic performance will hinge mainly on... 

Growth in South Africa cannot occur without underlying structural reforms and, to accelerate the implementation of structural reforms, effective collaboration between business, labour and... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses government's plans to pursue private sector participation in the transmission grid; a request for information issued in relation to Independent... 

South Africa has issued a request for information (RFI) to gauge the level of interest and readiness of industry to participate in Independent Transmission Projects (ITP) as it prepares to launch... 

While South Africa is starting to see the fruits of energy sector reforms, it still has a long way to go to fix the water, and transport and logistics sectors despite recent progress, says business... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the key themes that emerged during a briefing by Eskom and the National Transmission Company South Africa to lawmakers this week. The briefing... 

As it marks a decade in the region, renewable energy company Enel Green Power Southern Africa is looking to bolster its footprint here, with a keen focus on skills development and capitalising on... 

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has told lawmakers that a “step change” will be needed in the delivery of new grid infrastructure if 14 500 km of new powerlines and 133 000... 

Power utility Eskom has appointed Alfred Seema as group executive for strategic delivery. He joins the utility from Sasol, where he most recently held the role of VP for gas sourcing and business... 

Power utility Eskom has suspended its Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) notice of potential power interruption against the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and City Power, which was issued... 

The City of Tshwane says the agreement with State-owned Eskom to settle the R6.67-billion historical debt it owes to the utility signals a turning point, ending years of costly litigation and... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the intense set of consultations on an updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity held by the Department of Mineral Resources and... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramakgopa is confident that regulations permitting private sector players to participate in the electricity transmission space will be finalised by the... 

Power utility Eskom has published a notice of the possible disconnection of bulk electricity supply to Tokologo local municipality, in the Free State, which will result in bulk electricity supply... 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has again urged South Africa to implement its economic reforms “ambitiously”, while arguing for priority to be given to reforms in the electricity and... 

Power utility Eskom says it has successfully completed its prepaid meter Key Revision Number (KRN) rollover project, but has set a new deadline of December 13 to assist paying customers who are... 

State-owned power utility Eskom has welcomed the decision by international ratings agency S&P Global Ratings to upgrade Eskom's 'B' long-term global-scale foreign and local currency ratings to... 

Zambia suffered a nationwide power outage on Sunday following a "power system disturbance", the southern Africa nation's state utility Zesco said. The utility said the incident occurred our 18:15... 

The Midvaal local municipality says it has fully implemented the Token Identifier (TID) Rollover for prepaid electricity meters and that residents will not experience any disruptions or... 

The head of the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has confirmed that the entity’s board will insist that any independent transmission projects (ITPs) procured in the coming years... 

It is imperative that South Africa and industry decarbonises and, with the transition towards more sustainable forms of energy already occurring, stakeholders should focus on how the transition is... 

Property fund Old Mutual Real Estate Holding Company (OMREHC) has entered into an energy supply agreement with commercial and industrial renewable energy company NOA Group Trading to provide... 

State-owned power utility Eskom is once again urging all prepaid electricity customers to update their meters immediately to avoid an unexpected loss of electricity after the deadline of November... 

About 70% of Africa's population are employed in the informal sector, and renewable energy-based, small-scale microgrids or minigrids present an opportunity to provide decentralised electricity to...