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First two BW5 wind projects reach financial close
14th November 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Two wind projects under Bid Window Five (BW5) of South Africa’s Renewable Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) have reached financial close – the first REIPPPP projects to... 


Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis
Cape Town mayor outlines city’s plans to achieve energy autonomy from Eskom
14th November 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

Cape Town Metropolitan Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis on Monday highlighted the city’s programme to generate power locally and free the Metro from loadshedding (rolling power cuts) imposed by the... 


DBSA CEO Patrick Dlamini and EIB VP Ambroise Fayolle at the signing ceremony in Egypt
EIB’s €200m funding of DBSA to support 1 200 MW private renewables roll-out
11th November 2022 By: Terence Creamer

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has extended a €200-million line of credit to the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to support the delivery of 1 200 MW of distributed renewables... 


Wind turbines
Another three BW5 wind projects sign agreements and Mantashe says more to follow
10th November 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has announced that three more wind projects have signed project agreements under the much-delayed fifth bid window (BW5) of the Renewable Energy... 


Skills gap in renewable energy presents challenges, opportunities
8th November 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

There is a definite skills gap in the country’s renewable energy and associated industries, as South Africa looks to meet ambitious 2030 greenhouse-gas emission reduction and renewable energy... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
$8.5bn ‘catalytic’ but insufficient to deliver $99bn Just Energy Transition Investment Plan
5th November 2022 By: Terence Creamer

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the $8.5-billion (R128-billion) in concessional climate financing on offer from various developed countries to South Africa will play a “catalytic” role in supporting... 


SAWEA welcomes Eskom’s updated Transmission Development Plan
1st November 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Industry organisation the South Africa Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has welcomed State-owned utility Eskom’s announcement, during the Transmission Development Plan (TDP) public forum on October... 


A solar panel in front of the Komati coal station, the last unit of which was shut on October 31
Shutting of last Komati unit signals start of Eskom’s just energy transition journey
31st October 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom has announced that the final unit at the Komati power station in Mpumalanga was shut at midday October 31, officially signalling the end of the station’s operating life as a coal-fired... 


South African Wind Energy Association CEO Niveshen Govender
Will grid, logistics and construction constraints stymie urgent wind energy ramp-up?
28th October 2022 By: Terence Creamer

In light of ongoing grid constraints, some wind industry practitioners are warning that only about 2 GW of the 3.2 GW wind allocation in Bid Window Six (BW6) of the Renewable Energy Independent... 


Windaba panel asks: Jobs first, or energy first?
28th October 2022 By: Irma Venter

Manufacturing is responsible for only one-third of jobs within the wind energy sector, says Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Africa area director Marcel Cabral. Speaking at Windaba 2022, held... 


Eskom Transmission MD Segomoco Scheppers
Eskom’s new grid plan says 53 GW of new generation must be connected by 2032
27th October 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom’s latest Transmission Development Plan (TDP2022) includes assumptions that deviate materially from those contained in the outdated Integrated Resource Plan of 2019 (IRP2019) and points to the... 


The Komati power station
Komati turnaround will cost close to R8bn, and the World Bank may foot most of the bill
26th October 2022 By: News24Wire

Repurposing Eskom's coal-fired power station, Komati, would cost around R7.9-billion, project documents from the World Bank show. Eskom has been engaging with the World Bank in providing funding... 


Billionaire Adani to target Europe with huge Morocco clean energy project
21st October 2022 By: Reuters

Gautam Adani, Asia’s richest person, is in exploratory talks for a giant renewables project in Morocco, which would aim to supply electricity and emissions-free fuel to Europe. Adani’s... 


Standard Bank to exceed 2022 green financing target
19th October 2022 By: Reuters

Standard Bank will exceed its green financing target of R50-billion this year, as South Africa's scrapping of regulations on self-generated renewable energy projects has spurred a rush for... 


Excelsior Wind Farm unlocks conservation internship
Excelsior Wind Farm unlocks conservation internship
18th October 2022 By: Donna Slater

Utility-scale wind and solar energy producer BTE Renewables’ Swellendam-based Excelsior wind energy facility has partnered with the Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust (ORCT) to help it... 


DMRE DDG updates wind power conference on Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill
13th October 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Department of Minerals Resources and Energy (DMRE) has made “significant progress” in the process of promulgating the Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Bill, DMRE deputy director-general... 


Mercia Grimbeek, Hein Reyneke and Luyanda Jonas-Kortjaas
Jobs first or energy first, asks Windaba panel
13th October 2022 By: Irma Venter

Manufacturing is responsible for only one-third of jobs within the wind energy sector, says Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Africa area director Marcel Cabral. Speaking at Windaba 2022 in Cape Town... 


Wind power a necessary part of a just energy transition, says Mantashe
12th October 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Clean energy is set to be a major contributor to a global and sustainable energy system and wind energy is becoming one of the lowest-cost sources of clean energy, Mineral Resources and Energy... 


For DMRE, just energy transition requires security of energy supply, while industry needs project pipeline
12th October 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) director-general Jacob Mbele has given his department’s conception of what a just energy transition would look like. He was responding to a... 


A photo of a container ship at sea
Opinion: Towards green hydrogen – realising the maritime opportunity for South Africa
12th October 2022

In this article, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research principal research engineer Thomas Roos and Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone CEO Kaashifah Beukes outline the opportunities... 


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Renewables will not provide South Africa with 100% of its power, for the foreseeable future
12th October 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

Mineral Resources and Energy Department director-general Jacob Mbele has warned that supporters of renewable energy could actually undermine the sector in South Africa. He was participating in a... 


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Bidding closes for enlarged BW 6
7th October 2022

Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer talks about the closing of bidding for Bid Window 6 (BW 6) of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme; the response to the BW... 


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Increased generation capacity of wind farms to boost decarbonisation
7th October 2022 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

The increase in capacity of wind energy generation is a key benefactor for the country to decarbonise its power sector, says South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) CEO Niveshen Govender.... 


WASA Phase 3 has reached completion
7th October 2022 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

The Wind Atlas for South Africa (WASA) Phase 3 project, which anchored the development of wind resource mapping-capacity, reached completion at the end of 2021, says energy research institution... 


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Offshore wind farms a potential energy source
7th October 2022 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

Offshore wind farms have received less attention in the transition to net zero, primarily owing to technology barriers linked to higher capital costs and the lesser adoption of the technology, says... 


Kenya’s Ruto breaks ranks, says Africa must leapfrog fossil fuel
5th October 2022 By: Bloomberg

Kenya’s President William Ruto, who took office last month, urged Africa to embrace renewable energy, breaking ranks with continental peers that are pressing ahead with plans to develop natural gas... 


wind farm
Applications open for 2023 Wind Industry Internship Programme
4th October 2022 By: Darren Parker

The South Africa Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has announced that the Wind Industry Internship Programme (WIIP) will be running for the second time next year, with applications now open. The WIIP... 


Wind and solar
56 wind and solar projects bid into South Africa’s enlarged renewables round
4th October 2022 By: Terence Creamer

A total of 56 wind and solar projects have been submitted by prospective bidders under the sixth bid window (BW6) of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme... 


Nolitha Fakude, the chairperson of Anglo American's Management Board in South Africa.
Anglo American, EDF form new joint renewable energy thrust
4th October 2022 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining company Anglo American, in partnership with EDF Renewables, on Tuesday announced an agreement to form a new jointly owned company, Envusa Energy, to develop a regional renewable... 


Southern Africa well-placed to produce renewables, green hydrogen for export – Kearney
3rd October 2022 By: Schalk Burger

A study by global management consultancy Kearney has noted that Southern Africa, which has favourable conditions for renewable energy production, will be able to store renewable energy and export... 


Top coal miners consider bids for South African renewables firm
Top coal miners consider bids for South African renewables firm
29th September 2022 By: Bloomberg

Exxaro Resources and Thungela Resources, South Africa’s two largest coal miners, are considering bids for Actis’ BTE Renewables, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Chinese firms are... 


Collaboration key to realising Africa’s green hydrogen economy potential
29th September 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

There is considerable potential for Africa to capitalise on the opportunities presented by the green hydrogen economy, and for South Africa to be the hub out of which this is done; however, a key... 


South Africa needs more renewables – De Ruyter
28th September 2022 By: News24Wire

Meeting air quality standards would warrant Eskom decommissioning as much as 16GW of its coal-fired power stations immediately, which would exacerbate load shedding to unprecedented stages,... 


The Komati power station is being decommissioned and repurposed
Eskom, partners to establish renewables training facility at Komati
23rd September 2022 By: Darren Parker

State-owned Eskom, the South African Renewable Energy Technology Centre (Saretec) – based at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) – and the Global Energy Alliance for People and... 


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Load-shedding, tariff hearings and Bid Window 5 progress
23rd September 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer talks about society's growing anger over load-shedding, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's public hearings into Eskom's request for a 32% tariff... 


IPP Office head Bernard Magoro speaking at the signing ceremony while Minister Gwede Mantashe looks on
October deadline set for residual renewables bids as South Africa signs wind farm agreements worth R11bn
22nd September 2022 By: Terence Creamer

A deadline of the end of October has been set for the signing of power purchase and implementation agreements by the remaining 22 Bid Window Five (BW5) renewables projects, following the conclusion... 


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