The Energy Intensive Users Group (EIUG) has called for a reopening of the most recent electricity tariff determination, arguing that a R54-billion behind-closed-doors settlement between the... 

Lesedi is proud to announce that it has successfully achieved the prestigious ISO 19443:2018 certification, awarded by TÜV Rheinland. This certification, specifically designed for organisations... 

The Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) has appointed Precious Mmabakwena Edward as the new head of the Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO). The appointment became effective on... 

By: Grant Berndsen - CEO, Terra Firma  Pressure on SA’s industrial sector is mounting: rising costs, tight margins, trade barriers, carbon taxes and global competition. Energy cost and availability... 

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) chairperson Thembani Bukula demanding public accountability and answers relating to the R54-billion... 

There is no greater sign of the urgent need for reform of the electricity sector than the way State-owned utility Eskom’s electricity tariffs are set, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe... 

A public hearing into the National Transmission Company South Africa’s (NTCSA’s) application for a market operator licence will be hosted by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) on... 

JSE-listed Northam Platinum has reported record production and sales for the 2025 financial year, surpassing one-million ounces sold for the first time in its history. Despite weaker margins and... 

Harmony Gold Mining Company, South Africa’s biggest gold mining company, is proving itself to be a great South African asset and it’s booming at the moment, not only because the gold price is so... 

Lobby group AfriForum said on Friday that it will consult with its legal team about the constitutionality of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) behind-closed-doors settlement... 

Power utility Eskom welcomes the sentencing handed down by the Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, in Mpumalanga, earlier this month relating to a case of fraud and corruption at the... 

After having successfully acquired 100% of the shares of the Wonderfontein coal mine, in Belfast, Mpumalanga, Ndalamo Energy – a subsidiary of midtier coal miner Ndalamo Resources – has started the... 

Perth-based gas exploration company Kinetiko Energy has confirmed one of South Africa’s most significant onshore gas finds, following about a decade of work in Mpumalanga. The company has drilled... 

Telecommunications group Vodacom is investing R620-million in its Mpumalanga network during the 2025/26 financial year, building on the more than R400-million spent in the previous year. Vodacom... 

Red Sands is the largest standalone battery energy storage system plant in Africa to reach commercial close. 

Overall progress of the raising of the dam wall is at 26%. 

With power price and purchase agreements to power its Mozal Aluminium smelter in Mozambique in limbo, diversified metals producer South32 CEO Graham Kerr says the company’s sister operation in... 

Eskom’s electricity tariffs are poised to rise by 8.76% on April 1 next year instead of the 5.36% approved previously, and by 8.83% instead of 6.19% in 2027/28 after the National Energy Regulator... 

South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) has been a global benchmark for clean energy delivery. As we step into the future, the stakes are higher... 

South African food inflation accelerated again in July, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) think tank has pointed out in its latest 'Food Inflation Brief'. The increase was 5.7%... 

Concern continues to be raised over the technical and financial criteria being used to prequalify bidders for South Africa’s inaugural independent transmission project (ITP) tender, which critics... 

Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi has confirmed that the JSE-listed group has applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for an electricity trading licence, and is also planning to take... 

Creamer Media was among the winners of the Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) Aon Engineering Excellence Awards 2025, held on August 21 at Vodacom World, in Midrand. Hosted by member... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses Eskom's invitation to large electricity users to bid for 291 MW of solar electricity that it is preparing to build and trade and the questions this... 

State-owned power utility Eskom has confirmed that it has a 5 GW pipeline of ‘repowering’ projects on the sites of six coal power stations in Mpumalanga. 

Gold producer Pan African Resources (PAR) is gearing to release its inaugural biodiversity report next month, which outlines the group’s approach to biodiversity conservation across its operations... 

This week we profile Nhlanhla Zondo, executive director at Power Process Systems, which specialises in the design, manufacture and switchgear-wiring of electrical enclosures and distribution... 

Although the slowing growth rate in the development of electric vehicles (EVs) in some major markets might negatively affect the demand for platinum-group metals (PGMs), it is important to consider... 

State-owned electricity utility Eskom’s Koeberg nuclear power station was recently licensed to operate its Unit 1 for another 20 years, with global consultancy SRK Consulting South Africa playing a... 

Independent power company Globeleq and its project partner, energy supplier African Rainbow Energy, have reached financial close on the 153 MW/612 MWh Red Sands battery energy storage system (BESS)... 

Having been awarded preferred bidder status for the Haru battery energy storage system (BESS), Norwegian renewable energy systems company Scatec has been chosen as the preferred bidder for a total... 

Over the past decade, significant strides have been made globally and locally towards improving gender representation in the workplace. Yet, despite this progress, the financial services sector,... 

The message delivered by Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa that the reforms under way in the electricity sector are “irreversible”, is an important one. Doubly so, given that... 

Global energy and services group ENGIE is focused on low-carbon energy and related services. It operates in three key business sectors: low-carbon electricity generation (including natural gas and... 

Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Exxaro Resources will be spending R5.2-billion on a life-of-mine expansion project at its Matla colliery and R4.7-billion on the development of the 140 MW... 

UK-based global consumer healthcare company Haleon is investing R500-million in its South African operation, Haleon South Africa Cape Town site director Cindy Carter highlighted in a media briefing... 

Clean power production technologies provider Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) entered the South African market in 1891 to supply boilers to the country’s gold mining industry, at a time when the young... 

Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed DRDGOLD on Wednesday declared a final 2025 cash dividend double that of last year, reflecting an increase of 26% in group revenue to R7 878.2-million and an... 

Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Northam Holdings has reported a 25.5% year-on-year decline in operating profit to R3.6-billion for the year ended June 30, as rising mining cost inflation and... 

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... 

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... 

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...