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Indian states sign more coal power deals to meet rising demand
7th October 2025 By: Reuters

Indian state electricity distributors are signing long-term contracts with coal-fired power generators to meet a projected surge in evening demand, despite the country's efforts to expand clean... 


Allied Gold launches staged energy overhaul at Sadiola to cut power costs, secure expansion
3rd October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed Allied Gold Corporation has begun rolling out a multi-stage energy programme at its Sadiola mine in Mali, aiming to deliver more efficient, reliable and lower-cost power to support... 


Gladstone Power Station JV lodges potential 2029 closure notice
Gladstone Power Station JV lodges potential 2029 closure notice
1st October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Gladstone Power Station (GPS) Joint Venture has confirmed that CS Energy has formally notified the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) of the potential retirement of the coal-fired... 


Sungrow to build 233 MW solar PV plant in DRC for CrossBoundary Energy
30th September 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Renewable energy project developer Sungrow will build a 233 MW solar PV plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for commercial and industry energy investment company CrossBoundary Energy,... 


Most coal-fired power plants will delay retirement to feed AI boom, energy secretary says
26th September 2025 By: Reuters

The administration of US President Donald Trump expects most of the nation's coal-fired power plants to delay retirement to help deliver the vast amount of electricity needed to fuel artificial... 


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Market launch and unbundling progress will send powerful reform signals
26th September 2025

Having been established in late 2022 at the height of South Africa’s electricity crisis, the Energy Council of South Africa’s initial focus was almost singular: partner with government and Eskom to... 


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Market launch and unbundling progress will send powerful reform signals
26th September 2025

Having been established in late 2022 at the height of South Africa’s electricity crisis, the Energy Council of South Africa’s initial focus was almost singular: partner with government and Eskom to... 


Business leaders speak on South Africa’s  current energy transition priorities
Business leaders speak on South Africa’s current energy transition priorities
26th September 2025

Engineering News & Mining Weekly has canvassed business leaders for their opinions on the priorities for South Africa’s electricity sector, as well as what role the Energy Council of South Africa... 


Andrew Taylor, co-founder and Head of Trading at South African renewable energy IPP and trader NOA,
Why SA needs energy reform now
26th September 2025

Energy reform is no longer a theoretical debate. With the mounting threats on South Africa’s commercial and industrial energy users, it is a matter of national competitiveness, industrial growth... 


Trusted to Perform: How Delo Gold Ultra Keeps Construction Moving
Trusted to Perform: How Delo Gold Ultra Keeps Construction Moving
25th September 2025

Brought to you by Astron Energy In the construction sector, performance is everything. Heavy-duty equipment must operate under pressure, day after day, without failure. That level of reliability... 


Wärtsilä to operate, maintain power plant at Senegal gold mine for five years
19th September 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Marine and energy technology group Wärtsilä has secured a five-year contract for the operation and maintenance of a 23 MW captive power plant at the Boto gold project, in eastern Senegal. The Boto... 


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Babcock’s one-stop model bodes well for industry
19th September 2025

Industries benefit significantly from partnering with a single, integrated equipment and services provider, says energy, transport and industrial services specialist Babcock. By offering a... 


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Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme, South Africa – update
19th September 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Environmental groups groundWork and the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance have taken legal action to overturn the environmental authorisation granted to Karpowership for its Richards... 


Virtual wheeling could transform SA’s energy landscape if the country gets it right
18th September 2025

By: Bronwyn Timm - SOLA Group Business Development Manager  South Africa’s energy landscape has dominated headlines for many years. Even with the respite in load shedding, there are pressing... 


Eskom says EAF exceeding 70% target so far in Sept
15th September 2025 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned power utility Eskom says the Energy Availability Factor (EAF) of its generation plants fluctuated consistently between 69% and 73% between September 5 and 11, with the month-to-date... 


Cresco executive director Robert Futter and associate director Olga Suchkova
Failure to strike right tariff restructuring balance will undermine SAWEM
15th September 2025 By: Terence Creamer

With preparations under way for the launch of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) in 2026, new research highlights how decisions on the future regulated tariff structure,... 


Weir Envirotech Alpha pump on display, cut in half
More pump buyers prioritising long-term value over upfront costs
12th September 2025 By: Tracy Klückow

A growing number of customers are adopting a total cost of ownership (TCO) approach, leveraging mining equipment supplier Weir’s technical studies to identify more effective ways to reduce... 


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Platform helps municipalities manage decentralised energy sources
12th September 2025

As South African municipalities embrace decentralised energy sources to strengthen grid resilience and cut costs, many are discovering that managing small-scale generators is far more complex than... 


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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia – update
12th September 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Ethiopia has officially inaugurated the dam. 


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Big few months ahead in countdown to South African Wholesale Electricity Market
9th September 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has provided a detailed breakdown of the steps being taken in preparation for the launch of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market... 


Indian coal prices to be lower after tax revision, industry officials say
5th September 2025 By: Reuters

Coal prices in India will fall after revisions to taxes on the fuel that generates nearly 75% of the country's electricity, industry officials and analysts said, as a higher consumption tax is... 


The hidden challenges of executing commercial and industrial solar projects
1st September 2025

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... 


komati power station pylons
Mavuso slams Eskom’s tariff system as ‘farcical’, calls for urgent electricity sector reform
1st September 2025 By: Darren Parker

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... 


Machinery on its way to Reko Diq project site
Reko Diq copper/gold project, Pakistan – update
29th August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The Asian Development Bank will provide a $410-million financing package to help develop the project. 


Business Partners MD Jeremy Lang
South Africa’s SMME sector could accelerate job creation with greater support
26th August 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) of South Africa contribute about 35%, or R2.5-trillion, of the country's yearly GDP, account for 50% of all formal employment and create 60% of... 


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Policy first
22nd August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

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... 


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... 


Location map of the Yaoure gold mine
Yaouré mine, Côte d'Ivoire
15th August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold mine in central Côte d’Ivoire. 


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Stronger manganese demand predicted despite challenges
15th August 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

There remains a defiant expectation of sustained growth in manganese demand over the long term, driven by traditional steel markets and the emerging demand from electric vehicle (EV) batteries,... 


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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... 


Barrick CEO Mark Bristow.
Barrick’s DRC gold mine is exemplary global advancer of African greenness, automation
12th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Africa received a strong thumbs up during the second-quarter presentation of Barrick as one of its “main cash generators”. “We saw solid performance across the portfolio,” Barrick CEO Dr Mark... 


BLSA CEO Busi Mavuso
BLSA to launch Reform Tracker to track government progress on Thursday
11th August 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) has reiterated its plans to launch the BLSA Reform Tracker – a publicly available online tool that tracks government reforms, assesses... 


MTN invests over R300m in Gauteng network infrastructure
8th August 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications group MTN South Africa is investing R300-million to upgrade its network infrastructure in Gauteng. Part of the company’s broader R4.5-billion national investment plan for 2025,... 


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Two steps back?
8th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The idiom ‘one step forward, two steps back’ has surely arisen in the minds of those who have been monitoring developments in the electricity industry over the recent past. It is undeniable that... 


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Invincible Valves - Women in Mining
8th August 2025

Originally trained in financial accounting and IT systems, Invincible Valves MD and CEO Pam du Plessis’s career path seemed unlikely to land her in heavy industry. She began as a contractor... 


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Witwatersrand Basin Project – Qala Shallows, South Africa – update
8th August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

West Wits is advancing through the mobilisation phase as the team progresses toward first gold production. 


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... 


MTN invests R220-million in Eastern Cape
4th August 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications group MTN South Africa is investing R220-million to enhance network quality, performance and resilience, expand connectivity, particularly in rural areas, and upgrade... 


mining begins at qala shallows
West Wits advances toward production at Qala Shallows
4th August 2025 By: Darren Parker

ASX- and OTCQB-listed West Wits Mining is advancing through the mobilisation phase at its flagship Qala Shallows project, in South Africa, as the team progresses toward first gold production, the... 


Construction equipment on the way to the Reko Diq project
Reko Diq copper/gold project, Pakistan – update
1st August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Fluor Corporation has received the final notice to proceed from Barrick Mining Corporation. 


WearCheck Technical Bulletin: CRUDE AWAKENING Part  2
WearCheck Technical Bulletin: CRUDE AWAKENING Part 2
31st July 2025

By: Rivendren Wayne Moodley – diagnostician, WearCheck (Virtual Showroom) In a world constantly in motion, where ambition shapes empires and innovation fuels the future, there exists a silent... 


Low-level radioactive waste being emplaced in a disposal trench at Vaalputs
Nuclear regulator grants NRWDI licence to operate Vaalputs radioactive waste facility
25th July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has granted the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI) the nuclear licence to manage and operate the Vaalputs National Radioactive... 


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