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Doubling down on sustainability commitments: six practical solutions to meet the AI challenge
Doubling down on sustainability commitments: six practical solutions to meet the AI challenge
9th April 2025 By: Dimpho Madiba

By: Ben Selier - Vice President, Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric The best time to plant a tree, the old saying goes, was 20 years ago, and the second-best time is today. The... 


Sun International's Sibaya Casino unveils 2.5 MW solar power plant
9th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

A solar plant as large as four rugby fields will provide 60% of the Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom’s electricity requirements, says hospitality group Sun International, which owns the... 


SolarAfrica secures 60 MW deal with POWERX, advancing access to clean, affordable power for South African businesses
9th April 2025

Leading Independent Power Producer (IPP) SolarAfrica and POWERX, South Africa’s first NERSA-licensed energy trader, have signed a 60 MW Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) –  a milestone that will... 


Primetals, Mitsubishi, voestalpine and Rio Tinto to build hydrogen-based ironmaking plant
9th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Primetals Technologies, together with partner Mitsubishi, steel producer voestalpine and mining major Rio Tinto, has signed a cooperation agreement to implement an industrial-scale hydrogen-based... 


CHIETA CEO Yershen Pillay.
Platinum-based green hydrogen on way to becoming South Africa’s new gold – CHIETA
8th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Three new green hydrogen qualifications are being registered with the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations to enable South Africa to seize the platinum group metals (PGMs)-linked green... 


Wind turbines
R132bn of private renewables to be built in South Africa by 2030 – report
8th April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

A new Green Cape report is forecasting that 6 GW of new private solar PV and 3.5 GW of new private wind capacity will be installed in South Africa by 2030, involving total investments of... 


Enlit Africa 2025 Spotlights Investment and Finance as Catalysts for Africa’s Energy Future
Enlit Africa 2025 Spotlights Investment and Finance as Catalysts for Africa’s Energy Future
8th April 2025

Enlit Africa, the continent’s premier gathering for the power, energy and water sectors brings a sharp focus on investment and finance to proceedings as pivotal drivers of Africa’s energy... 


Trump order seeks to tap coal power in quest to dominate AI
Trump order seeks to tap coal power in quest to dominate AI
8th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

President Donald Trump is moving to expand the mining and use of coal inside the US, a bid to power the boom in energy-hungry data centers while seeking to revive a declining US fossil fuel... 


Hydrogen symbol
Dept continues to drive hydrogen competency building, invites more private collaboration
8th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As part of its Decadal Plan 2022 to 2032 to support the commercialisation of intellectual property (IP) and increase collaboration in the business sector, the Department of Science, Technology and... 


Generators: The Muscle in the New Energy Mix
8th April 2025

Contrary to reputations as noisy and dirty, generators are a key part of modern energy supplies. There are clear signs when loadshedding resurfaces in South Africa. Complaints fill message groups,... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Andrew Whitfield
Atlantis SEZ Zone 1 launched with Quantum V3 facility sod turning
8th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Zone 1 of the Atlantis Special Economic Zone (ASEZ), in the Western Cape, was officially launched on April 7 with the sod turning ceremony for the Quantum V3 facility, which will support South... 


An image o fSAPVIA CEO Dr Rethabile Melamu
SAPVIA welcomes adoption of renewable-energy masterplan
8th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The adoption by Cabinet of the South African Renewable Energy Master Plan (SAREM) showcases what can be achieved when stakeholders collaborate to find the best mix of solutions for the country’s... 


An image of DBSA transacting group executive Mpho Mokwele
DBSA-supported wind farm reaches financial close
7th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The first phase of the Overberg Wind Farm project, developed by renewable energy independent power producer Red Rocket, reached financial close on March 13. The Development Bank of Southern Africa... 


Power lines
Draft regulations mark yet another step towards private grid investment
7th April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

In yet another step towards clearing the path for South Africa’s inaugural procurement of independent transmission projects (ITPs), draft regulations have been published for a 30-day public comment... 


Westbrooke Real fund manager Saul Maserow
Westbrooke seeks to grow its 30 MW renewable energy portfolio further
7th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Alternative investment funds and co-investment platforms manager and adviser Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management says it is seeing strong growth in renewable energy in South Africa and that it... 


SAJ marks 20 years of innovation at Solar & Storage Live Africa 2025
SAJ marks 20 years of innovation at Solar & Storage Live Africa 2025
7th April 2025

Energy storage solutions provider SAJ is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, marking two decades of innovation and growth in the renewable energy sector. At Solar & Storage Live Africa 2025,... 


Koruson main transmission substation
EDF Renewables commissions South Africa’s first IPP-built main transmission substation
7th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Renewable-energy company EDF Renewables has commissioned South Africa’s first main transmission substation built by an independent power producer (IPP), in the Northern Cape. The Koruson 400/132 kV... 


The  Black Rock South project in Nevada
American Salars positions Nevada lithium project as tariff shield
7th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

CSE-listed American Salars Lithium is banking on its Nevada-based Black Rock South project to insulate itself from potential trade disruptions as the US lithium market braces for new tariffs under... 


SAPVIA CEO Dr Rethabile Melamu.
SAPVIA welcomes Eskom’s extension of free SSEG registration
4th April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has welcomed State-owned utility Eskom’s decision to extend its zero-registration fee policy and free smart meter installation for... 


Fortescue, Gold Fields in running for Decarbonisation Excellence award
4th April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE- and NYSE-listed Gold Fields has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Decarbonising Mining Awards 2025 category for ‘Excellence in Decarbonisation Strategy and Implementation by a Mining... 


Kamoa-Kakula operation
Kamoa Copper signs landmark baseload solar PPA with CrossBoundary
4th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Copper mining company Kamoa Copper has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with CrossBoundary Energy for the provision of baseload renewable energy to the Kamoa-Kakula Copper mining complex, in... 


Africa's top climate negotiator says 'no reverse gear' on commitments
4th April 2025 By: Reuters

The world has no choice but to press on with climate commitments despite the United States pulling out of a key international accord, given the threats posed by global warming and the progress... 


Energy Efficiency as a Service – now you can have your cake and eat it too
Energy Efficiency as a Service – now you can have your cake and eat it too
4th April 2025

By: Thabang Byl - Buildings Segment Lead at Schneider Electric  Buildings are by its very nature energy intensive.  Fortunately, there are well-known solutions that allow businesses and facility... 


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Stainless welding solutions promising despite outlook
4th April 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Local steel supply shortages and the increased reliance on imports, owing to the, at the time of writing, anticipated shutdown of ArcelorMittal’s long-steel plants, could have a negative impact on... 


SUSTAINABLE PLATFORM
The upcoming West African Mining & Power Expo will provide a platform for industry professionals, policy makers and researchers
Expo to drive investment, sustainability in West Africa
4th April 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

Governments in West Africa can promote long-term development in the mining and power sectors by adopting strategic approaches and strengthening fiscal regimes with transparent, stable policies,... 


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New narrative
4th April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Developments in those transport sectors hitherto dominated by Transnet reflect not only a belated acknowledgement of South Africa’s fiscal predicament, but also a growing awareness of the risk... 


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Mmadinare Solar Complex, Botswana
4th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The project entails the construction of a solar complex, enough to power about 20 000 households a year.  


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Castle Wind Farm, South Africa – update
4th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The wind farm achieved commercial operation at the end of March 2025. 


RAZORBACK IRON ORE PROJECT REDEFINED
Razorback iron-ore project, Australia – update
4th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Magnetite Mines has lodged a detailed mining lease proposal with the South Australian government. 


M&R's head office in South Africa
Retrenchments, disposals proposed in M&R Limited business rescue plan
3rd April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed engineering and contracting group Murray & Roberts (M&R) has advised that creditors will vote on the business rescue plan for M&R Limited on April 8. The plan was published on March... 


Trade, Industry And Competition Minister Parks Tau
Tau worried about US tariff impact on South African products
3rd April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Although the announcement of a 30% tariff on all exports from South Africa to the US could have a serious impact on the platinum group metals (PGMs) sector, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister... 


Plug Power president and CEO Andy Marsh.
Platinum-based PEM technology at heart of everything we do, says Plug Power of US
3rd April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In a Zoom video interview with Creamer Media’s Engineering News & Mining Weekly, Plug Power President and CEO Andy Marsh on Wednesday pointed out that platinum-based proton exchange membrane (PEM)... 


An image of the IFC logo
Raxio secures $100m from IFC to develop sub-Saharan African data centres
3rd April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

financing from World Bank Group member the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The funding will accelerate Raxio’s expansion of facilities powering technologies like AI, cloud computing and... 


A coal-fired power station
Global coal power capacity inches up in 2024, data shows
3rd April 2025 By: Reuters

The world's coal-fired power fleet inched up by 18.8 GW in 2024, its lowest rise in two decades, but new additions in China and India continued to offset closures elsewhere, data from US think tank... 


Coega, in Nelson Mandela Bay
Experimental SEZ exempt from strict labour laws can demonstrate mass employment model – CDE
2nd April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In a society with catastrophic levels of unemployment, special economic zones (SEZs) could move South Africa beyond its current economic paralysis, says independent policy analysis and advocacy... 


Lebogang Maile
Inaugural Gauteng Investment Conference seeks to attract R300bn in development investment pledges
2nd April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The Gauteng Investment Conference, to be held on April 3, in Melrose, will focus on public-private infrastructure investment, advanced manufacturing, green and renewable energy, ICT and data... 


Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George
George calls on Eskom to permanently waive solar panel registration fee
2nd April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has welcomed State-owned utility Eskom’s ongoing commitment, reaffirmed on April 1, to waive registration fees and provide free smart... 


Manufacturers Urged to Act Now Amid Energy Crisis – Inaction Is the Real Risk
Manufacturers Urged to Act Now Amid Energy Crisis – Inaction Is the Real Risk
2nd April 2025

As South Africa’s energy crisis continues to disrupt industries, manufacturers are being urged to take decisive action to secure their energy future. Insights from the recent Africa Energy Indaba... 


Mined coal
Trump administration weighs new coal leases at North Dakota mine
1st April 2025 By: Reuters

The Trump administration on Tuesday took a key step toward leasing new areas to a North Dakota coal mine that is proposing to operate through 2045. The publication of a draft environmental analysis... 


New sun-tracking system.
New sun-track system could uplift South Africa’s concentrated solar plant performance
1st April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A new sun-tracking system, which could uplift the performance of South Africa’s concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, is attracting attention. CSPs, which use mirrors to convert sunlight into... 


Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson
Expropriation needed for South African growth, Macpherson says
1st April 2025 By: Bloomberg

South Africa needs an effective and fair land expropriation law to help ignite economic growth and revamp its dilapidated cities, the country’s public works and infrastructure minister said. The... 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman.
Sibanye-Stillwater, partners celebrate 89 MW wind farm reaching commercial operation
1st April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The 89 MW Castle Wind Farm, a facility dedicated to supplying renewable energy to multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater’s South African operations, has achieved... 


Navigating the climate change challenges to sustainable transportation
Navigating the climate change challenges to sustainable transportation
1st April 2025

By: Erick Wessels - Sales Director, RS South Africa The transport sector is responsible for an increasing share of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and, from 2010 to 2019, it was the... 


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