The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) is expecting the domestic market to recover this year to the record installation levels achieved two years ago, following a marked... 

I went to Spain many years ago and visited the impressive Red Electrica, a world-class national grid and transmission system operator (TSO) that is partially State owned. Red Electrica notes on its... 

Building on its positive impact, the Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone (SEZ), in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, is expanding key infrastructure, with an overarching goal of enhancing industrial... 

The Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) is pursuing a new strategy to play a broader role in the country’s transport ecosystem and align to the province’s 25-year Integrated Transport Master Plan... 

Newly formed Green & Clean Power plans to build a behind-the-meter solar installation and a battery energy storage system to initially power its sister company, Hybar. 

The project will be one of the largest renewable-energy projects in the US, if built to its intended capacity.  

The final stage of development has started with the release of requests for proposals to 15 shortlisted engineering, procurement and construction firms. 

The project is undergoing a rescoping process to optimise capital deployment and production schedules. 

Founded in 1920 and based in Germiston, South Africa, Rand Refinery stands as Africa’s only London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Good Delivery accredited precious metals refinery — a globally... 

Meton Energy, a joint venture between energy groups RWE Renewables Europe & Australia, and PPC Renewables, plans to develop two PV facilities in central Macedonia. 

Multinational energy group RWE is building a PV plant that will be able to supply the equivalent of 4 500 homes. 

Energy Fields will be able to supply about 3.6 TWh/y from its solar PV and wind generators, and between 1.12 TWh/y and 1.4 TWh/y from the battery energy storage system. 

The Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) is pursuing a new strategy to play a broader role in the country’s transport ecosystem and align to the province’s 25-year Integrated Transport Master Plan... 

Orion Minerals has secured firm commitments for a placement of new fully paid ordinary shares to sophisticated and professional investors. 

Despite renewables capacity having grown by more than 15.1% in 2024, the growth gap widens across regions, the ‘Renewable Energy Statistics 2025’ report released by international organisation the... 

Zambia’s Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) expects to significantly expand the country’s renewable-energy capacity, by adding a projected 800-MW-plus of solar energy to the national grid, by the... 

Rather than adopting green innovations just for the sake of it, Africa must focus on the sustainable growth that can be achieved through the local use of green technologies and innovations across... 

As we commemorate Global Energy Independence Day on 10 July 2025, SUNGROW, a global leader in renewable energy inverter and energy storage technology, emphasises the critical importance of grid... 

South African manufacturers lag behind their mining counterparts in terms of renewable energy wheeling, presenting both opportunity and risk, writes Discovery Green Head Andre Nepgen. South Africa... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has used his Budget Vote speech to unpack a vision for migrating government departments that collectively spend R6-billion yearly on private... 

Following the South Africa Photovoltaic Industry Association’s (SAPVIA’s) AGM on July 3, the industry body says the South African solar PV industry has recommitted itself to being an active... 

Energy and automation company Schneider Electric launched its first Innovation Hub in Africa at its new head office in Midrand, Gauteng. The Innovation Hub now forms part of Schneider Electric’s... 

Solar technology company Wetility has been awarded the first-ever South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) Solar PV Research and Development Award for its AI Mode innovation, which... 

Pan-African energy-as-a-service provider Solarise Africa has commissioned the Idstone Vaalboskop irrigation solar variable speed drive (VSD) project – a transformative solar-powered irrigation... 

The message Nornickel's Palladium Center head Dmitry Izotov communicated strongly at South Africa’s PGM Industry Day in Johannesburg in April was that research is pointing to a long list of... 

Blackouts in the US could double by 2030 amid an expected increase in power demand brought on by AI, according to a Trump administration report that blames the expected energy shortfall on the... 

Retail property-focused real estate investment trust Enyuka has received the transfer of six established shopping centres from commercial property investment company ONE Eighty Holdings. The... 

By: Robert Erasmus - Managing Director at Sanitech In a country where water scarcity is a growing concern, the price of water in South Africa remains surprisingly low. This might seem like a win... 

Cape Town will once again play host to Africa’s most anticipated clean energy event as Solar & Storage Live Cape Town returns to the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on 15–16... 

The final stage of development for the Coega Green Ammonia Project at Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape commenced today with the release of the request for proposals (RfPs) to 15 shortlisted... 

Shanghai Platinum Week kicked-off today in China where the silver-white transition metal with the symbol Pt and atomic number 78 has been declared strategic under the State Council’s New Energy... 

Martin Creamer talks about SA mining’s economic potential, cadastre delays, and greener BHP shipping in focus. 

ASX-listed Sparc Technologies has been awarded A$2.7-million in grant funding from Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Innovate programme. Sparc Technologies, together with iron-ore miner... 

It is time to open meaningful collaboration between government and the private sector to scale up electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure to benefit all South Africans, sustainable EV... 

As Africa’s manufacturing sector expands under the African Continental Free Trade Area, affordable, reliable energy remains critical for competitiveness, resilience, and growth. Manufacturers... 

There are several factors undermining water infrastructure performance in South Africa, says consulting engineering company GIBB technical executive Wiero Vogelzang, adding that first among them is... 

Distribution and power transformer designer and manufacturer Actom Power Transformers, a division of Actom has celebrated its recent recommendation for accreditation as the only SANAS-certified... 

While the mobile industry's operational emissions are steadily declining, mobile operators must accelerate efforts to halve industry emissions by 2030 to remain on track towards net zero by 2050.... 

The City of Cape Town’s Atlantis solar PV plant has, to date, seen the installation of around 2 400 solar panels out of the planned 12 850 panels as part of this R200-million renewable-energy... 

Multinational energy group RWE is building its first commercial-scale agri-PV plants in the province of Benevento, in Campania. 

Global inverter and energy storage system provider Sungrow, is partnering with South African construction group WBHO in sub-Saharan Africa’s largest renewable energy project. Sungrow says its... 

(Virtual Showroom) Achieving Weir’s ambitious sustainability goals requires active participation from every region and site across its global footprint, and Africa plays a vital role in this...