A consortium has achieved financial close on an agreement to supply wind and solar PV energy to Sasol’s Secunda operations. 

The electricity minus carbon dioxide, or e-co2 (pronounced eco-two), green energy benefit scheme, introduced by real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties, is driving a shift towards... 

Independent power producer Pele Green Energy (PGE) has reached financial close of the 100 MW Sonvanger solar PV power plant that will provide clean, reliable and sustainable for the Glencore Merafe... 

South African National Energy Development Institute CEO Dr Titus Mathe has confirmed that a report containing a remodelled Integrated Resource Plan for 2024 (IRP2024) and incorporating stakeholder... 

Oil and gas company Shell South Africa’s Alberton depot is pursuing sustainability through two projects, mainly, solar and battery power, and capacitation for biofuels, the company outlined during... 

Project developer Lurra Capital says work on The Fynbos biophilic building is advancing steadily. The project basement, which officially broke ground in November last year, is now 38% complete. 

Charge (formerly Zero Carbon Charge) has cut the ribbon on its first off-grid, public electric vehicle (EV) charging service station in Wolmaransstad, in the North West. The station will form part... 

Developing gold mining company West Wits Mining, which is reinvigorating the gold mining prospects west of Johannesburg with its Witwatersrand Basin project (WBP), on Thursday, November 28... 

Subnational governments have a critical role to play in climate change mitigation and adaption, having already demonstrated extraordinary ambition, said Under2 Coalition director Nehmat Kaur. While... 

London- and Johannesburg-listed chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) miner Tharisa has reported improvements in its production for the financial year ended September 30, which culminated in a... 

Private investment company Menar, which is awaiting Competition Commission approval following its bid for the large Metalloys ferromanganese facility in Meyerton, is looking to restart at least two... 

Australian rare earths producer Lynas Rare Earths has warned that price volatility in the rare earths market is likely to persist until the Chinese economy strengthens. At the company’s annual... 

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has reiterated its aim of securing Cabinet approval for a new Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity by the end of March after... 

JSE-listed retail real estate investment trust Vukile Property Fund has reported a 6% increase in its interim cash dividend to 55.2c a share for the six months to September 30. The company, in a... 

JSE-listed real estate investment trust Attacq has reiterated its confidence in its ability to achieve distributable income a share growth of between 17% and 20% in the 2025 financial year ending... 

Energy company TotalEnergies and its consortium partners Mulilo and Reatile Group have reached financial close and started construction on a 140 MW wind farm and 120 MW solar plant, near De Aar, in... 

JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Octodec has reported a 7.4% decrease in its attributable profit for the year ended August 31 at R215-million, on the back of a difficult macroeconomic... 

Photovoltaic (PV) inverter and energy storage systems company Sungrow has highlighted its role in the development of Australia's largest offgrid hybrid renewable energy system at the Kathleen... 

French multinational miner Eramet’s subsidiary Eramet Grande Côte and renewable energy company JUWI Renewable Energies South Africa have closed a €30-million, or R600-million, deal to build a solar... 

An unprecedented surge in demand for critical minerals on the back of global transitions to clean energy is posing significant challenges in meeting these goals, as the critical minerals sector... 

JSE-listed Reunert has reported growth in its earnings for the year ended September 30, despite a challenging macroeconomic environment in South Africa. The group’s headline earnings a share... 

As South Africa faces growing energy demand and environmental challenges, it is critical to address how diverse energy solutions can contribute to the resilience and sustainability of its... 

In an effort to reduce its reliance on grid power and improve sustainability metrics, gold mining company DRDGOLD has completed a 60 MW solar PV power plant at its Ergo tailings reprocessing plant,... 

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) generate much lower carbon emissions, across their entire lifecycle, than conventional jet fuels. SAF can reduce lifecycle CO2 emissions by up to 80% compared with... 

DRDGOLD’s R2.8-billion Tshedza hybrid electricity project in Ekurhuleni, comprising over 133 000 solar panels and 43 batteries, is providing the Ergo gold tailings retreatment operation with... 

Ebon Solar plans to build a beginning-to-end advanced solar cell manufacturing facility. 

Construction has started. 

The solar plant has received a formal grid connection certificate from Eskom. 

Sierra Leone wants mining companies to connect to the grid and help reassure renewable-energy investors there’s enough demand in the West African nation to justify an ambitious $10.9-billion power... 

The Höegh Aurora, the world’s newly crowned largest car carrier, has called at both the Durban and Port Elizabeth ports this month as she makes her way around the world. The Aurora started... 

As South Africa’s energy industry transitions to a more competitive, market-based power system, the need for efficient pricing signals was expressed during industry organisation the Energy... 

Container shipping companies like Maersk, CMA and COSCO have ordered hundreds of new vessels in recent years meant to help their industry's greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions meet rising demand from... 

South Africa’s economy is increasingly threatened by climate change impacts, resulting in scarcity of important natural resources. 

“Talent is the foundation for prosperity.” This is a key message delivered by Huawei Vice-President of ICT Strategy and Marketing Mohamed Madkour as he kicked off a lively lineup of speakers at the... 

Volkswagen Group Africa (VWA) has added an additional 3 MW solar power to its local grid, bringing the total output of renewable energy to 5.9 MW. This is enough energy to power at least 2 000... 

At more than 3 700 m above sea level, the "karachi" swims happily in dense salt flat waters, but locals worry a future lithium project will endanger this extreme-environment fish. The Orestias... 

Building circularity into entire life cycle of plastics and waste management key to successful agreement Ahead of the final scheduled round of negotiations on an international treaty to end... 

Zimbabwe’s decision to adopt tariffs that reflect costs has sparked a wave of investments in the energy sector that will help ease its power crisis. Since the switch in December last year, energy... 

Namibia’s state-owned electricity utility plans to raise $450-million by selling bonds in the country and raising development bank loans to help the southwest African nation boost power generation.... 

It is imperative that South Africa and industry decarbonises and, with the transition towards more sustainable forms of energy already occurring, stakeholders should focus on how the transition is... 

Property fund Old Mutual Real Estate Holding Company (OMREHC) has entered into an energy supply agreement with commercial and industrial renewable energy company NOA Group Trading to provide... 

Schneider Electric, the world’s most sustainable company and leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, recently presented its Renewable Energy Solutions Innovation...