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Schneider Electric Foundation Partners with Ministry of Education to Power Green TVETs in Kenya
Schneider Electric Foundation Partners with Ministry of Education to Power Green TVETs in Kenya
28th August 2025

As the world commemorates International World Youth Day globally, Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation has strengthened its commitment to empowering young... 


Bidcorp CEO Bernard Berson
Bidcorp delivers revenue, profit growth despite cost of living challenges facing consumers
27th August 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed food services multinational Bidcorp reported net revenue for the financial year ended June 30, of R235.6-billion, up 4.3% in rand terms from the R225.9-billion reported in the prior... 


Africa hosts a critical mineral treasure chest.
African nations can leverage their critical mineral endowments, Boston Consulting highlights
27th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

African nations can leverage their critical mineral endowments to move beyond traditional extraction models and capture significantly greater value across the entire mining-to-manufacturing value... 


Blue Label joint CEOs Mark and Brett Levy
Blue Label reports ‘resilient’ full-year performance as restructuring takes shape
27th August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

JSE-listed Blue Label Telecoms, which will start trading under its new name BLU Label Unlimited from September 3, has reported a “resilient” performance for the financial year ended May 31, with... 


Damlaagte solar PV facility
South Africa’s first joint privately procured PV facility comes online
26th August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Independent power producer Mainstream Renewable Power has started commercial operations at the 97.6 MW Damlaagte solar PV facility, near Parys, in the Free State. The facility will provide about... 


South Africa’s journey to smart, greener transport
26th August 2025

By: Andrés Diaz - Vice President, Power Systems, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric South Africa like it peers across the globe is making some noteworthy stride in establishing an economy... 


Cape Town International Airport
ACSA posts profits after tax, to accelerate capex to improve airports infrastructure
25th August 2025 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned airports operator Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has posted a profit after tax of R1.1-billion for the financial year ended March 31, up from the profit of R472-million reported... 


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Sasol wants electricity trading licence to add ‘flexibility’ as it mulls equity in renewables
25th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

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... 


Schneider Electric supports Emthonjeni Community Centre through Mandela Day initiative
Schneider Electric supports Emthonjeni Community Centre through Mandela Day initiative
25th August 2025

Schneider Electric, a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has reaffirmed its commitment to the Emthonjeni Community Centre by mobilising almost 100 employees... 


Stellenbosch University launches new Chair, focused on concentrated solar power
22nd August 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Stellenbosch University (SU) has officially launched a new solar energy Chair (Professorship) in its Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, and announced the name of the inaugural... 


DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius.
Self-generation of solar served as key catalyst in DRDGOLD’s strong new growth thrust
22nd August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

There’s a wonderful gold-price tailwind behind all gold companies at the moment but it’s the self-generation of solar electricity that served as the key catalyst of change for Ergo. Following the... 


US prolongs Michigan coal plant's operation until November despite costs
22nd August 2025 By: Reuters

The US Energy Department on Thursday extended an order for a Michigan coal plant to stay open through November 19, even though it had been planning to shut permanently for economic reasons and... 


Eskom launches renewables offtake scheme despite its objections to traders
Eskom launches renewables offtake scheme despite its objections to traders
22nd August 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

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... 


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Eskom ‘repowering’ projects, South Africa
22nd August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

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. 


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Treating sustainability as a KPI helps company abate carbon emissions
22nd August 2025 By: Tracy Klückow

With a lofty goal of cutting its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030, minerals and mining technology solutions provider Weir is well ahead of meeting this target since introducing the initiative in... 


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Producer readies for biodiversity report launch
22nd August 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

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... 


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Nuclear power station licensed for another 20 years
22nd August 2025

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... 


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Red Sands BESS project reaches financial close
22nd August 2025

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)... 


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Energy company preferred bidder for solar, BESS projects
22nd August 2025

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... 


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Ummbila Emoyeni wind energy facility, South Africa – update
22nd August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has highlighted the Ummbila Emoyeni wind energy project as an exemplar for South Africa’s just energy transition. 


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Cider Solar Farm, US
22nd August 2025

Energy transition-focused investment manager and independent power producer Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company is building what will be will be New York’s biggest solar farm upon its completion... 


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Women in Industry - ENGIE South Africa
22nd August 2025

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... 


Exxaro CEO Ben Magara.
Exxaro spending R5.2bn on coal mine expansion, R4.7bn on wind farm project
21st August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Sungrow energy storage systems
Sungrow brings inverter, advanced ESS to Middle East and Africa
21st August 2025 By: Darren Parker

Solar power company Sungrow has launched its 1+X 2.0 next-generation split modular utility-scale inverter in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. This inverter, which was launched on August 21... 


Haleon South Africa GM Farhan Haroon
Global healthcare group Haleon making major investments into its South African operation
21st August 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

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... 


Growthpoint corporate advisory head Werner van Antwerpen
Growthpoint, Fuel Switch launch blockchain-enabled Renewable Energy Certificate exchange
21st August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Growthpoint Properties said it is giving a massive boost to Africa’s first open blockchain-enabled REC exchange, Fuel Switch, while unlocking... 


Africa’s mineral wealth and digital transformation – Schneider Electric drives a new era for mining, metals, and minerals
Africa’s mineral wealth and digital transformation – Schneider Electric drives a new era for mining, metals, and minerals
21st August 2025

By: Paul Steyn, Project Manager Lead – Field Services, Schneider Electric Africa, often dubbed the ‘world’s mineral hub,’ holds 30% of the globe’s mineral resources and 19% of the reserves of... 


Diamond traceability
De Beers highlights environment, social, traceability milestones in latest sustainability report
21st August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Diamond mining major De Beers says it has made meaningful progress in areas such as emission reduction, safety and conservation, while advancing work on diamond provenance and traceability. In its... 


De Beers Group delivers progress with sustainability and provenance initiatives, supporting enhanced confidence in De Beers-Sourced diamonds
21st August 2025

De Beers Group today published its 2024 sustainability report, highlighting significant progress across its key focus areas of climate, livelihoods, nature and provenance. These areas were... 


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Sensor data collection from off-grid assets
21st August 2025

A compact, low-power, dual-mode remote telemetry unit (RTU) built to serve critical infrastructure operators with widely dispersed assets was recently launched by Internet of Things (IoT)... 


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Boost business with more savings: Why your PV system needs power optimisers
21st August 2025

As South African businesses continue to face energy uncertainty and escalating electricity costs, solar energy has become more than a sustainability initiative – it is a strategic business... 


FutureCoal chairperson Mike Teke
Sustainable use of coal important for energy transition – FutureCoal
20th August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Despite a global shift away from coal towards renewable energy, coal remains essential for energy generation, particularly in countries such as South Africa, where it still plays a significant role... 


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Initiative calls on Gauteng youth to apply for solar PV cleaning, maintenance training
20th August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The DLO Energy Skills Initiative is calling on unemployed youth or budding entrepreneurs looking for opportunities in the renewable energy sector to apply for the 2025 Solar Panel Cleaning,... 


DRDGOLD's Ergo plant.
DRDGOLD doubles final dividend on high revenue and operating profit
20th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Supporting Africa’s Agricultural Transformation
Supporting Africa’s Agricultural Transformation
20th August 2025

Leon Kotze - Head of Agribusiness at Business & Commercial Banking, Africa Regions & Offshore Agriculture is undeniably the world’s most important industry. For Africa, it’s the bedrock of economic... 


Argentina's Gualcamayo gold mine eyes $665m investment under incentive programme
19th August 2025 By: Reuters

Argentina's Gualcamayo gold mine is aiming to build a new $665-million project it hopes will qualify for a new government incentive program, executives said in a recent press tour of the site.... 


northam platinum mine
Mining cost inflation, lower prices cause Northam profits to slump 25% despite record sales
19th August 2025 By: Darren Parker

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... 


A stockpile of coal
South African artisanal miners want stake in critical minerals boom
19th August 2025 By: Reuters

In South Africa's coal heartland, grey smog hangs over parts of the Mpumalanga province like a thick blanket, while miners descend underground to chip away at the black rock. One of them is Mooi... 


Global African Hydrogen Summit to Unite African and International Leaders to Accelerate Decarbonisation of Hard-to-Abate Industries
19th August 2025

Windhoek, Namibia - In a bold step towards reshaping the future of African industry, international technology transfer is emerging as a crucial catalyst in the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate... 


Eskom CEO Dan Marokane
Eskom says 291 MW renewables offtake scheme tailored to decarbonisation needs of large customers
19th August 2025 By: Terence Creamer

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... 


CrossBoundary 16 MW solar farm for QIT Madagascar Minerals mine.
Mining energy supplier secures $40m from Denmark to fund greener Africa
18th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Mining energy supplier CrossBoundary has secured a $40-million investment from Impact Fund Denmark to expand its portfolio of clean energy projects across Africa. The investment supports... 


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... 


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Electricity Minister lauds Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni renewable-energy project
15th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

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... 


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