Africa added more than 4.5 GW new hydropower capacity in 2024, up from 2 GW in 2023, and hydropower now accounts for 20% of the continent’s total electricity generation, industry organisation the... 

The Johannesburg-based Solareff group last week cut the ribbon on its new off-grid, 720 m2 regional office and warehouse in Cape Town. Chief commercial officer DeVilliers Botha says the engineered... 

Solareff CEO Jaco Botha says the engineered solar PV and battery energy storage solutions group is weighing the future of its 75% shareholding in vehicle charge network operator GridCars. GridCars... 

(Virtual Showroom) Nestled along the Klip River, Biekie Bos has thrived for over 30 years in harmony with nature and the local community. But frequent power outages and diesel reliance threatened... 

A record 740 GW of renewable energy capacity was added worldwide last year, still not enough to meet a global goal to triple renewable capacity by 2030, a report by the Paris-based think tank REN21... 

The three power purchase agreements (PPAs) that Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) has signed to date will provide the lion’s share of this energy-intensive Rio Tinto group company’s current energy needs.... 

The South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) is expected to drive localised manufacturing and skills development within South Africa and can also provide a blueprint for the rest of the... 

An extensive pilot initiative aimed at scaling up hydrogen technology, infrastructure and applications across the length and breadth of China has been announced, shortly before next month’s... 

Minerals explorer and developer Cyclone Metals has marked a substantial derisking milestone at its flagship Iron Bear project in Canada, with a study by global engineering group Hatch confirming... 

The Talisman Hire Kitwe City branch – a joint venture (JV) between industrial and mining solutions company Dickinson Group of Companies Africa (DGC Africa) and construction and industrial equipment... 

While modular buildings offer mines a camp solution that can be rapidly deployed and established, modular building providers can encounter various challenges, such as logistical challenges for... 

South Africa’s agriculture sector has come under increasing pressure to diversify into new markets amid turbulent world market dynamics driven by radical shifts in US trade policy. During a webinar... 

Gas exporter and supplier Santos announced the arrival of the BW Opal FPSO vessel at the Barossa gasfield on June 15. 

Platinum group metals miner Southern Palladium has secured commitments to raise equity capital of A$8-million to advance the staged mine development. 

Battery metal development company Giyani Metals Corporation has received a nonbinding letter of interest from the US government's export credit agency for up to $225-million in financing to support... 

Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines has revised down its 2025 copper production guidance, following a temporary suspension of underground mining in May. 

Advanced uranium developer Lotus Resources has advanced with cold commissioning of the uranium plant. 

The International Finance Corporation has reported that it will provide a subordinated loan for the project. 

The Phase 2 project will be integrated with the existing 24 MW Magat battery energy storage system. 

The policy of the UK government is to work in partnership with African governments to support the continent’s transition to renewable energy. London believes that this process should be African-led... 

Independent power producer Globeleq has signed a share purchase agreement with Norwegian development institution Norfund for the acquisition of a 51% equity stake in Zambia’s Lunsemfwa Hydro Power... 

The National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI) is moving ahead with preliminary designs for a so-called Centralised Interim Storage Facility (CISF) at the Vaalputs site in the Northern... 

Solar-as-a-service provider Wetility has secured a R500-million structured capital partnership with solar energy project funder Jaltech, which it will use to add more than 16 MW of solar capacity... 

Santos said on Wednesday it had progressed its Barossa LNG project towards final commissioning activities following the arrival and deployment of a floating production, storage and offloading... 

Chevron said on Tuesday its has acquired on lease about 125,000 net acres in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas, marking the entry of the US oil major into domestic lithium production. Energy... 

Ahead of ASX-listed Lotus Resources restarting production at the Kayelekera uranium mine, in Malawi, the company has advanced with cold commissioning of the plant and is due to complete hot... 

Rolls-Royce Power Systems has announced that it has opened a new regional headquarters and training centre in Johannesburg. The new facility will support the growing numbers of the group’s... 

Central banks have accumulated more than 1 000 t of gold in each of the last three years, up significantly from the 400 t to 500 t average over the preceding decade, according to the World Gold... 

JSE-listed self-storage real estate investment trust Stor-Age has reported strong results for the 2025 financial year, ended March 31, demonstrating the resilience of its business, with key... 

Eskom has confirmed that it has a 5 GW pipeline of so-called ‘repowering’ projects at various stages of development on the sites of six coal power stations, including Komati, which has already... 

In a major boost for sustainable mining and South Africa’s clean energy ambitions, Mzansi Energy Consortium has signed a 12-year power purchase agreement with Palabora Mining Company (PMC) in... 

Giyani Metals Corp, the developer of the K.Hill battery-grade manganese project, in Botswana, has received a nonbinding letter of interest (LoI) from the US government's export credit agency the... 

(Virtual Showroom) Condere, a leading TV manufacturer in South Africa, was facing costly disruptions from frequent load shedding and rising electricity costs. With sensitive SMT production lines... 

After declining for eight consecutive months to reach a revised index level of 113.5 in January, the lowest level since December 2022, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (TFI) increased in each... 

The adoption of digital innovations, such as modern equipment or technologies for automation and cloud storage solutions, are becoming more prevalent in the quarrying and mining sector in Africa.... 

To date, about 2 400 solar panels out of the planned 12 850 panels have been installed at the plant.  

The project has reached another milestone. 

The Gato do Mato Consortium plans to reinject natural gas for reservoir pressure support in the Gato do Mato field, with future optionality to export gas to onshore facilities.  

CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company plan to include a third ethylene cracker at the complex. 

Japanese titanium metal producer Toho Titanium Company has confirmed the suitability of natural rutile from the Kasiya project for manufacturing high-specification titanium products. 

Kore Potash has signed nonbinding term sheets with Swiss-based OWI-RAMS for a funding package to develop its Kola potash project.  

Battery metal development company Giyani Metals Corporation has completed the first shipment of high-purity manganese oxide samples.