Eskom has started construction of a 75 MW solar PV project alongside its Lethabo coal-fired power station in the Free State, which is expected to generate some 147 GWh yearly once at full... 

Sanlam Alternative Investments, the alternative investments business within Sanlam, has become the first private institutional shareholder in renewable energy trader and buyer Africa GreenCo... 

In this article, Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub questions why, despite enormous renewable potential, progress in Africa's energy transition remains slow, as well as what is needed to change this... 

Dubai-based renewable-energy company AMEA Power has successfully commissioned its 120 MW Doornhoek solar PV plant in South Africa – the first project under Bid Window 6 of the Renewable Energy... 

In South Africa, plans for strengthening the country's electricity transmission grid and further increasing renewable energy generating capacity are not yet in alignment, JUWI Renewable Energy... 

Solar energy company SolarAfrica has entered into an agreement to acquire the Nyakallo solar project, in Limpopo, South Africa, from green energy developer Norsk Renewables. With financial close... 

Chinese solar and storage solutions manufacturer Sungrow has reported that Zambia’s largest single solar PV project, the 136 MW Itimpi Phase II plant in Kitwe, came online on April 30. Owned and... 

Diversified miner South32’s Hillside Aluminium smelter in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, could continue operating for another 20 to 30 years if a competitive long-term electricity agreement is... 

Solar company GoSolr has been awarded top prizes for the effectiveness of its brand from UK organisation the Design Business Association (DBA). The company won the gold and overall Grand Prix... 

The clear and accelerating pivot from solar-only to hybrid energy solutions across sub-Saharan Africa is owed to cost-effective battery energy storage systems (BESS) making hybrid solutions... 

Sungrow Southern Africa is the regional office of Sungrow Power Supply, supporting the delivery of advanced solar and energy storage solutions across the Southern African market. 

Solar and wind energy paired with battery storage are reliable and deliver cost-effective, round-the-clock electricity, says intergovernmental agency the International Renewable Energy Agency... 

There are gaps in South Africa's ability to effectively localise manufacturing and fully capture the economic benefits of the energy transition that is being driven by rapid solar PV expansion,... 

Solar panels are replacing diesel generators on some major film sets in South Africa, as streaming giants come under growing pressure to clean up one of the film industry's dirtiest habits - its... 

Energy trader Envusa Energy last week inaugurated some of the renewable energy projects that make up its flagship 520 MW Koruson 2 (K2) Cluster in the Eastern Cape and Northern Cape, with power now... 

Climate investment firm Inspired Evolution has made a $40-million investment in distributed renewable energy company CrossBoundary Energy to accelerate the deployment of commercial and industrial... 

Egypt was opting big time for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy, to both expand and diversify its energy matrix, UK-based data analysis and intelligence company GlobalData has highlighted, in its most... 

Independent renewable energy developer Dimsum Energy has entered into a strategic partnership with global renewable energy company Goldwind Africa to develop Energy Fields, a large-scale portfolio... 

Envusa Energy – a joint venture between diversified miner Anglo American and EDF power solutions – has inaugurated its flagship 520 MW Koruson 2 (K2) cluster of renewable energy projects in the... 

South African independent power producer Mulilo has successfully reached financial close on the 380 MW Beaufort West solar PV facility, one of South Africa’s largest utility-scale solar PV... 

Global energy demand growth slowed to 1.3% in 2025, which is slightly below the preceding decade’s average of 1.4% and significantly lower than in 2024, while global electricity demand increased by... 

The Competition Tribunal has approved, without conditions, construction company WBHO Construction's acquisition of all shares of solar project specialist company Zamori. WBHO is part of a broader... 

South Africa’s power grid is entering a high-risk phase as the rapid rise of rooftop solar and renewable energy is starting to outpace the system’s original design capacity. The  transition to... 

The adoption of smart grid technologies is crucial for the future of South Africa’s power grid and its efficiency. Intelligence is key and smart grids are an enabler of intelligence, highlights... 

Decentralised microgrids are proving critical to accelerating electrification, easing energy constraints and improving resilience across South Africa, highlights South African National Energy... 

South Africa’s electricity reform momentum risks stalling unless transmission infrastructure is urgently expanded, with grid capacity, rather than generation investment, now the primary constraint... 

Industry organisation the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) and Johannesburg utility City Power have held talks to resolve the small-scale embedded generation (SSEG)... 

Solar energy company Wetility has released a free-to-use interactive lookup tool that allows anyone to search their municipality and view a detailed electricity outage profile, including average... 

South African independent power producer Mulilo reports that its 337 MWdc Middlepunt solar PV plant will deliver electricity at R458/MWh when it enters into commercial operation in the coming 24... 

Having successfully hosted a two-day inaugural KZN Energy Indaba tailored to the prospects of Richards Bay and the broader KwaZulu-Natal, Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) and the... 

Amid South Africa's evolving energy landscape, generators and standby power solutions remain highly relevant, provided that they are deployed intelligently through proactive fuel and load... 

The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has welcomed the decision by State-owned utility Eskom to extend the registration fee waiver for small-scale embedded generation (SSEG)... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses some of the key themes of this year's South African Investment Conference and what the investment commitments that have been made indicate about... 

Global renewable-energy capacity increased by 15.5%, or 692 GW, year-on-year to 5 149 GW in 2025, intergovernmental organisation the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) has revealed. Its... 

During the South Africa Investment Conference on March 31, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson spoke about how the government was... 

State-owned power utility Eskom has extended the waiver of the registration fees for small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) systems, such as rooftop solar power installations, for a further six... 

While State-owned Eskom on March 13 said it had achieved more than 300 consecutive days without needing to implement loadshedding, a milestone reflecting a real and hard-won recovery in generation... 

The electricity reforms that are under way respond to the deep economic, energy and climate pressures built up for decades. The transition to a multi-market model is a pathway to energy security,... 

As South Africa scales up utility-scale solar, what needs to be done well from the start? Find out from the very highly experienced Derick Botha, the Senior Advisor of GameChange Solar, who shares... 

South Africa’s energy transition is on the right track, but structural grid constraints, slow climate finance deployment and the socioeconomic realities of the coal regions threaten to hinder... 

Africa has the potential to bypass a century of centralised, carbon-heavy power systems and move straight to a digital, distributed and low-carbon grid, but only if project execution matches...