Africa

Siemens, Desert Technologies JV to Invest in Smart Solar Projects

Siemens and Desert Technologies have launched a joint venture to develop and invest in solar and smart infrastructure in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Electric Car

A New Roadmap for Toyota SA’s Carbon Return on Investment

​Market trends, electrification and carbon return on investment for Toyota Motors South Africa.

Solar Power Panel

Opportunity Knocks: How Do We Maximise the Prospects for All South Africans Through Solar?

Photo by Nuno Marques on UnsplashThe deployment of renewable energy in South Africa should mitigate climate change and of course, improve energy security. But, …

Wind Power Project

Shovel-Ready Wind Energy Projects Held back, President’s Office Informed

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) engaged the broader wind power sector to highlight the challenges that the industry and projects are experienc…

South Africa

CSP Project Achieves Financial Milestone on Its Way to Clean Energy Provision

The Redstone Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Project, South Africa’s largest renewable energy investment to date, has achieved its first debt drawdown.

South Africa

President Ramaphosa Calls for Expansion of South Africa’s Upstream Oil and Gas Industry

The President of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, announced that the government would continue to support the development of the southern African country’s …

Distributed energy

Insurance Guarantee Instruments for African Energy Sector

The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) will provide grant funding to the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) of $56million over the next five…

Microgrid

Husk Power Systems to Deploy 5,000 Mini-Grids in Africa and Asia

Rural clean energy service provider Husk Power Systems has joined the United Nations’ Energy Compact and pledged to deploy 5,000 mini-grids across Africa and A…

LNG

Ghana Plans to Become West Africa’s Gas Hub with Import Terminal

Ghana’s state-owned oil company is progressing with plans to sell liquefied natural gas throughout West Africa after shipments of the fuel begin to flow to an …

Hydrogen Project

Hive Hydrogen to Launch South Africa’s First-Ever Green Ammonia Plant

Hive Hydrogen will launch South Africa’s first-ever green ammonia plant on January 18, ushering in a new wave of hydrogen development that will position the co…

Nuclear Power Plant

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 Going Offline

After over 450 days of uninterrupted operation, Unit 2 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station will on Monday 17 January 2022 be taken offline for a regular refuel…

Electric Car

Kick-Starting E-Mobility Projects in South Africa to Develop a Value Chain

Submissions are open for uYilo’s collaborative projects funding and up to R1 million will be made available for the development of e-mobility projects.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Kusile Unit 4 to Boost SA Power Grid with Additional 800MW

The fourth unit of Eskom's Kusile power station is up and running and expected to soon contribute an additional 800MW to the country's power system.

Oil&Gas Drilling

APA, Sinopec to Recover $900MM of “Backlogged Costs” in Egyptian Project

APA Corp. and its Chinese partner in an Egyptian oil project will recover almost $900 million in prior investments under a new drilling contract with the North …

Solar Power Plant

BOTSWANA: Soventix Wins Contract for 3 MWp Bobonong Solar Plant

Independent Power Producer Sturdee Energy has chosen Soventix's South African subsidiary to build its Bobonong solar power plant.