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South Africa

Voltalia commissions 148MW South African solar farm

Voltalia has commissioned the 148MW Bolobedu solar plant in the Limpopo province of South Africa.The solar farm is one of the largest in Africa and will supply …

South Africa

Envusa Energy launches 240 MW solar project

Envusa Energy, a joint venture between Anglo American and EDF Power Solutions, has officially started commercial operations at its Mooi Plaats Solar PV Project …

South Africa

Construction begins on South Africa’s ‘largest’ single-phase PV plant

South African independent power producer (IPP) Anthem has begun construction on a 475MW solar PV project, the largest single-phase solar site in South Africa.Th…

South Africa and Russia Sign Nuclear Power MOU, Plan to Build Africa's First VVER Nuclear Reactor

Recently, South Africa's Nuclear Energy Corporation and Russia's Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding on nuclear…

FTC Solar Signs 840MW PV Tracker Supply Agreement with South African Company

U.S. solar tracker manufacturer FTC Solar recently signed a three-year supply agreement with South African procurement company Lubanzi Inala to provide tracker …

Electric Vehicles

BYD Accelerates South Africa Expansion With More Dealerships Planned in 2026

China's leading electric vehicle manufacturer, is accelerating its retail expansion in South Africa and now expects to complete its initial network of appro…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Sterling and Wilson Secures $147M EPC Contract for Solar Project in South Africa

Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Limited (SWREL) has secured a turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract worth approximately Rs 13.1…

Australia

South Africa’s Harmony Gold to Invest up to $1.75 Billion in Australian Copper Project

Harmony Gold (HARJ.J) announced on Monday that its board has approved an investment of between $1.55 billion and $1.75 billion to develop the Eva Copper project…

Metal

South Africa, EU Sign Critical Minerals Deal, Vow to Defend Multilateralism

South Africa and the European Union reaffirmed their commitment to multilateral cooperation as they signed a partnership agreement on critical minerals, in prep…

United States

World’s Longest Subsea Cable Completed: Meta’s 2Africa Set to Supercharge Connectivity Across Africa

The 2Africa subsea cable system, one of the largest international telecommunications projects ever deployed, has now completed its core network and is fully ope…

Coal Production

Makhado Project Progressing Well, Uitkomst Improvement Plan Approved

MC Mining reported steady progress in developing the Makhado project in Limpopo during the quarter ended September 30, achieving key milestones despite some con…

Philippines

Court Clears Ictsi to Run Durban Terminal After Maersk Challenge Fails

A South African court has dismissed a legal challenge by AP Moller-Maersk’s terminal arm against the award of a key port concession to International Conta…

Solar project

South Africa Deploys 928 MW of Solar in Q1

South Africa’s solar power sector recorded notable growth in the first quarter of this year, with approximately 928 MW of new capacity added, according to…

South Africa

S.Africa’s Transnet Agrees Port Equipment Deal With Liebherr

South Africa’s logistics company Transnet announced on Thursday that it has signed a 10-year partnership with German equipment maker Liebherr for the supp…

Gas power plant

South African Court Annuls Permit for Eskom to Build New Gas Power Plant

One of South Africa’s highest courts annulled a government permit on Wednesday that allowed state utility Eskom to construct a 3,000-megawatt power plant …