South africa

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Eskom Looks to November Restart for Koeberg 1

South African utility Eskom has announced that unit 1 at its Koeberg nuclear power plant, which has been undergoing a long-term outage for maintenance and steam…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Launches New Model S and Model X With Shorter Range and Cheaper Prices

Tesla has launched two new vehicles of the Model S and Model X. The automaker is bringing back Standard Range versions with shorter ranges and cheaper prices.Ov…

Hydropower Plant

Models Suggest Dropping Costs of Solar and Wind Power in Africa May Make Hydro Power Obsolete

A team of hydrologists and bioengineers affiliated with several institutions across Europe has found, via modeling, that building dams to generate hydroelectric…

Dam

Polihali Dam Marks Significant Milestone With Senqu River Diversion

Dumping of materials to close the river flow. Images courtesy of LHDAThe Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), along with consultants and contractors …

Electricity Transmission

Floating Power Plants Market to Hit Us$ 3.8 Billion by 2033 | fact.mr Report

Rockville , Aug. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to the latest market study by Fact.MR, the global floating power plants market is predicted to increase …

Electric Vehicle Battery

Craze for Anything EV Sends Steelmaker on $18 Billion Ride

POSCO technician in flame retardant protective gear at blast furnace in Pohang, South Korea. Image: worldsteel / Seong Joon ChoThe frenzy surrounding all things…

Wind Farm

South Africa Now Has Over 10 GW of Wind & Solar Generation Capacity

South Africa’s energy generation shortfall issues have been well documented here on CleanTechnica and in other forums. This has led to unprecedented elect…

Rooftop Solar

South Africa Closes in on 4.41 GW of Rooftop Solar Capacity

　　Image: EskomEskom has published new rooftop PV installation statistics. It says that residential and C&I installations have reached 4,411.5 MW of cumulative…

Nuclear Fuel

South Africa's Necsa and Russia's Tvel Sign Nuclear Fuel MoU

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) and Russia's TVEL have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the manufacture of nu…

Solar Power Plant

Unigreen Energy Expects New Projects in S. Africa After Launching Solar Farm in Q1 2025

Unigreen Energy plans to launch its solar farm in South Africa in the first quarter of 2025 and expects new projects in the country, company CEO Igor Shakhrai s…

Coal Trade

Global Coal Demand Set to Remain at Record Levels in 2023

Global coal consumption climbed to a new all-time high in 2022 and will stay near that record level this year as strong growth in Asia for both power generation…

Hydropower Plant

Muela Power Station Unit One Successfully Restored After Year-Long Effort

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has announced it has successfully restored and brought back Unit 1 at the Muela Power Station into operation.…

Coal Trade

South Africa Can Boost Coal Exports if Chinese Supplier Restored -Transnet

A Transnet Freight Rail train is seen next to tons of coal mined from the nearby Khanye Colliery mine, at the Bronkhorstspruit station, in Bronkhorstspruit, aro…

Hydropower Plant

SEFA Highlights Hydropower Modernisation as Catalyst for Africa's Energy Transition

The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has emphasized the importance of hydropower modernisation in meeting the…

Hydrogen Production

COP28's Ambitious Plan to Reform Climate Finance and Triple Renewables

Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the President-Delegate of COP28, reaffirmed the need for a significant overhaul of climate finance and international financial institutions…