South africa

Solar Power Plant

Westbrooke Launches Solar Strategy to Private Investors to Combat the Local Energy Crisis

Leading South African alternative investment manager Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management has announced the launch of its new Renewable Energy Alternatives i…

Carbon Emissions

Corporate Interests ‘Watered Down’ the Latest Ipcc Climate Report, Investigations Find

References to fossil fuels and meat consumption were removed from the report summary, while language bolstering controversial carbon removal technologies were a…

Offshore Wind Power

African Offshore Wind Energy Potential

Offshore wind energy is rapidly becoming a technology that developing countries could consider because project costs have recently fallen substantially. Further…

Floating Solar Project

South Africa Launches Tender for Floating, Ground-Mounted PV

The South African government is looking for independent power producers to build and operate floating or ground-mounted PV projects at selected government water…

Wind Farm

Women in Wind Global Leadership Program Welcomes Biggest Intake Ever for Fifth Year

The Global Wind Energy Council (‘GWEC’) and the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (‘GWNET’) are delighted to launch…

Wind Farm

Wind Power Installations 2022 Stay Below Expectations

Delays across the globe result in the lowest growth since 2019. 88,6 Gigawatt of additional capacity added in 2022, equaling a growth rate of 10,5%, after 13,4%…

Coal Price

S. Africa’s Exxaro Resources Says Coal Prices Cooling Off

South Africa’s Exxaro Resources on Thursday posted a 28% jump in 2022 profit after seeing average coal prices surge more than 150%, but warned prices were…

Wind Farm

Infinity Power Adds 1 GW African Wind Power Portfolio

Infinity Power has completed the acquisition of the entire shareholding of Lekela Power, adding the group’s 1GW of African wind energy projects.The assets…

Wind Farm

Vestas Wins an Order for 373 MW of Wind Power in South Africa With V163-4.5 MW Wind Turbines

Independent power producer Red Rocket has placed a 373 MW order for the Brandvalley, Rietkloof and Wolf wind farms, to be located in Western Cape and Eastern Ca…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Eco Atlantic Notes Africa Oil Corp. Compliant Report on Offshore South Africa Exploration Blocks

(WO) – Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd., the oil and gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, has noted Africa Oil Corp.’s pub…

Wind Farm

Utility-Scale Wind, Solar PV, & Concentrating Solar Power (Csp) Increased From 467 MW in 2013 to 6,230 MW in 2022 in South Africa

South Africa’s grid is dominated by coal. According to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Statistics of Utility-Scale Power Gene…

Energy Taxation

South Africa Launches Green Energy Fund to Promote Tax-Deductible Investments

South Africa Launches Green Energy Fund to Promote Tax-Deductible InvestmentsSouth Africa’s first private equity fund which enables green energy investors…

Off-Grid

Ramaphosa Declares State of Disaster to Tackle Electricity Crisis

Measures outlined by the South African president in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) include market reforms and the appointment a Minister of Electricity …

Energy Investment

Africa is Turning into a Key Growth Zone of World Energy Market

Global Energy Association held the second conference of the Regional to Global cycle in Ethiopia. The event took place on 8 February in Addis Ababa, the capital…

Nuclear Fuel

‘No Crisis’ for Koeberg Fuel Supply as South Africa Continues Loadshedding

South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has said there is "no immediate crisis" from the expiry of the Nuclear Cooperation Agreement betwe…