South africa

Smart Meter

Placing Consumers at the Heart of Smart Metering

Chairperson of the South African Metering Industry Association, stated during that consumers should become more of a priority when utilities develop and install…

South Africa

Coal Still Dominating South Africa’s Energy Mix, Says CSIR Report

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has released its annual statistics on power generation in South Africa for the year 2021.

Clean Energy Transition

S.africa Needs $250 Bln Over Three Decades for Clean Energy Transition - Report

Moving South Africa's coal-dominated economy onto a greener footing will require at least $250 billion over the next three decades, a report released on the sid…

Solar Cell

South Africa Approves First 100MW Solar Project Under New Regulation

The National Electricity Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has approved the first private projects to be regulated under new amendments to how projects apply fo…

Hydrogen Production

South Africa Ranks Green Hydrogen High on Its Economic Agenda

Addressing the African Mining Indaba, South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa put hydrogen squarely on the economic table.

Solar Power Plant

Gold Miner Commissions 10MW Solar PV Plant in South Africa

Gold miner Pan African Resources commenced the generation and supply of electricity to the Group’s Elikhulu surface retreatment operations from its solar PV pl…

South Africa

Competitive Market for Electricity Generation Part of SA Reconstruction and Recovery Plan

As South Africa continues along the path of reconstruction and recovery, President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on investors, entrepreneurs and business people to…

Energy Transition

AfDB Pledges $2.8bn Towards South Africa for Energy Transition

African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has pledged his institution’s support for South Africa, announcing a $2.8 billion package for t…

Nuclear Power Plant

Court Orders South Africa Government to Clean up Air in Coal Belt

A South African court on Friday upheld a complaint by activists that poor air quality in the coal belt is a breach of constitutional rights, giving the environm…

Wind Farm

140MW Wind Farm Starts Feeding South Africa’s Grid

African independent power producer Red Rocket has announced commercial operations of its first wind farm in South Africa, Roggeveld, now feeding much-needed ele…

Hydrogen Project

South African Project to Generate Green Hydrogen from 100kW PV System

South Africa could become home to a new green hydrogen project with Sakhumnotho Power partnering with Keren Energy Investments in order to develop this.

Solar Power Plant

Amazon Launches 10-Megawatt Solar Plant in South Africa

Amazon has launched its 10MW solar power plant in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, adding to its portfolio of over 270 global renewable energy projec…

Solar Power Plant

Investec Launches Africa’s Largest Solar Rooftop PV Plant

Investec Property, a South African private client manager, is gearing up to install the continent’s largest solar PV rooftop plant at Cornubia Mall in Kwa-Zulu…

Natural Gas

Saudi Arabia Discovers Natural Gas in Different Locations

Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil-exporting company, has discovered a number of new natural gas fields in different regions of the country, according to th…

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.