South africa

Hydrogen Project

President’s Speech: Green Energy Key to SA’s Infrastructure Development

Speaking at the recent Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa, the president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, said that one of the key d…

Hydrogen Project

Sasol to Lead Feasibility Study for Green Hydrogen Project in South Africa

The project’s location and classification as a SIP are key enablers to exploring Boegoebaai’s potential as a global green hydrogen hub.

Solar Power Plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Exxaro Accelerates Sustainability with 70 MWp Solar Plant

The electricity produced by this plant will be sold to Exxaro Coal, another subsidiary of the Exxaro group.

South Africa

South Africa Planning to Start Nuclear Procurement

The country is also finalising its ratification of the amended Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material.

Carbon Emissions

South Africa's Sasol to Reduce Carbon Emissions by 30% to 2030

South Africa's fuel and chemical producer Sasol Ltd has raised its emissions reduction targets for 2030 to 30% from 10% previously in a bid to make the company …

Solar Company

SunBrush® Mobil and AVANT SA Establish Sales Office in South Africa

SunBrush® mobil GmbH develops, produces, and sells cleaning devices for photovoltaic installations and building facades.

Nuclear Power Plant

Russia’s Promise Of Building Nuclear Plants In Africa

For more than two decades, Russia has been struggling to help Africa overcome its energy deficit, with little success.

Nuclear Power Plant

Eskom Confirms Unit 1 Reactor Trip at Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant

South African power utility Eskom confirmed that Koeberg Unit 1 Reactor tripped at 16:30 on Monday, 30 August 2021

Oil Exploration

Shell Takes Operatorship in Blocks off South Africa

Impact Oil & Gas entered into the agreement with Shell for the farm-out of the South African exploration right back in November 2020.

Wind Farm

Wesley-Ciskei Wind Farm in Eastern Cape Now Connected to the Grid

EDF Renewables says their 34.5MW Wesley-Ciskei Wind Farm near Hamburg in the Eastern Cape has reached commercial operations and is now supplying electricity to …

Nuclear Power Plant

Energy Dept Hails Nersa's Concurrence with Nuclear Build Programme

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy hailed the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's concurrence of Minister Gwede Mantashe's determinations fo…

CCS

South Africa Aims to Bring Pilot Carbon Capture Project Online in 2023

Releasing around 470 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, South Africa is the continent's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, and coal provides the bulk of…

Nuclear Power Plant

New Nuclear Build Back on the Table for South Africa

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa hosted a subcommittee recommending a plan to procure 2,500MW of new nuclear power.

Coal Mine

Eskom Signs Coal Supply Agreement with Employee-Owned Arnot Mine

South Africa’s power utility Eskom announced that it has entered into an agreement with Arnot OpCo Ltd for the supply of coal for the Arnot Power Station in Mp…

Nuclear Power Plant

Jacobs to Support Life Extension of South Africa’s Nuclear Plant

Infrastructure development company, Jacobs has been selected to carry out essential engineering modifications as part of a $1.2 billion programme to extend the …