South african

Photovoltaic （PV）

South Africa Picks Bidders for 1.76 GW of Solar, Battery Projects

The South African government has named preferred bidders for 16 renewable energy projects, totaling ZAR 44.2 billion ($2.4 billion) in investments, to drive sol…

Transformer

Transformer Explosion at South African Coal Power Leaves Nine Injured

An explosion at an Eskom coal-fired power plant injured nine employees last week. The utility believes a rupture of a high-pressure steam steel pipe caused the …

Battery

Envision Bags 257MW South African BESS Order

[Image: Adobestock]Envision Energy has scored a contract with EDF, to supply 257MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) capacity in South Africa.The capacit…

Nuclear Reactor

South Africa ‘Committed to New Nuclear and PBMR’

The South African government remains committed to the use of nuclear energy and is planning to revive its Pebble Bed Modular Reactor programme and embark on new…

Battery

South African Battery Storage Procurement Draws 33 Bids

The list of preferred bidders for the third window of South Africa’s Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producers Procurement Program (BESIPPPP) wil…

Solar project

South African Rail Operator Launches Solar Tender

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has opened an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) tender for solar installations at its sites acro…

Energy Storage System

ABO Energy Offloads South African Bess Duo

[Image: ABO Energy]ABO Energy has sold the rights for two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in South Africa to Electricite de France (EDF) after dev…

Solar project

South Africa’s Tax Authority Opens Solar Systems Tender

South Africa’s revenue department is seeking bidders for the engineering, design and installation of solar panel systems at its offices across the country…

LNG

South Africa’s Eskom, Sasol Agree to Explore LNG Options

Electricity pylons are seen near cooling towers of South African petrochemical company Sasol's synthetic fuel plant in Secunda, north of Johannesburg, South…

Renewable Energy

EIB, Firstrand Bank Invest €400M in South African Renewable Energy Projects

The EIB believes that South Africa has lacked investment opportunities to reach its renewable energy potential. Credit: Dancing_Man via Shutterstock.Several sol…

Solar Power Plant

B2gold Building 10 MW of Solar at Namibian Mining Site

B2Gold Namibia, a unit of Canada-based mining company B2Gold Corp., has said that it will expand its renewable energy intake at its Otjikoto Mine in central Nam…

Oil & Gas Trade

Totalenergies Says Will Quit South African Offshore Gas Block

French oil major TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab said on Monday it would withdraw from an offshore natural gas block off South Africa's southern coas…

Solar Power Plant

Engie, Pele Green Building 75 MW of Solar in South Africa

French energy company Engie has announced the groundbreaking of a 75 MW solar plant in the Free State province of South Africa. The Grootspruit project will be …

Carbon Emissions

South Africa Passes Its First Sweeping Climate Change Law

The retired coal-fired Komati Power Station Is seen near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, May 9, 2024. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Ph…

Coal Trade

Sasol Coal Exports up 5% Despite Production Dip

South African petrochemicals company Sasol (SOLJ.J), opens new tab increased coal exports by 5% in the year to June 30, driven by improved freight rail performa…