South african

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

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…

Solar Power Panel

Opportunity Knocks: How Do We Maximise the Prospects for All South Africans Through Solar?

Photo by Nuno Marques on UnsplashThe deployment of renewable energy in South Africa should mitigate climate change and of course, improve energy security. But, …

Wind Power Project

Shovel-Ready Wind Energy Projects Held back, President’s Office Informed

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) engaged the broader wind power sector to highlight the challenges that the industry and projects are experienc…

Solar Power Plant

BOTSWANA: Soventix Wins Contract for 3 MWp Bobonong Solar Plant

Independent Power Producer Sturdee Energy has chosen Soventix's South African subsidiary to build its Bobonong solar power plant.

Coal Mine

Australia Approves South32 Coal Mine Extension

The New South Wales (NSW) government has declared Australian-South African mining firm South32's proposed A$956mn Dendrobium coking coal mine expansion in the I…

LNG

Milestone Shipment of LNG will Catalyse Growth of Gas Economy in South Africa

DNG Energy has received South Africa’s first-ever consignment of liquefied natural gas from Rotterdam, Netherlands in a historic moment for the South African e…

Solar Power Plant

New Best Practice Guidelines to Improve O&M of Solar PV Plants in South Africa

SAPVIA together with SolarPower Europe launched the Operation & Maintenance Best Practice Guidelines – The South African Edition.

Hydrogen Project

Anglo American Committed to Developing the South African Hydrogen Ecosystem with a New Hydrogen Valley

Anglo American has reinforced its stance on hydrogen today as the group continues to boost the hydrogen economy in South Africa with development of a new hydrog…

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.

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.

Crude Oil

Sapref to Restart Durban Refinery

BP and Shell's South African joint venture Sapref will restart its 180,000 b/d Durban refinery tomorrow after a temporary shutdown last week in response to civi…

Electric Car

South Africa Launches Their First Electric Bus in Cape Town

South African bus services company located in Cape Town, Golden Arrow Bus Services, officially launched the first active electric bus in South Africa this week.

Coal Trade

South African Coal Export Rail Line Partially Reopens

One of the main coal export rail lines to South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal has partially reopened following a 31-car derailment on 3 July, but the othe…