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Infrastructure & Utilities

Wind farm contractors in South Africa face mounting pressure — here’s why

2 Feb 2026

Energy

Precious Edward takes the reins at Independent Power Producers Office

3 Sep 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Gaia's R200m deal marks a new era in SA solar energy

17 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Rentia van Tonder is head of Power and at Standard Bank CIB.

Banking

From funding to vision: Enabling Africa’s Just Energy Transition

Rentia van Tonder and Aadil Cajee 11 Jun 2025

Environmental approvals get digital boost with new screening tool

Environment & Natural Resources

Environmental approvals get digital boost with new screening tool

22 Apr 2025

Source: Hotel Verde. Hotel Verde, Africa’s greenest hotel, exemplifies sustainable infrastructure and green job creation in South Africa’s tourism and construction sectors.

Economy

Green infrastructure and jobs: South Africa’s plan for a brighter economic future

Teboho Makhabane 11 Apr 2025

Jean-Pascal Tricoire, global chairman of Schneider Electric, says Africa's energy transition must not only focus on increasing the supply of green energy but also on transforming demand (Image supplied)

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Africa shows great potential in sustainable energy milestones

10 Mar 2025

Local community trust debt fund advances social upliftment in renewable energy sector

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Local community trust debt fund advances social upliftment in renewable energy sector

Issued by Infra Impact Investment Managers 7 Mar 2025

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Gauteng's illegal boreholes and other water infrastructure woes: What can we do about it?

Danielle van der Vaart and Kiera Bracher 6 Mar 2025

Ramokgopa signs off 2024 with EAP and Bid Window 7 updates

Energy

Ramokgopa signs off 2024 with EAP and Bid Window 7 updates

Lindsey Schutters 24 Dec 2024

Solar panels provide electricity for the infrastructure and shade for the animals at Aquinion abalone farm.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar industry powers forward to 2025

18 Dec 2024

Pictured: Forbes Padayachee

Energy

Astute African manufacturers will move to clean power to align with global investor and importer expectations

Forbes Padayachee, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 22 Nov 2024

Scatec frees up resources to launch battery storage for transmission grid

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Scatec frees up resources to launch battery storage for transmission grid

Lindsey Schutters 21 Oct 2024

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Climate Change

Carbon pricing poses threat to economies of developing countries

11 Oct 2024

Tororo Solar North Limited, is a special purpose vehicle company (SPV) established to develop, build, operate and maintain a 10MW Photovoltaic Power Plant in Eastern Uganda.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Red Rocket secures funding for Virginia Solar project

2 May 2024

Source: Supplied. Estienne de Klerk, SA chief executive officer of Growthpoint Properties.

Trends

Growthpoint signs landmark wind-hydro-solar PPA deal

Issued by Catchwords 30 Jan 2024

Red Rocket gets $160m investment to expand renewable programme

Sustainable Development

Red Rocket gets $160m investment to expand renewable programme

28 Sep 2023

Actom battery energy storage. Source: Supplied

SMEs

Local suppliers play crucial role in electricity grid transition

17 Jul 2023

Nersa announces preferred bidders in REIPPPP Bid Window 6

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Nersa announces preferred bidders in REIPPPP Bid Window 6

7 Jul 2023

Govt to open bid to procure additional renewable energy

Energy

Govt to open bid to procure additional renewable energy

16 May 2023

Regulations, policies key in driving SA's alternative energy sector

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Regulations, policies key in driving SA's alternative energy sector

29 Mar 2023

How renewables can help drive economic recovery, prosperity in SA

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How renewables can help drive economic recovery, prosperity in SA

15 Mar 2023

#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market

Trends

#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market

Niveshen Govender 9 Jan 2023

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Environmental Law

African energy transition policies and regulatory developments - Part 2

4 Nov 2022

SA urgently needs to action its latest energy plan

Energy

SA urgently needs to action its latest energy plan

22 Sep 2022

Ramaphosa's latest intervention to expedite the shift to renewable energy is good news

Energy

Ramaphosa's latest intervention to expedite the shift to renewable energy is good news

Lee Smith 14 Sep 2022

Wind energy allocation doubled for REIPPPP Bid Window 6

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Wind energy allocation doubled for REIPPPP Bid Window 6

12 Sep 2022

SA's energy crisis: the practical implications of government's proposed interventions

Energy

SA's energy crisis: the practical implications of government's proposed interventions

Jason van der Poel, Mzukisi Kota, Hielien Venter, Aviva Hoekstra, Emma Bleeker 8 Aug 2022

Times of turmoil inspire us to seek hope and plan for action

Energy

Times of turmoil inspire us to seek hope and plan for action

Godfrey Marema 10 Jun 2022

Why green hydrogen is SA's next great export opportunity

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Why green hydrogen is SA's next great export opportunity

Gladys Nabagala 11 Apr 2022

Renewable energy sector celebrates opening of Bid Window 6 for REIPPPP

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewable energy sector celebrates opening of Bid Window 6 for REIPPPP

11 Apr 2022

Northern Cape 145MW Garob wind farm achieves commercial operation

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Northern Cape 145MW Garob wind farm achieves commercial operation

7 Dec 2021

Energy wheeling, MER Initiative promising developments in SA's energy security

Energy

Energy wheeling, MER Initiative promising developments in SA's energy security

12 Nov 2021

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar PV: SA's technology of choice

4 Nov 2021

25 renewable energy preferred bidders announced

Energy

25 renewable energy preferred bidders announced

29 Oct 2021

Eskom transmission plan to add 30GW over the next decade

Energy

Eskom transmission plan to add 30GW over the next decade

28 Oct 2021

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Mining

Mining sector must work together for the country

Danette Breitenbach 12 Oct 2021

Boikanyo Solar. Source: Supplied

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Boikanyo Solar comes online

11 Aug 2021

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How local content in the renewable energy value chain can boost the economy

21 Jul 2021

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewable energy is the new oil

Nato Oosthuizen & Alun Rich 26 May 2021

For now, only those who can afford it will be able to escape the power cuts. Shutterstock/ Arnold Petersen

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Why South Africa's electricity blackouts are set to continue for the next five years

31 Mar 2021

Renier de Wit, managing director, Gaia Fund Managers and Gaia Venture Capital Ltd.

Venture Capital

SA's backbone industries and 12J investment

Renier de Wit 19 Feb 2021

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

De Wildt Solar commences commercial operations

27 Jan 2021

Ben Brimble, chair, Sawea Policy Working Group

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Just energy transition will continue to accelerate

Ben Brimble 6 Jan 2021

Nxuba wind farm successfully reaches commercial operation

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Nxuba wind farm successfully reaches commercial operation

29 Dec 2020

Photo: Martin Adams

Coal, Oil & Gas

Gas-to-power gains momentum on SA energy scene

2 Dec 2020