Eskom adapts to winter demand spikes with strategic generation recovery plan

Siphelele Dludla|Published

Eskom announces a stable power supply during South Africa's cold snap, detailing its Generation Recovery Plan and urging citizens to manage electricity consumption ...

JUWI and JA Solar sign 420 000-panel deal for Glencore and Sasol/Air Liquide solar projects

Philippa Larkin|Published

JUWI Renewable Energies partners with JA Solar to deliver 420 000 solar panels for groundbreaking projects, set to enhance South Africa's renewable energy landscape ...

Transforming energy: Absa CIB's R1. 6 billion boost for South Africa's wind farm

Philippa Larkin|Published

Discover how Absa CIB's R1. 6 billion financing is set to transform South Africa's renewable energy landscape with the FE Overberg Wind Project, the largest privately ...

SA's iconic protea flower relocates as climate warms

AFP|Published

Through trial and error, Thuynsma has been able to cultivate close to 200 protea varieties, including some long forgotten and abandoned by farmers in their original ...

The evolving landscape of solar energy for South African industries

Ashley Lechman|Published

As South Africa navigates its energy future, the time to rethink solar is now. Uncover how a new era of energy diversity could redefine sustainability and profits ...

Natural gas and Africa’s energy future: balancing growth and sustainability

Adrian Strydom|Published

Several African countries are already benefiting from utilising natural gas reserves.

Rethinking social and labour plans: from compliance to transformational community development

Mzila I. Mthenjane|Published

Too often, when the disaster or distress hits, communities turn to mining companies to provide services and infrastructure.

SA's green hydrogen initiatives gain momentum with R650 million development funding

Banele Ginindza|Published

South Africa is making strides in its green hydrogen sector with significant investments and initiatives aimed at establishing the country as a global leader in ...

Why local government fiscal health must be climate-proofed

Zimasa Vazi|Published

South Africa's local governments are at a crossroads as they confront climate realities that threaten their financial stability. Discover how municipalities can ...

What Africa’s renewable investment wave requires most is design

Avania Moosa and Chetan Jeeva|Published

Project finance remains the dominant mode of capital deployment, limited by nascent markets and structured around risk more than strategy.

Unlocking youth potential to boost South Africa’s energy sector

Viren Sookhun|Published

To build a sustainable workforce, the journey into the energy sector needs to start as early as Grade 10, when students begin to make subject and career choices. ...

Road Freight Association clarifies AARTO rollout is not imminent

Philippa Larkin|Published

The Road Freight Association has responded to circulating rumours about the imminent rollout of AARTO, stating that such claims are highly improbable and urging ...

Clean energy investment rising despite economic uncertainty: IEA

AFP|Published

Amid global economic uncertainty, the International Energy Agency reports a record surge in clean energy investments, outpacing fossil fuel spending for the first ...

Is JETP the savior of South Africa - or is it about to make the embattled country’s problems worse?

Jack Wolf, Oliver Stallwood and Sakhile Dube|Published

Four years after its launch, the Just Energy Transition Partnership faces serious scrutiny. As South Africa grapples with its coal dependency and international pressures, ...

Fossil fuels are still subsidised: G20 could push for the funds to be shifted to cleaner energy

Published

South Africa, as the G20 presiding nation, has a pivotal opportunity to champion the reallocation of fossil fuel subsidies towards cleaner energy solutions, addressing ...

Green economic diversification will safeguard our transition

Zimasa Vazi|Published

What will happen to the workers, families, and communities dependent on fossil fuels as a key economic driver? How will they be protected and prepared?

Scatec wins major battery storage project in South Africa

Philippa Larkin|Published

Scatec has been awarded the prestigious contract for the 123 MW/492 MWh Haru Battery Energy Storage System, a pivotal project aimed at stabilising South Africa's ...

National energy month: priorities and challenges for a secure energy future

Forbes Padayachee|Published

South Africa's energy landscape is undergoing a dramatic turnaround, moving from crippling power shortages to a more resilient and diversified energy system

Philanthropy’s role in powering South Africa’s Just Transition

Dorah Modise|Published

South Africa, much like other emerging economies, faces a complex climate finance landscape, with much higher investment needed than what is currently available. ...