After the successful commissioning of State-owned power utility Eskom’s third microgrid, at the Swartkop dam, in the Northern Cape, the company aims to launch its next two microgrids at Nomalengena... 

Renewable-energy resources provider DLO Energy Resources Group aims to set the tone for women of colour by providing opportunities for them and by demonstrating that it is possible for them to... 

Sustainable energy products developer Ener-G-Africa’s (EGA’s) latest all-women-led and -staffed solar manufacturing facility is a first-of-its-kind, as it is the only small solar panel plant to be... 

South Africa has added almost 3.5 GW of private renewable power generation over 15 months between March 2022 and June 2023, but conflicting messaging from government creates uncertainty, Earth &... 

Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic hub, has secured bids from private producers to provide 92 megawatts of electricity to help shield the city from nationwide electricity shortages. The local... 

Cape Town-based renewable energy solutions provider AWPower has been selected as an approved residential solar energy solutions provider for financial services provider Nedbank’s vehicle finance... 

Engineering and contracting group Murray & Roberts (M&R) will sell its 80% interest in Aarden Solar to Main Road Centurion 30311 for R73-million. Aarden Solar is a wholesaler of solar panels,... 

The half-year revenue contribution from the energy business of Exxaro Resources was 17% higher than in the first half of last year, with energy generation from the Cennergi wind assets driven up by... 

The National Treasury has launched the Energy Bounce Back (EBB) loan guarantee scheme to facilitate 1 GW a year in additional generation capacity and mitigate the impact of continuing difficulties... 

JSE-listed chemicals group AECI has installed and commissioned a 1MW solar project at Chem Park, its AECI Chemicals manufacturing site, in Johannesburg. The Chem Park project marks the first stage... 

Financial services provider FNB will install solar power systems at 100 of its branches across the country to prevent downtime during times of loadshedding, while also mitigating the environmental... 

Financial services firm Standard Bank is investigating the use of edge certification frameworks for renewable energy systems in households to enable it to access international green funding that it... 

JSE-registered real estate investment trust (REIT) Liberty Two Degrees (L2D) is beefing up its electricity generation supply to meet its environment, social and governance (ESG) targets. L2D... 

Investment solutions company Novare, which has a substantial property portfolio in Africa, on August 1 announced a significant investment in rooftop photovoltaic (PV) panels as an eco-friendly and... 

SolarAfrica Energy and Starsight Energy have announced the successful completion of its business merger. The merged group will be a pan-African clean energy platform providing on- and off-site... 

US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland has lauded the partnership between South Africa and the US, which is expected to result in the US investing $1-billion in South... 

South African investment management company Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management has successfully closed its R300-million inaugural tax-enhanced renewable energy alternatives investment... 

French renewable energy company CVE's South African subsidiary will fund a large solar power and battery project, valued at R20-million, that will provide clean power and loadshedding relief to... 

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde on Friday highlighted that his administration had assigned R7-billion, over the next three years, to create an “ecosystem” that would facilitate private sector... 

Lighting solutions provider Infinite Blue Energy (IBE) has successfully completed the conversion of outdated lighting solutions to new energy efficient lighting technologies at two older buildings... 

Global lighting solutions manufacturer ams OSRAM bolstered its horticultural lighting offerings in June, announcing the addition of two new products. The company continues to provide important... 

South African lighting solutions manufacturer BEKA Schréder completed the supply of a solar streetlight installation for a shopping centre in Alberton, Gauteng. A total of 24 BEKA Schréder... 

Second-hand vehicle buying and selling company WeBuyCars has successfully executed various sustainability solutions across its showrooms nationally, including the adoption of light-emitting diode... 

Investment holding company African Rainbow Capital (ARC) has acquired a minority interest in GoSolr – a residential solar energy company in South Africa – for an undisclosed amount. GoSolr was... 

Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec has signed an agreement to raise $102-million in funding from Netherlands-based investment manager Climate Fund Managers (CFM) to accelerate its growth... 

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) and the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) have welcomed the release of the draft South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM), which was... 

Independent power producer Globeleq has bought renewable energy company Scatec's 52.5% interest in the 41 MW Mocuba solar photovoltaic plant, in Mozambique, for $8.5-million. It will also acquire... 

The government-default component of the government guarantees extended to the independent power producers (IPPs) that will be selected to build new solar and wind projects under the upcoming... 

Industrial and specialty gas company Air Products South Africa has confirmed that it expects a solar plant to supply electricity to its air separation units (ASUs) to start generating electricity... 

Following its annual general meeting, industry organisation the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has elected new governing committee office bearers, which marks a... 

Investment company Prescient Investment Management's Clean Energy Fund will provide R220-million to fund renewable energy investment company H1 Holdings' investment in three Grootfontein solar... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved generation licences for five preferred bidders of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy's Renewable Energy Independent... 

Grid capacity constraints and skills shortages have been highlighted by several renewable industry leaders as the primary issues that are holding South Africa back from overcoming the current... 

In this article, JUWI Renewables South Africa MD Richard Doyle shares insights from a recent Africa Energy Forum panel discussion during which experts from the renewable energy and mining sectors... 

Zimbabwe’s industrial electricity consumers and exporters aim to raise $250-million to build the first phase of floating solar panels on the world’s largest man-made lake. Members of the Intensive...