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Mercia Grimbeek, Hein Reyneke and Luyanda Jonas-Kortjaas
Jobs first or energy first, asks Windaba panel
13th October 2022 By: Irma Venter

Manufacturing is responsible for only one-third of jobs within the wind energy sector, says Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Africa area director Marcel Cabral. Speaking at Windaba 2022 in Cape Town... 


Wind power a necessary part of a just energy transition, says Mantashe
12th October 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Clean energy is set to be a major contributor to a global and sustainable energy system and wind energy is becoming one of the lowest-cost sources of clean energy, Mineral Resources and Energy... 


For DMRE, just energy transition requires security of energy supply, while industry needs project pipeline
12th October 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) director-general Jacob Mbele has given his department’s conception of what a just energy transition would look like. He was responding to a... 


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Opinion: Towards green hydrogen – realising the maritime opportunity for South Africa
12th October 2022

In this article, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research principal research engineer Thomas Roos and Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone CEO Kaashifah Beukes outline the opportunities... 


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Renewables will not provide South Africa with 100% of its power, for the foreseeable future
12th October 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

Mineral Resources and Energy Department director-general Jacob Mbele has warned that supporters of renewable energy could actually undermine the sector in South Africa. He was participating in a... 


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Bidding closes for enlarged BW 6
7th October 2022

Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer talks about the closing of bidding for Bid Window 6 (BW 6) of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme; the response to the BW... 


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Increased generation capacity of wind farms to boost decarbonisation
7th October 2022 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

The increase in capacity of wind energy generation is a key benefactor for the country to decarbonise its power sector, says South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) CEO Niveshen Govender.... 


WASA Phase 3 has reached completion
7th October 2022 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

The Wind Atlas for South Africa (WASA) Phase 3 project, which anchored the development of wind resource mapping-capacity, reached completion at the end of 2021, says energy research institution... 


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Offshore wind farms a potential energy source
7th October 2022 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

Offshore wind farms have received less attention in the transition to net zero, primarily owing to technology barriers linked to higher capital costs and the lesser adoption of the technology, says... 


Kenya’s Ruto breaks ranks, says Africa must leapfrog fossil fuel
5th October 2022 By: Bloomberg

Kenya’s President William Ruto, who took office last month, urged Africa to embrace renewable energy, breaking ranks with continental peers that are pressing ahead with plans to develop natural gas... 


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Applications open for 2023 Wind Industry Internship Programme
4th October 2022 By: Darren Parker

The South Africa Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has announced that the Wind Industry Internship Programme (WIIP) will be running for the second time next year, with applications now open. The WIIP... 


Wind and solar
56 wind and solar projects bid into South Africa’s enlarged renewables round
4th October 2022 By: Terence Creamer

A total of 56 wind and solar projects have been submitted by prospective bidders under the sixth bid window (BW6) of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme... 


Nolitha Fakude, the chairperson of Anglo American's Management Board in South Africa.
Anglo American, EDF form new joint renewable energy thrust
4th October 2022 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining company Anglo American, in partnership with EDF Renewables, on Tuesday announced an agreement to form a new jointly owned company, Envusa Energy, to develop a regional renewable... 


Southern Africa well-placed to produce renewables, green hydrogen for export – Kearney
3rd October 2022 By: Schalk Burger

A study by global management consultancy Kearney has noted that Southern Africa, which has favourable conditions for renewable energy production, will be able to store renewable energy and export... 


Top coal miners consider bids for South African renewables firm
Top coal miners consider bids for South African renewables firm
29th September 2022 By: Bloomberg

Exxaro Resources and Thungela Resources, South Africa’s two largest coal miners, are considering bids for Actis’ BTE Renewables, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Chinese firms are... 


Collaboration key to realising Africa’s green hydrogen economy potential
29th September 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

There is considerable potential for Africa to capitalise on the opportunities presented by the green hydrogen economy, and for South Africa to be the hub out of which this is done; however, a key... 


South Africa needs more renewables – De Ruyter
28th September 2022 By: News24Wire

Meeting air quality standards would warrant Eskom decommissioning as much as 16GW of its coal-fired power stations immediately, which would exacerbate load shedding to unprecedented stages,... 


The Komati power station is being decommissioned and repurposed
Eskom, partners to establish renewables training facility at Komati
23rd September 2022 By: Darren Parker

State-owned Eskom, the South African Renewable Energy Technology Centre (Saretec) – based at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) – and the Global Energy Alliance for People and... 


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Load-shedding, tariff hearings and Bid Window 5 progress
23rd September 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer talks about society's growing anger over load-shedding, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's public hearings into Eskom's request for a 32% tariff... 


IPP Office head Bernard Magoro speaking at the signing ceremony while Minister Gwede Mantashe looks on
October deadline set for residual renewables bids as South Africa signs wind farm agreements worth R11bn
22nd September 2022 By: Terence Creamer

A deadline of the end of October has been set for the signing of power purchase and implementation agreements by the remaining 22 Bid Window Five (BW5) renewables projects, following the conclusion... 


Renewable energy adds 700 000 jobs to reach 12.7m globally
22nd September 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Worldwide employment in renewable energy reached 12.7-million in the past year, which was an increase of 700 000 new jobs in one year despite the lingering effects of Covid-19 and the growing... 


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GWEC urges action to address energy security and climate crisis ahead of COP27
22nd September 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) says governments need to take dramatic action to scale up wind and renewable energy in this decade, and to address energy security and... 


IPPs weighing available capacities for Eskom’s additional energy procurement
21st September 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) says Eskom’s new Standard Offer Programme may be a reinvigoration of government’s Additional Megawatt Programme that was launched in June last... 


Left to right: Nordex Energy South Africa Head of Sales Africa David Moncasi, IDC Business Development Manager: Machinery Equipment and Electronics Mukesh Ramjee, Nordex Energy South Africa MD Compton Saunders and IDC Industry Development Planner Umeesha Naidoo.
IDC visits Nordex turbine manufacturing facilities in Spain to investigate localisation potential
21st September 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has sent a delegation to Spain to visit wind energy company Nordex’s wind turbine manufacturing facilities, as South Africa’s accelerated energy... 


Green Energy Africa Summit selects ten green tech startups as finalists
21st September 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The Green Energy Africa Summit (GEAS) has announced ten green technology startup companies as finalists that will have the opportunity to present to potential investors at a pitching event in... 


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Project agreements for three BW5 wind projects to be signed this week
20th September 2022 By: Terence Creamer

A signing ceremony will be held on Thursday for three wind projects that were selected in October last year as preferred bidders under Bid Window Five (BW5) of South Africa’s Renewable Energy... 


eThekwini has R324bn plan to end power cuts
20th September 2022 By: Bloomberg

The South African municipality that includes the Port city of Durban, eThekwini, has laid out plans to attract R324-billion in power plant investments by 2035 amid the country’s worst-ever... 


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Alliance aims for 380 GW of global offshore wind capacity by 2030
20th September 2022 By: Darren Parker

Newly forged multistakeholder alliance the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA) has revealed its aim to increase installed global offshore wind capacity by 670%, from 57 GW in 2021 to 380 GW by... 


EnergyDrive experiential education unit to teach children about new energy technologies
19th September 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The EnergyDrive experiential education mobile unit, which will visit more than 3 000 school learners in Mpumalanga during this week, features a solar roof structure, biogas digester, a photovoltaic... 


Minister Gwede Mantashe
DMRE clarifies Mantashe’s statement on BW5 renewables project reaching financial close
16th September 2022 By: Terence Creamer

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has moved to clarify a statement made by Minister Gwede Mantashe that a Bid Window Five (BW5) project under the Renewable Energy Independent... 


Eskom expects $476m World Bank loan decision by November
16th September 2022 By: Reuters

South African power utility Eskom expects a final decision on a new $476 million World Bank loan to repurpose its Komati coal-fired power plant into a renewable station before November's COP27... 


Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy
Devil in detail of South Africa’s $8.5bn climate funding
16th September 2022 By: Bloomberg

A proposal by wealthy nations to mobilise $8.5-billion for South Africa to help reduce its dependence on coal has proved more complex than anticipated, which has stalled its implementation. The... 


Bid window 5 could be reopened as most energy projects fail to reach financial close - Mantashe
15th September 2022 By: News24Wire

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says the government is looking at reopening bid window 5 of the renewable energy independent power producer programme (REIPPP) in light that... 


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SAWEA welcomes doubling of Bid Window 6 wind allocation, extension of submissions
12th September 2022 By: Donna Slater

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) welcomes the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s (DMRE’s) amendment of its request for proposals (RFP) for Bid Window 6 (BW 6) of the... 


IDC CEO TP Nchocho
R14bn green economy pipeline seen as key to IDC’s ramp-up after investment slump
12th September 2022 By: Terence Creamer

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) believes its R14-billion green-economy project pipeline could provide the platform for a strong recovery in investment funding, following a sharp drop... 


Overcoming energy crisis requires awareness of global marketplace movements
12th September 2022 By: Donna Slater

A global increase in demand for renewable energy solutions is complicating global supply chains and capacity at the same time that South Africa is planning an aggressive ramp-up in its renewable... 


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