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Grid Access Unit must move out of Eskom sooner rather than later – Sola Group CEO
3rd July 2026 By: Irma Venter

Eskom’s Grid Access Unit (GAU) must be moved to the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) as soon as possible, says Sola Group CEO Dom Wills. Speaking at a Webber Wentzel Power... 


Co-location of utility-scale solar with batteries emerging as ‘default configuration’
2nd July 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Rapid declines in battery costs are transforming the economics of renewable power, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) asserts, adding that the co-location of... 


Outa calls for all Eskom-Joburg information to be made public
1st July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Civil society organisation the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) is, in the wake of a reported agreement between State-owned electricity utility Eskom and the City of Johannesburg, calling for... 


Dozens of governments sign commitment to boosting energy efficiency – IEA
30th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Dozens of governments have issued a joint statement agreeing to make energy efficiency a cornerstone of energy policy in recognition of its critical role in building resilience against future... 


330 MW Impofu Wind Farm cluster enters into commercial operation
30th June 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The full 330 MW Impofu Wind Farm cluster, located in the Kouga and Nelson Mandela Bay municipalities of the Eastern Cape, has entered into commercial operation. The cluster comprises three 110 MW... 


Fossil generation ‘substituted’ by renewables in 2025 amid electricity tipping point
30th June 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Record global electricity demand last year was met entirely by low-carbon sources, resulting in fossil fuels generation being substituted rather than supplemented, the Energy Institute’s... 


Joburg’s high operating expenditure dubbed ‘utterly unsustainable’
29th June 2026 By: Terence Creamer

New research into the crisis afflicting the City of Johannesburg warns that the widening structural imbalance between the metro’s operating expenditure and capital expenditure (capex) poses a... 


Eskom reviewing investigation report on diesel procurement, storage contracts
29th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

State-owned utility Eskom has received the report on the findings of an independent investigation into diesel procurement and storage contracts under tender MWP2197GX. The report is undergoing a... 


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Coal & Diesel

Ramokgopa urges Africa to turn cross-border power plans into bankable projects
17th June 2026

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has called for Africa to accelerate the implementation of cross-border electricity infrastructure by converting continental energy plans into... 


Necsa expects to identify SMR partner within a year
17th June 2026

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) expects to identify a partner within the next year for a planned demonstration small modular reactor (SMR), as it steps up efforts to revive... 


Coal still crucial for industrial applications
5th June 2026

South Africa’s decarbonisation debate often starts from a simple premise: coal must be replaced. In principle, the direction is clear. In practice, it collides with a far more complex reality, says... 


Energy Efficiency

Demand for electricity to outpace economic growth and reshape investment
19th June 2026

Global electricity demand is set to outpace economic growth as part of a broader trend up to 2030, with electricity consumption projected to grow at least two-and-a-half times as fast as overall... 


Ramokgopa urges Africa to turn cross-border power plans into bankable projects
17th June 2026

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has called for Africa to accelerate the implementation of cross-border electricity infrastructure by converting continental energy plans into... 


Firm unpacks use of alternative fuels in boiler sector
5th June 2026

South Africa’s industrial steam users are under pressure, with gas curtailment, volatile diesel prices and tightening emissions standards forcing a rethink on how plants generate heat, says energy... 


Gas to Power

South Africa must not miss gas-to-power opportunity – Marokane
17th June 2026

South Africa is closer than ever to getting gas-to-power projects off the ground, Eskom CEO Dan Marokane said on Tuesday, arguing that the country has a unique opportunity to use gas to strengthen... 


Ramokgopa urges Africa to turn cross-border power plans into bankable projects
17th June 2026

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has called for Africa to accelerate the implementation of cross-border electricity infrastructure by converting continental energy plans into... 


Ramokgopa to seek Cabinet approval soon to extend tariff discounts to more industries
11th June 2026

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has indicated that he intends approaching Cabinet in the coming weeks to seek approval to extend concessional electricity tariffs similar to... 


Nuclear

Necsa, Siemens Energy form energy technology partnership
18th June 2026

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) and energy technology company Siemens Energy have signed a nonbinding agreement to strengthen collaboration in energy, technology and... 


Ramokgopa urges Africa to turn cross-border power plans into bankable projects
17th June 2026

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has called for Africa to accelerate the implementation of cross-border electricity infrastructure by converting continental energy plans into... 


Necsa expects to identify SMR partner within a year
17th June 2026

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) expects to identify a partner within the next year for a planned demonstration small modular reactor (SMR), as it steps up efforts to revive... 


Regulation

Outa calls for all Eskom-Joburg information to be made public
1st July 2026

Civil society organisation the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) is, in the wake of a reported agreement between State-owned electricity utility Eskom and the City of Johannesburg, calling for... 


Nersa releases latest version of draft trading rules for public comment
26th June 2026

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has called for public comment on revised draft rules for electricity trading as part of a second round of consultations after Eskom raised... 


Boshoek and Wonderkop smelters to be restarted after Glencore Merafe and Eskom finalise 62c/kWh terms
26th June 2026

The Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture has announced that the Boshoek and Wonderkop ferrochrome smelters will be restarted, following the conclusion of the detailed terms and conditions of negotiated... 


Renewable Energy

Grid Access Unit must move out of Eskom sooner rather than later – Sola Group CEO
3rd July 2026

Eskom’s Grid Access Unit (GAU) must be moved to the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) as soon as possible, says Sola Group CEO Dom Wills. Speaking at a Webber Wentzel Power... 


Co-location of utility-scale solar with batteries emerging as ‘default configuration’
2nd July 2026

Rapid declines in battery costs are transforming the economics of renewable power, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) asserts, adding that the co-location of... 


330 MW Impofu Wind Farm cluster enters into commercial operation
30th June 2026

The full 330 MW Impofu Wind Farm cluster, located in the Kouga and Nelson Mandela Bay municipalities of the Eastern Cape, has entered into commercial operation. The cluster comprises three 110 MW... 


Storage

Co-location of utility-scale solar with batteries emerging as ‘default configuration’
2nd July 2026

Rapid declines in battery costs are transforming the economics of renewable power, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) asserts, adding that the co-location of... 


Stage Zero forms solar, backup power funding platform with FirstRand securitisation
25th June 2026

Renewable energy company Stage Zero has concluded a securitisation transaction with FirstRand Bank to create a funding platform to support the continued rollout of its managed solar and backup... 


Africa adds 4.2 GW new hydropower in 2025, only 10% of hydropower resources being tapped
24th June 2026

Africa added more than 4.2 GW of new hydropower capacity in 2025, which is the second successive year new hydropower capacity added exceeded 4 GW, says the International Hydropower Association... 


Transmission Distribution

Grid Access Unit must move out of Eskom sooner rather than later – Sola Group CEO
3rd July 2026

Eskom’s Grid Access Unit (GAU) must be moved to the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) as soon as possible, says Sola Group CEO Dom Wills. Speaking at a Webber Wentzel Power... 


Joburg’s high operating expenditure dubbed ‘utterly unsustainable’
29th June 2026

New research into the crisis afflicting the City of Johannesburg warns that the widening structural imbalance between the metro’s operating expenditure and capital expenditure (capex) poses a... 


Policy follow-through needed to ensure electricity reforms are ‘not in name only’
22nd June 2026

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has called for policy follow-through to ensure that the restructuring under way in the electricity industry facilitates a transition to a... 


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