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            <description><![CDATA[Having successfully hosted a two-day inaugural KZN Energy Indaba tailored to the prospects of Richards Bay and the broader KwaZulu-Natal, Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) and the province’s Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs are positioning the region as a leading energy hub and investment destination. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Africa had an energy deficit, highlighted African Union (AU) Commissioner for Infrastructure Lerato Mataboge, on Wednesday. She was addressing the 2026 Africa Energy Indaba, being held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. "Energy is the foundation upon which modern economies are built," she pointed out. Without reliable energy, industrialisation was elusive, and the future of young Africans was bleak.]]></description>
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            <title>PBMR reignition represents renewed commitment  to energy security</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The demothballing of South Africa’s second nuclear energy solution, the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) at the Pelindaba site, in the North West province, was formally announced by Energy and Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa in November last year. This represents a renewed commitment to energy security and diversification, positioning South Africa as a leader in small modular reactor (SMR) technology. “Although the project will still be referred to as the PBMR, the actual original PBMR design will not be reactivated,” says nuclear physicist and Stratek Global chairperson Dr Kelvin Kemm.]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <title>Siyavuya Power Projects delivers major energy transition milestone</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Enabling access to South Africa’s growing renewable energy generation capacity by addressing its transmission network constraints is a vital step in advancing the country’s energy transition. The delivery of the Impofu wind farms transmission line project in the Eastern Cape ahead of schedule, is a critical milestone in this regard. Electrical infrastructure contractor Siyavuya Power Projects CEO Graham Roebuck says this feat demonstrates that local contractors have the capability to effectively build large, complex power infrastructure despite ongoing concerns about national capacity.]]></description>
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            <title>NOA Group CEO Karel Cornelissen speaks to Martin Creamer on Video</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[NOA Group – a renewable energy generator, aggregator and trader – is playing an important role in helping to transform South Africa’s energy market for the better.

Watch this Engineering News & Mining Weekly video to gain valuable insight into the customer-centric approach that NOA is fostering. 
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            <title>Installed renewable capacity set to double by 2030 – IEA</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global renewable power capacity is predicted to increase by 4 600 GW, or more than double, by 2030, led by the rapid rise of solar PV, says intergovernmental organisation the International Energy Agency (IEA). Solar PV will account for about 80% of the global increase in renewable power capacity over the next five years, driven by low costs and faster permitting timeframes, the organisation says in its 'Renewables 2025' report.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Record 585 GW of renewables added in 2024</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The ‘Renewable Capacity Statistics 2025’ report released by global organisation the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) shows a 585 GW increase in renewable power capacity during 2024, reaching 4 448 GW. The 585 GW addition in 2024 indicates a 92.5% share of the total capacity expansion and represents a record rate of yearly growth of 15.1%.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[As testament to its renewed commitment to sustainability and generating shared value for customers, global waste and wastewater management company EnviroServ has earmarked three key pillars to improve on its sustainability targets. EnviroServ, a SUEZ company, is in alignment with the global group’s sustainability priorities, focusing on the pillars of climate, nature and social responsibility.]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
            <category>Geothermal</category>
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            <description><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa has transferred legislation previously administered by the Mineral Resources and Energy Minister to Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe and Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa respectively. This follows the announcement earlier this year that the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) would be split into the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) and the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE).]]></description>
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            <title>WEF Energy Transition Index at its highest ever, but global progress slowing</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The global energy transition to a more equitable, secure and sustainable energy system is still progressing, but has lost momentum in the face of increasing uncertainty worldwide, international economic organisation the World Economic Forum's (WEF's) Energy Transition Index (ETI) 2024 shows. The global average ETI scores reached a record high, but the slowdown in the pace of the global energy transition, first identified in 2022, has intensified in the past year.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Funding increases for small business energy solutions  as investment case improves</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Different renewable energy, energy storage and/or generator solutions can partially address small businesses' energy related challenges, and funding to install such solutions in small businesses is increasing as the investment benefits for all parties become better understood. Small businesses install energy solutions to mitigate risks to their businesses and ensure they can provide sustainable services to clients, noted financial services firm Standard Bank Group Natural Resources, Business and Commercial Banking executive head Berrie de Jager.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[State-owned power utility Eskom in July said it was pleased with the Johannesburg High Court judgment dismissing with costs, the interdict application by green energy supplier G7 Renewable Energies to prevent Eskom from implementing the Interim Grid Capacity Allocation (IGCA) rules. In passing the judgment, the judge reiterated that new generation capacity is required to alleviate loadshedding and contribute towards energy security in the country.]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <title>Fuel type key  to success  </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Amid ongoing power outages and energy constraints, new approaches to fuel selection and efficiency among chemical plants have become necessary, says boiler and energy plant operations and maintenance service provider Associated Energy Services (AES) commercial director Dennis Williams. Any opportunity to manage the efficient generation and supply of energy carriers, such as steam or thermal oil, presents an opportunity to improve efficiencies in a chemical plant’s main production process, owing to chemical plants being energy intensive.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>ENGIE, Meridiam acquire BTE Renewables</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Green energy supplier ENGIE and global investor Meridiam have signed a sales and purchase agreement with global investor ACTIS for the acquisition of developer, owner and operator of renewable assets in Africa BTE Renewables. BTE Renewables also has an operating presence in South Africa and Kenya.]]></description>
            <author>Cameron Mackay</author>
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            <title>Untapped renewable resources in Africa should receive more attention – RES4Africa </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As the majority of the world embraces a shift in electricity generation away from fossil fuels towards greener, renewable sources of energy, Africa faces several challenges in attracting investment capital to undertake a significant energy transition, renewable energy support foundation Renewable Energy Solutions for Africa (RES4Africa) secretary general Roberto Vigotti stated on April 19.

Speaking during the first of RES4Africa’s Online Lab series, he said Africa’s energy sector was faced with five main decisions about its green energy trajectory, including its ambitions to achieve universal access to energy, meeting energy demand growth and building a reliable power system.
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            <author>Donna Slater</author>
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            <title>Solar underpins record renewables additions in 2022</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A record 295 GW of new renewable-energy capacity was added globally in 2022, with the 9.6% year-on-year growth underpinned largely by record growth in solar photovoltaic (PV) installations, which accounted for almost two-thirds of all new renewables additions with 192 GW installed. The International Renewable Energy Agency’s (Irena’s) ‘Renewable Capacity Statistics 2023’ report shows that with installations of 75 GW wind power came in as the second most deployed renewables technology in 2022, but at a pace that had slowed materially from the 111 GW of wind added in 2020.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Private fund managers Mahlako Energy Fund (MEF), Mergence Investment Managers and Third Way Investment Partners have teamed up to fund a fellow investment company, Aventro Investments, to help increase its shareholding and involvement in the Redstone 100 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) project, near Kimberley, in the Northern Cape.

The funding arrangement brings together a women-led investment team to support another women-led investment firm in boosting its shareholding in the Redstone CSP and molten salt project. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Globeleq signs debt funding for 35 MW Menengai geothermal project in Kenya</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Private power company Globeleq has signed financing agreements with development finance institutions the African Development Bank (AfDB), Finnfund and the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) for $72-million debt funding for the 35 MW Menengai geothermal project in Nakuru county, Kenya. Globeleq is providing equity, project development and construction management experience. Construction of the project is expected to start during the first quarter of 2023, once financial close has been reached.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Solomon Kebede looks concerned as he stares at the machine piercing the dark, moist soil of Ethiopia’s countryside. The drill has sunk a hole more than 450 m deep and found nothing. Yet Kebede doesn’t despair; he has faith that the heat must be there. “When drilling geothermal wells, you send your mind and heart to a place you don’t know, deep in the Earth’s core,” he says. “I’m part of the generation that’s trying to exploit these resources.”]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[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 resources. In order to boost energy generation from renewable sources and to adapt to a warming climate, Africa will need funding and technology from the rich world, Ruto said in an opinion piece in the UK’s Guardian newspaper on Tuesday. Unlike many African countries, Kenya already derives 92% of its energy from renewable sources and aims to increase that to 100% by 2030, Ruto said, referring to the country’s geothermal, wind and solar plants.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the predominantly (70%) State-owned Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) of Japan, as a precursor to the creation of a partnership between the two groups in the area of geothermal power. The intent is to combine the expertise of the two companies and provide operation and maintenance services for geothermal power plants in developing countries, initially in East Africa. “Geothermal energy provides sustainable power supply,” highlighted KenGen MD and CEO Rebecca Miano. “It is a resource we have in abundance in Kenya, an advantage that has enabled us to build a considerable wealth of expertise in its exploration and development. This we have done for more than 50 years.”]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[State-owned national ports operator Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for information (RFI) to the private sector as it intends to procure between 50 MW and 80 MW of renewable energy across its eight commercial seaports – Richards Bay, Durban, Saldanha, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Mossel Bay and Ngqura.

TNPA recently carried out an internal audit, which indicated a need to stabilise the entity’s energy supply and costs, and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions at the eight commercial seaports.
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            <description><![CDATA[Combustion management solutions provider Autoflame Engineering is delighted to announce that the company has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Industry Adaption (SAIA) project was launched last month to accelerate South African industry’s energy and water transition to a decarbonised, green and inclusive economy, as well as a vibrant job market. SAIA is a collaboration between the governments of South Africa and Flanders, in Belgium, and the United Nations Industrial Development Corporation (Unido).]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[In this opinion article, Standard Bank head of sustainable finance, wholesale clients Greg Fyfe and head of power, wholesale clients Rentia van Tonder write that Africa has no choice but to join the global drive toward limiting greenhouse-gas emissions; however, the continent must facilitate a just transition for the communities and individual workers who depend on coal and other fossil fuels for their livelihoods, and in a manner that recognises the deep energy poverty across African economies.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <title>PetroSA mulls geothermal as way to offset ‘decommissioning liability monster’</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Embattled State-owned gas-to-liquids refiner PetroSA is considering plans to harness geothermal energy from its mature or depleted gas wells to produce electricity and delay decommissioning. Addressing a conference in Cape Town this week, Central Energy Fund (CEF) CEO Dr Ishmael Poolo reported that PetroSA, which is a CEF subsidiary, was facing a “decommissioning liability monster” and that various prospects were being considered to repurpose the ailing operation.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The world's largest plant that sucks carbon dioxide directly from the air and deposits it underground is due to start operating on Wednesday, the company behind the nascent green technology said. Swiss start-up Climeworks, which specialises in capturing carbon dioxide directly from the air, has partnered with Icelandic carbon storage firm Carbfix to develop a plant that sucks out up to 4 000 t/y of carbon dioxide (CO2).]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2021 11:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Kenya's largest utility said on Tuesday its certified emission reduction credits (CERs) available for sale had more than doubled to over 550 000. A CER is equivalent to one tonne of carbon dioxide and they are part of emission reduction efforts under the Kyoto Protocol.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2021 10:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Kenya Electricity Generating Co, Africa’s largest geothermal producer, joined a United Nations-backed emissions-reduction programme as it looks to begin a domestic carbon market. KenGen, as the State-run company is known, announced its participation in the Business Ambition for 1.5°C programme on Wednesday. Under the project, the company commits to emission-reduction targets through investments in green and clean energy to help combat global warming, as per the 2015 Paris Agreement guidelines.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
            <category>ENVIRONMENT</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2021 10:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Kenya Electricity Generating Co, Africa’s geothermal pioneer, plans to raise $1.95-billion to build new, and upgrade existing plants in a bid to almost double its power output from the renewable fuel. KenGen, as the Kenyan State-owned company is known, plans to add 651 MW from underground steam in the next five years, said Cyrus Karingithi, an assistant manager for resource development and infrastructure. Most of the funds will be sought from development financiers, Karingithi said in an interview on Tuesday at a geothermal field located about 120 km northwest of the capital Nairobi.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Fossil fuels are, through a marked contribution to air pollution, accountable for 8.7-million deaths globally in 2018, which adds to the mounting evidence that air pollution from ongoing dependence on fossil fuels is detrimental to global health, says University College London (UCL) associate professor and co-author of a recent scientific study published in the Environmental Research journal Eloise Marais. She adds that the world cannot, in good conscience, continue to rely on fossil fuels, when it is known that there are such severe effects on health. Instead, more viable and cleaner alternatives should be considered.]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The research of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) into accelerated decarbonisation scenarios for the South African power system confirms considerable opportunity to accelerate decarbonisation at low or zero net cost, says CSIR electrochemical energy technologies research group lead Mmalewane Modibedi. This can be achieved by leveraging the country’s considerable land mass, solar and wind resources, coupled with energy storage, as well as flexible demand and supply, as portrayed in the CSIR’s research development and innovation plan.]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric has begun to implement its new Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) programme for 2021 to 2025, in the hopes of significantly accelerating its progress to being a more sustainable company.   The programme is built on six long-term commitments, which are set to deliver on each of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Creamer Media's Chanel de Bruyn speaks to Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer about the proclamation of three more Renewable Energy Development Zones and why these are important for the country's just transition.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Credit rating company Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the long-term rating of energy company Enel to Baa1, from the previous level of Baa2, with a stable outlook.

The ratings agency has also affirmed the Prime-2 short-term ratings of the subsidiaries Enel Finance International and Enel Finance America.
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            <description><![CDATA[The Bokpoort concentrated solar power (CSP) project has set a new winter production record of 21.7 GWh in August, surpassing a prior winter record of 19.5 GWh set in 2017. 

The 50 MW CSP parabolic trough power plant is now in its fifth year of operation, after being approved during the second bid window of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Produer Procurement Programme. 
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[African countries should aim to invest 25% of their Covid-19 stimulus budgets in renewable energy, Sustainable Energy for All CEO Damilola Ogunbiyi said on Wednesday, noting that renewable energy had emerged as the cheapest source of new electricity for most countries on the continent. Speaking during a high-level political forum hosted by the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena), Ogunbiyi argued that the pandemic presented a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” for African governments reset their economies by improving energy access through large-scale investments into both centralised and decentralised renewables solutions.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Professional services firm Herbert Smith Freehills says Africa-focussed developers and sponsors in the renewable energy market can fast-track project development and enhance bankability by using development funds (DFs).

The firm lays out the plans and their benefits in a newly launched renewable energy guide – 'Africa Renewable Energy Development Funds: A Guide for Market Entrants and Smaller Developers'.
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            <description><![CDATA[Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has released, for public comment, draft amendments to the Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity that would enable municipalities “in good financial standing” to develop or procure their own power generation. In a statement, Mantashe said the proposed changes were designed to give effect to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address announcement that municipalities should be allowed to procure power from independent power producers.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The type of participants attending this year’s Power & Electricity World Africa & The Solar Show are proof that Africa seeks to become less reliant on governments for its electricity supply, says event organiser Terrapinn Power & Electricity World Africa conference producer Caroline Mubima. “There is a lack of confidence in the public sector in light of its failure to deliver accessible and affordable power generation as promised.”]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s entire electrical sector needs a “shake up” and a lot more collaboration, Electrical Conformance Board of South Africa (ECBSA) MD Peter Pedrick has learnt since taking up his position in May last year. Historically, South Africa was internationally recognised for its effective regulation of the country’s electrical sector.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African renewable-energy sector will not have an adequate pipeline of competent individuals to train if it does not endeavour to re-engineer the skills of workers in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga coal mining regions, South African Renewable Energy Technology Centre (Saretec) director Naim Rassool tells Engineering News. “Since its establishment in 2016, Saretec’s biggest challenge has been finding individuals who can successfully complete its renewable-energy training and meet the high standards of our clients – original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) from Europe – particularly regarding the competencies of their technicians.”]]></description>
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