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            <title>Galvanisation boosts corrosion protection  for solar structures</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The changing economics of solar power generation are creating cost pressures within the PV sector and, while it began with robust specifications, these have been trimmed as competition has increased, says Hot Dip Galvanisers Association of Southern Africa (HDGASA) executive director Robin Clarke.  “Although the steelwork supporting solar panels comprises a relatively small fraction of the overall investment, it is the foundation for the success of solar plants – and the selection and quality of steel and corrosion control has not received sufficient attention,” he warns.]]></description>
            <author>Trent Roebeck</author>
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            <title>Applications now open for eThekwini households to join Project Smart Solar pilot</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Applications are now open for Project Smart Solar, an eThekwini municipality-backed smart energy pilot delivered in partnership with energy technology company Plentify and supported by international development partners such as bilateral development finance institution Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the EU and the EU delegation to South Africa. Through the pilot, 280 qualifying households and facilities across eThekwini will be selected to participate in a practical initiative aimed at improving how energy is used, managed and optimised at household and facility level.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <title>UCT overcomes rooftop PV limitations with electricity wheeling deal</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The University of Cape Town (UCT) has signed a power purchase agreement with Discovery Green for wheeled renewable electricity that will account for up to 90% of the electricity consumed across the institution’s main and health sciences campus from the third quarter of 2027 onwards. The near-ten-year PPA is described as the first of its kind concluded in South Africa between an electricity trader and a public institution of higher education.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <title>Sustainability, urbanisation driving demand  for efficient systems</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Demand for energy efficient heating, ventilation, air condition and refrigeration (HVAC-R) systems is increasing, owing to ongoing urbanisation and industrial development in developing economies, says air-conditioning manufacturer Daikin South Africa. Segment manager for industrial and refrigeration products Ian Roelofse says expanding middle-class populations in developing economies and stricter environmental regulations are contributing to this increased demand.]]></description>
            <author>Devina Haripersad</author>
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            <title>South African, global coal sectors need to define mineral’s role in the energy mix</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa's coal sector, and nonprofit research organisation CoalTech Research Association, which is funded by coal industry organisations, must focus on defining the role of coal in the country’s energy mix, as the amount of coal mined and traded globally continues to climb, said coal and energy company Seriti Resources CEO Mike Teke. In 2008, six-billion tons of coal were mined global, with 800-million tons traded by sea. In 2025, nine-billion tons of coal were mined worldwide and seaborne trade in coal had doubled to 1.5-billion tons, he pointed out.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Eskom has started construction of a 75 MW solar PV project alongside its Lethabo coal-fired power station in the Free State, which is expected to generate some 147 GWh yearly once at full production. The State-owned company said in a statement that the R1.2-billion project formed part of a “construction‑ready pipeline” of at least 2 GW of renewable energy and pumped storage projects to be progressed during 2026.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <title>Etana, Growthpoint, Cape Town pioneer pooled renewable electricity wheeling</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Energy trader Etana Energy, JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties and the City of Cape Town have successfully implemented the first pooled wheeling of renewable electricity model across multiple properties within the city’s municipal network. Building on the City of Cape Town’s first renewable electricity wheeling pilot, launched with Growthpoint and Etana in 2023, the parties say the new pooled wheeling model represents the next evolution of municipal wheeling.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sanlam Alternative Investments, the alternative investments business within Sanlam, has become the first private institutional shareholder in renewable energy trader and buyer Africa GreenCo (GreenCo) through the investment of $10-million for a 10% shareholding. GreenCo states that, with more than 2 TWh of electricity traded to date, it holds the highest purchase-side market share across the Southern African Power Pool’s competitive markets. It adds that the investment by Sanlam Alternative Investments will help GreenCo further scale its trading operations.]]></description>
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