With insufficient grid capacity having been identified as the main constraint to the public procurement of the 28 GW of new electricity capacity allowed for by 2030 under various Ministerial... 

The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a service provider to design, build, test, commission, operate and maintain a 20 MW solar photovoltaic (PV)... 

It is critical that government consolidates around the National Electricity Crisis Committee (Necom) plan and delivers on the implementation timelines as they stand now. "Given that there is 3 GW... 

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy reports that the department’s environmental impact assessment section is currently processing applications for renewable-energy... 

It was “inevitable” that South Africa would have to use powerships to help deal with the country’s power supply crisis, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa told delegates in his closing... 

To ensure success in the public procurement programme, the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has called for a coordinated approach but warns that more work needs to be done.   The... 

The feasibility study for the first battery energy storage system (BESS) in the central southern African country of Zambia is currently under way, Africa Greenco (Greenco) business development head... 

Economic development factors have not been included as qualifying criteria for South Africa’s inaugural Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (ESIPPPP), through which the... 

The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) is recommending that alternative investment models, including public-private partnerships (PPPs), be explored to expand and strengthen South Africa’s... 

The City of Cape Town’s (CoCT’s) Facilities Management Department says it has installed power generators at a number of facilities over the last few months as South Africa’s power crisis continues... 

It will take about three years to improve the energy availability factor of State-owned power utility Eskom's coal-fired power stations to an acceptable level of about 65%, as generator units must... 

Co-locating wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities at a single grid connection point could help maximise the use of South Africa’s existing, albeit constrained, transmission network capacity... 

A Microgrid Centre of Excellence (CoE) has been launched at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in partnership with Power Africa, a US government-led initiative coordinated by... 

German mine owners Geiger Group have contracted gravity energy storage specialist Gravitricity to investigate the potential of storing energy at a decommissioned mine. The decommissioned shafts... 

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa proposed a “mega bid window” for the procurement of renewable energy to curb rolling blackouts, even as previous plans to build clean power generation... 

Shenzhen Stock Exchange-listed inverter manufacturer Ginlong Solis Technologies will launch its S6 Advanced Power Hybrid Inverter for South Africa at the Solar Show Africa, being held in... 

The National Energy Crisis Committee (NECOM), set up under the Presidency, has brought together the best people and put together a plan that has the best chance of resolving the country's greatest... 

Cable manufacturer Aberdare has launched a new e-commerce platform to enable the online sale of its products. “As we look forward to the digital future, it is imperative that we adapt to ensure we... 

The integration of smart technology can ensure reliability and efficiency of the country’s electricity grid.  A smart grid system will be able to effectively manage challenges associated with... 

Energy storage, and how it can be integrated into the energy distribution mix and contribute to electricity stability in South Africa, needs to be considered as a short-term solution, says solar... 

Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financier Business Partners has launched a R400-million Energy Fund aimed at helping SMEs finance viable sources of alternative electricity and thereby keep... 

The City of Cape Town’s ‘Building Hope’ budget for 2023/24 proposes continued investment in its Steenbras hydroelectric pumped storage scheme, laying the foundation for a potential estimated... 

The South African government is moving to exclude solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage facilities from the requirement to obtain environmental authorisation in areas where the environmental... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled a new investment target of R2-trillion for the five-year period to 2028 at the fifth edition of the South African Investment Conference on Thursday, where he also... 

Integrated primary vanadium producer and energy storage solutions provider Bushveld Minerals has announced that VRFB Holdings (VRFB-H) has entered into a conditional agreement with Garnet Commerce... 

South Africa should not shy away from spending to fix the country's power crisis, its electricity minister told Reuters, ahead of a cabinet decision later this month on his proposals to end the... 

Polarium South Africa, the local subsidiary of Swedish energy storage group Polarium, plans to double the capacity of its Cape Town assembly plant by the end of this year. This was reported at a... 

The government has terminated, with immediate effect, the National State of Disaster for electricity declared by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on February 9. In a... 

Discussions are under way between the German and South African governments regarding the disbursement of the next tranche of the European country’s concessional funding under the $8.5-billion Just... 

A newly established Indoor Energy Storage Testbed equips the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to test the performance and reliability of lithium-ion batteries, as expressed by... 

In the executive summary of a new report, commissioned by the African Climate Foundation, Intellidex writes that the status quo is not fit for purpose to support the financing of the social justice... 

State-owned entity the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on March 23 hosted the Belgium's King Philippe at its Indoor Energy Storage Testbed facility, in Pretoria. South... 

A partnership to make solar panels and integrated renewable energy systems in South Africa more readily available was launched on March 22 between Magneto Renewable Energy (MRE), Chinese tier one... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the frustrations experienced about the slow pace of implementation of the Energy Action Plan amid intense loadshedding; the creation of one-stop... 

A new €15-million initiative has been launched to provide research and technical support for “catalytic” just transition projects in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, currently the centre of...