Free State

Electricity and Energy Deputy Minister Samantha Graham-Maré has commended owners of large public and private buildings that have registered their properties for an Energy Performance Certificate... 

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) continues to advance national bulk water and national resource projects across South Africa. During her Budget Vote speech this month, Water and... 

The first project under Bid Window 6 has reached commercial operation. 

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... 

Private power projects registered with Nersa are inching closer to 20 GW, according to the latest information released by Nersa on May 13, 2026. In the first four months of 2026 alone, 132 new... 

Naos-1 represents the largest solar and battery facility developed specifically for private offtakers in South Africa. 

The project calls for 615 MW/2 460 MWh of battery energy storage capacity. 

The project calls for 616 MW/2 464 MWh of battery energy storage projects allocated to five preselected substation sites in the Free State identified by Eskom 

Independent power producer Anthem is considering the possible addition of battery energy storage to the project. 

In May this year, the High Court ordered the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy to release tender documentation linked to BW 5 and 6 of the REIPPPP to local Solar PV module... 

In October 2022, the former Department Mineral Resources and Energy announced that 56 wind and solar PV projects had been submitted by prospective bidders under BW 6. However, only six bidders were... 

The total capacity procured under BW7 now amounts to 3 940 MW, to be delivered through 18 solar PV independent power producer projects across Limpopo, the Free State, North West and Mpumalanga. 

In South Africa, plans for strengthening the country's electricity transmission grid and further increasing renewable energy generating capacity are not yet in alignment, JUWI Renewable Energy... 

South Africa's industrial fabrication sector is in the early stages of a consolidation cycle that will reshape the segment over the next decade. Origin Enterprises, a diversified group led by Gary... 

Electric vehicle (EV) charging company Zero Carbon Charge (CHARGE) has launched the first of two off-grid, solar-powered EV charging stations along the strategic Johannesburg-Durban N3 corridor,... 

JSE-listed WeBuyCars has reported group revenue of R14.2-billion for the six months ended March 31, an increase of 7.8% year-on-year. The company reports that buying and selling volumes of 95 328... 

Energy and chemicals group Sasol, which recently secured product-sustainability certification for jet fuel and diesel produced from used cooking oil and vegetable oils at its Natref refinery, says... 

The Border Management Authority (BMA) has announced the winning bidders for the R12-billion redevelopment of its six busiest land border posts, confirming a mix of private sector partnerships that... 

In the first quarter of 2026, South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 32.7% from 31.4% in Q4 of 2025, according to data from Statistics South Africa.