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Opinion: Danish-South African energy cooperation to unleash just energy transition in grid-ready regions

3rd October 2024 South Africa has some of the best resources for wind and solar energy in the world. However, the country battles with grid constraints in areas with higher wind speeds, and little renewable-energy deployment in areas with available grid. The Danish-South African energy cooperation addresses these... →

Skills development, and the renewable energy sector’s worker needs, are misaligned in South Africa

By: Rebecca Campbell 3rd October 2024 That South Africa, in general, and the renewable-energy sector in particular, need skills development, is a truism. But the requirements of the renewable-energy industry and the output of skills development institutions and programmes are significantly out of alignment. But not in the way you... →

Mainstream Renewable reaches financial close on 50 MW solar PV plant

By: Schalk Burger 2nd October 2024 Wind and solar energy company Mainstream Renewable Power has reached financial close on its 50 MW Ilikwa solar PV plant. Construction of the plant, located in the Free State, has already started and it is expected to reach commercial operation in early 2026. →

Low-emission hydrogen project approvals double, but demand and cost uncertainties weigh

By: Terence Creamer 2nd October 2024 A new International Energy Agency (IEA) report shows that the number of low-emission hydrogen projects to have advanced to a final investment decision (FID) stage doubled over the last 12 months, representing yearly production of 3.4-million tonnes. These FIDs are split between green-hydrogen... →

Community engagement key for renewable-energy projects

By: Rebecca Campbell 2nd October 2024 Consulting and involving the communities living at and around renewable-energy projects is essential, agreed the participants in a panel discussion on the first day of the Windaba 2024 conference, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. But it is not necessarily easy. Community... →

Growth target of 3% set for 2025 as business and government relaunch partnership under GNU

By: Terence Creamer 1st October 2024 A second phase of the partnership launched between government and business to tackle South Africa’s electricity, logistics and crime crises has been launched under the Government of National Unity (GNU), with an immediate goal of raising growth to over 3% from 2025. Speaking at the launch in... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the relaunch of the partnership between government and business at the IDC's offices in Johannesburg

Renewables jobs grow considerably in 2023, but women, Africa lagging

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 1st October 2024 Last year saw the highest ever increase in renewable energy jobs, from 13.7-million in 2022 to 16.2-million; however, there is lack of geographic and gender parity, a newly released ‘Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2024’ report by intergovernmental organisations International Renewable... →

Irena director-general Francesco La Camera

Nersa committee recommends licensing of four more traders, batting away Eskom objections

By: Terence Creamer 1st October 2024 The electricity subcommittee of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has recommended the approval of four more electricity trading licences, dismissing the objections raised by Eskom’s distribution division during hearings in July. The recommendation that GreenCo Power Services,... →

Caledonia sells Zimbabwe solar plant

By: Creamer Media Reporter 1st October 2024 Gold miner Caledonia Mining Corporation has entered into a conditional agreement to sell the entire issued share capital of its Zimbabwe subsidiary Caledonia Mining Services (CMS), which owns and operates the 12.2 MW solar plant that supplies power to its Blanket mine, to CrossBoundary Energy... →

The solar power plant that supplies the Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe

Ramokgopa confident he can head off Eskom’s ‘untenable’ tariff hike with policy adjustments

By: Darren Parker 1st October 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is confident that State-owned utility Eskom’s proposed tariff increase for direct customers of 36.15%, and a 43.55% hike in municipal tariffs, will not come to pass. On September 24, Engineering News reported that the National Energy... →

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

Banda appointed CEO of ENERTRAG South Africa

By: Terence Creamer 1st October 2024 German renewable-energy company ENERTRAG has appointment Enos Banda as the new CEO of South African operations. A lawyer by training, Banda is a well-known personality in the South African energy sector having previously headed Eskom Enterprises, chaired South Africa’s energy regulator in the... →

ENERTRAG South Africa CEO Enos Banda

Grid and regulatory hurdles stand in way of Ramokgopa’s ‘ultra-aggressive’ renewables vision

By: Terence Creamer 30th September 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says that government would like to be “ultra-aggressive” in the roll-out of new renewable energy, which he describes as the “future”. However, key structural constraints, including those relating to grid capacity and regulation, had to be... →

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

Nedbank, Standard Bank to be Land Bank AEF technical partners

By: Schalk Burger 30th September 2024 State-owned agricultural development finance institution Land Bank has partnered with financial firms Avo Solar from Nedbank and Standard Bank Power Pulse as technical partners to support its Agro Energy Fund (AEF) clients to acquire alternative energy assets. Farmers and agricultural businesses... →

UAE firm signs MoU with PIC to advance South Africa’s mining, green energy, transport and logistics sectors

By: Darren Parker 30th September 2024 United Arab Emirates (UAE) diversified natural resources company International Resources Holding (IRH) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Africa's State-owned Public Investment Corporation (PIC) to collaborate on unlocking value across the mining, green energy and transport... →

Hybrid solar PV, battery system to halve Penflex' reliance on grid power

By: Schalk Burger 30th September 2024 South African stationery and plastic products manufacturer Penflex will install a hybrid solar PV and battery energy storage system (BESS), which will halve its demand for electricity generated by State-owned Eskom and sustainably cut down on its biggest expense. The impact of the sustainable... →

Penflex CEO Sean Stuttaford

OPEC Fund signs off on $65m clean energy and infrastructure development financing for Madagascar

By: Darren Parker 27th September 2024 The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund for International Development has signed off on two financing agreements with Madagascar totalling $65-million to boost support for sustainable socioeconomic development and energy transition. A $35-million loan will support the... →

Provest Group goes solar for energy at its Steelpoort plant

By: Rebecca Campbell 27th September 2024 South African mining, industrial and construction industries services provider Provest Group has successfully established a solar energy system at its Steelpoort plant, in Limpopo province. Provest, which has a particular focus on the platinum, chrome and manganese sectors, implemented the solar... →

Unidentified solar engineers at the Steelpoort array

Eskom seeks 36% tariff increase

By: Creamer Media Reporter 27th September 2024 Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses power utility Eskom's latest Multiyear Price Determination submission to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, as well as the next steps. →

Eskom seeks 36% tariff increase

Wind energy investment to be increased for future grid stability

27th September 2024 South Africa recorded a landmark 160 days with no loadshedding, the longest period in over four years. However, maintaining future grid stability will require a doubling down on wind investment as well as higher spending on transmission infrastructure, says local renewable-energy developer Red... →

MARK TANTON Red Cap Energy CEO says that energy security can be ensured through the diversification of the country’s energy mix

Wind power increasingly important to South African economy

27th September 2024 South Africa’s ambitious Integrated Resource Plan serves as a “comprehensive roadmap” for meeting the country’s projected electricity demand, balancing financial considerations with climate change commitments to ensure a “sustainable and economically viable energy supply for the future”, says... →

An image of SAWEA's Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm

JEFFREYS BAY WIND FARM Upskilling through education and training programmes is key to maintaining an optimal wind energy sector

Internship programme to advance wind industry

By: Trent Roebeck 27th September 2024 Technical and environmental engineering advisory firm Harmattan Renewables is continuing its participation in the Wind Industry Internship Programme, so that student employees in the sector can acquire the experience and skills needed to address the challenge of an ongoing skills shortage in the... →

CHANDA NXUMALO Harmattan Renewables director Chanda Nxumalo believes that it is quintessential to carry out thorough processes of educating and upskilling wind industry players and employees

Company improves wind generation, enhances sector

27th September 2024 Leading green energy company G7 Renewable Energies is making headway in advancing South Africa’s transition to a green economy with various wind energy projects in progress for the purpose of enhancing the country’s Just Energy Transition initiatives. The latest projects in construction on behalf... →

KILIAN HAGEMANN Dr Hagemann highlights G7 Renewable Energies' efforts to become a leading provider of wind energy in South Africa and Africa

New local hub to produce advanced solar panels for African market

27th September 2024 Manufacturing energy company Ener-G-Africa (EGA) has significantly expanded its operations by relocating to a new, larger manufacturing hub in Paarl, in the Western Cape, as it launches larger solar panels and upgrades to its manufacturing lines. The realisation of this new hub stems from EGA’s... →

The above image depicts the 275 W solar panels designed by Ener-G-Africa

FLEXIBLE DESIGNS Ener-G-Africa’s 275 W solar panels are designed with flexibility in mind while maintaining the voltage output of larger panels in order to integrate with most standard industry inverters, offering a higher capacity in a smaller area

Wärtsilä renews operations and maintenance agreement with Zambian energy company

By: Darren Parker 26th September 2024 Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a renewal of its operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement covering the 105 MW power plant owned by independent power producer Ndola Energy Company in Zambia. The previous agreement had been in force since 2013. →

Upcoming mini-Budget to include details on Independent Power Transmission pilot project

By: Terence Creamer 26th September 2024 Details on the approach South Africa will be taking to piloting Independent Power Transmission (IPT) projects as part of a strategy to accelerate the expansion of its electricity grid will be included in the upcoming Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), a senior official in the office of... →

ENERTRAG advocates for local collector grid system to support national capacity

By: Marleny Arnoldi 26th September 2024 As South Africa tackles the next energy challenge of grid capacity, ENERTRAG South Africa technical head Dr Clinton Carter-Brown advocates for local collector grids that can integrate power from multiple projects and provide dispatchable green energy when combined with energy storage. His... →

Don’t conflate Eskom-Sasol bilateral on LNG with ‘national strategy’ needed to avert gas cliff – IGUA-SA

By: Terence Creamer 25th September 2024 The Industrial Gas Users Association of Southern Africa (IGUA-SA) has welcomed the attention that South Africa’s impending “gas cliff” is finally enjoying from government through Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. The body is cautioning, however, against conflating the... →

Industrial Gas Users Association of Southern Africa executive officer Jaco Human

World leaders call for investment in clean energy, developing nations seek help

By: Reuters 25th September 2024 World leaders on Tuesday called for far more investment in renewable energy to tackle climate change, with developing nations saying they need financial support to make the transition. Speaking at a Global Renewables Summit, Kenyan President William Ruto made the case for investing in renewables... →

Global plan for early ditch of coal power hits Indonesia hurdle

By: Reuters 25th September 2024 G7-backed push to close coal power plants in emerging markets is facing further delays after a July deadline passed without a deal on the early closure of an Indonesian power plant that would be the first to shut under the initiative. The push against coal comes under the Just Energy Transition... →

Publication of Eskom’s 36% tariff submission by Nersa heralds formal start of consultation showdown

By: Terence Creamer 24th September 2024 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has formally published Eskom’s much-anticipated and much-criticised allowable revenue application for the coming three years ahead of what is likely to be a vigorous and potentially hostile public consultation phase. The documents have been... →

Next round of NDC’s critical test for meeting renewables-tripling goal – IEA

By: Terence Creamer 24th September 2024 The next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) will be a critical test for the implementation of the COP28 pledge, made by nearly 200 countries in the United Arab Emirates last year, of tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency by 2030. This finding is contained in a new... →

Eskom and Sasol explore demand anchors for LNG

23rd September 2024 Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses Eskom and Sasol’s collaboration on the potential to introduce liquified natural gas to replace natural gas imports from southern Mozambique, which are currently set to decline sharply from 2027. →

Eskom and Sasol explore demand anchors for LNG

Sasol and Eskom to explore demand anchors for LNG as part of effort to avert ‘gas cliff’

By: Terence Creamer 20th September 2024 Eskom and Sasol have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the potential to introduce liquified natural gas (LNG) to replace natural gas imports from southern Mozambique, which are currently set to decline sharply from 2027. The MoU was signed by Eskom CEO Dan Marokane and... →

Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi presents a slide on the gas cliff during a briefing at Megawatt Park, while Eskom CEO Dan Marokane and Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa (seated at far right) listen.

A $90bn World Bank plan to electrify Africa gets under way

By: Bloomberg 20th September 2024 A plan to bring electricity to 300-million Africans by 2030, backed by an initial pledge of $30-billion from the World Bank and the African Development Bank, has begun to be implemented with an assessment of the first potential beneficiaries. Some of the world’s most prominent climate... →

Ramokgopa seeks to strike ‘delicate balance’ on Eskom tariffs, labelling mooted hikes ‘untenable’

By: Terence Creamer 19th September 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has labelled a mooted increase in Eskom’s electricity tariff of 36% “untenable” and “unaffordable” and has promised to work on an outcome that seeks to strike a “delicate balance” between the needs of consumers and Eskom’s financial... →

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

AfriForum continues fighting Nersa’s latest appeal in municipal tariff matter

By: Marleny Arnoldi 19th September 2024 Civil rights organisation AfriForum says the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has applied to the Supreme Court of Appeal in the case related to its implementation of tariff hikes for at least 100 municipalities. The organisation has been challenging the regulator’s... →

IBM develops two new models for energy sector forecasting

By: Schalk Burger 19th September 2024 Information technology company IBM has developed two new interactive models for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) GeoHub, namely the artificial intelligence (AI) model Electricity Access Forecasting, and the statistical geospatial model Clean Energy Equity Index. The new models will... →

The UNDP GeoHub dashboard

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