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Briton must face South African Eskom bribery charges, court says

By: Bloomberg 23rd August 2024 A British national wanted in South Africa over allegations of bribes paid in a deal struck with state-owned power utility Eskom Holdings lost a bid to block his extradition. A London judge dismissed arguments that Michael Lomas, a former Eskom contractor, would be at high risk of suicide should... →

Highlighting indigent subsidy red tape, social housing association warns on electricity price hike

By: Sabrina Jardim 23rd August 2024 The National Association of Social Housing (Nasho) has urged government to consider alternatives for the social housing sector as electricity tariffs are set to increase further, arguing that tenants and social housing developers will not be able to absorb the higher costs. Power utility Eskom... →

Eskom launches EV charging pilot programme in Midrand

By: Marleny Arnoldi 23rd August 2024 As Eskom works to electrify its vehicle fleet and decarbonise its operations, the State-owned power utility is piloting electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at its Academy of Learning, in Midrand. This marks a milestone in Eskom Distribution’s commitment to supporting the growth of the... →

Renewables procurement and a grid survey make headlines

By: Creamer Media Reporter 23rd August 2024 Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the findings of the latest South African Renewable Energy Grid Survey; how the survey results will be used; and the mixed picture that has emerged for wind and solar projects following the latest public procurement round. →

Renewables procurement and a grid survey make headlines

Koeberg Unit 1 licence extended to 2044

By: Nadine Ramdass 23rd August 2024 State-owned electricity utility Eskom announced in July that the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) had extended the licence for Koeberg nuclear power station Unit 1, in the Western Cape, until 2044. This extension highlights Koeberg's vital role in providing reliable baseload power while meeting... →

An image of Koeberg's water intake basin

EXTENDED LIFE Koeberg nuclear power station Unit 1's licence extension reflects the utility’s ongoing efforts towards achieving nuclear safety and meeting Esom’s generation recovery plan

No indefinite end to loadshedding – Eskom

By: Nadine Ramdass 23rd August 2024 While South Africa is experiencing a significant period during which there is no loadshedding, more time is needed before State-owned electricity utility Eskom can confidently declare an end to loadshedding, says Eskom primary energy GM Dan Mashigo. Speaking at the 2024 Coal and Energy Transition... →

An image of Eskom primary energy GM Dan Mashigo

DAN MASHIGO It would take about two to five years to fully resolve loadshedding

Eskom committed to sustainable future

By: Nadine Ramdass 23rd August 2024 State-owned electricity utility Eskom is focusing on reducing coal intensity and expanding renewable energy as part of its commitment to a sustainable future. This shift in strategy prioritises maintaining plant health over simply "keeping the lights on at all costs" - a practice that has proven... →

An image of an Eskom substation and cooling towers

LONG-TERM CONSIDERATIONS Eskom is prioritising maintaining plant health over simply 'keeping the lights on at all costs'

Grid challenges persist amid energy market changes

By: Nadine Ramdass 23rd August 2024 South Africa’s energy market is undergoing various changes, including the unbundling of State-owned power utility Eskom, as well as licence exemptions for independent power producers (IPPs). The latter has eased access for new projects, but has also affected grid access and publicly procured... →

SUPPORTING INTEGRATION Integrating renewable-energy sources, such as solar, require a stable grid

Renewables firm spotlights commitment to gender diversity

By: Lumkile Nkomfe 23rd August 2024 Having recognised that gender diversity fosters creativity and innovation, green energy supplier G7 Renewable Energies highlights the importance of harnessing the full spectrum of human skills across all its operations to garner positive socioeconomic outcomes. G7 encourages women to take on... →

Cabinet committee probing ways to moderate fuel prices set to turn attention to electricity hikes next

By: Terence Creamer 22nd August 2024 Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni reports that the Cabinet committee set up to consider interventions to moderate fuel price increases is likely to turn its attention to electricity tariffs amid growing fears of another steep hike in 2025. Responding to questions posed during a... →

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni

Survey reveals 60% growth in wind energy projects

By: Sabrina Jardim 22nd August 2024 The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has released results from the 2024 South African Renewable Energy Grid Survey (SAREGS), presented on August 21 by State-owned Eskom's National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) strategic grid planning manager Ronald Marais during a webinar... →

OptiPower, Coxabengoa JV awarded R1.2bn solar contract for mining company

By: Schalk Burger 21st August 2024 Energy infrastructure project delivery company OptiPower, which is a trading division of engineering and contracting company Murray & Roberts (M&R), has, in a joint venture (JV) with Spanish energy and water utility Coxabengoa, been awarded a contract to build a 100 MW solar PV plant for an... →

Five arrested for heavy fuel oil theft at Camden power station

By: Schalk Burger 21st August 2024 Four employees of State-owned utility Eskom and a contractor security guard have been arrested in connection with the theft of heavy fuel oil valued at R500 000 from Camden power station, in Mpumalanga. The accused have been charged and are detained at the Ermelo Police Station. They remain in... →

NTCSA appoints 19 overhead-transmission line contractors to three supplier panels

By: Terence Creamer 20th August 2024 The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has appointed 19 overhead-transmission line contractors to three separate supplier panels as it moves to position itself for a R32-billion build programme over the coming eight years. The companies were selected following a tender issued in... →

Mergence provides R160m funding to Solarise Africa for C&I energy solutions

By: Schalk Burger 20th August 2024 Mergence Investment Managers has entered into a strategic funding partnership with solar energy company Solarise Africa, providing R160-million in investment to be used to advance the deployment of commercial- and industrial- (C&I) scale renewable energy solutions across South Africa. The funding... →

WEG Africa builds substation E-house facility for Sasol's Upstream PSA project in Moz

By: Schalk Burger 20th August 2024 Electrical equipment manufacturer WEG Africa has completed a large substation E-house solution, which includes distribution transformers and a diesel generator set, for energy and chemicals company Sasol’s Upstream production sharing agreement (PSA) project, in Mozambique. The E-house solution... →

The E-house facility built at Sasol's Upstream PSA project in Mozambique

Interest from IPPs aiming to connect renewables to grid surges to 133 GW

By: Terence Creamer 19th August 2024 The latest edition of the South African Renewable Energy Grid Survey points to there being massive and growing interest from developers of solar PV, wind, battery and hybrid plants to connect to the South African grid. Published jointly by Eskom Holdings’ National Transmission Company South... →

Photo by South African Renewable Energy Grid Survey 2024
There is growing interest from renewables developers to connect projects to the grid

AMEA signs 300 MW wind project PPA with Ethiopia

By: Schalk Burger 19th August 2024 Renewable-energy company AMEA Power has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) and an implementation agreement with utility Ethiopian Electric Power for the development and operation of a 300 MW wind energy project in Ethiopia. The $620-million project is expected to generate 1 400 GWh/y of... →

AfriForum plans to have Nersa reimburse consumers over unlawful tariffs since July

By: Marleny Arnoldi 19th August 2024 The Gauteng High Court’s rejection of a leave to appeal application by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) related to proposed municipal tariff hikes, is a victory for municipal electricity consumers, civil rights organisation AfriForum says. Earlier this year, the same court... →

Wetility, A2Pay partner to provide affordable solar solutions for spaza shops

By: Sabrina Jardim 19th August 2024 In response to the impacts of frequent power outages on small businesses in underserved communities, particularly small and microenterprises such as spaza shops, an innovative partnership between Wetility, a local renewable energy fintech company specialising in solar-as-a-service solutions, and... →

Wärtsilä signs decarbonisation agreement for Madagascan power plant

By: Sabrina Jardim 19th August 2024 The renewal of technology group Wärtsilä’s operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement with QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM), which is part of the Rio Tinto group, has been expanded to include a decarbonisation agreement. Wärtsilä says the agreement is a groundbreaking offering in the energy sector... →

Photo by © QMM
Wärtsilä’s renewal of its existing Operations and Maintenance agreement with QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM), part of the Rio Tinto group, has been expanded to include a Decarbonisation Agreement

Wind bids fall well short of BW7 allocation, while PV bids far exceed provision

By: Terence Creamer 19th August 2024 The Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO) has confirmed that 48 onshore wind and solar PV bids with a combined capacity of 10 218 MW have been submitted under Bid Window Seven (BW7) of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). The bids were submitted on... →

Solar PV with powerlines in the background

Ramaphosa signs Electricity Regulation Amendment Act into law

By: Terence Creamer 16th August 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the much-anticipated Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Act, which lays the legislative foundations for the establishment of a fully independent Transmission System Operator (TSO) in the coming five years. The ERA Bill was approved by lawmakers... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Open Access Energy secures $750 000 from Factor E Ventures

By: Schalk Burger 16th August 2024 Grid- and energy-optimisation software company Open Access Energy (OAE) has secured a $750 000 investment from technology innovations venture capital firm Factor E Ventures. The funding marks the initial tranche of a $1.5-million seed round for OAE, which is developing software solutions to... →

OAE CEO Gerjo Hoffman.

Ramokgopa withdraws 2.5 GW nuclear-procurement determination citing lack of public consultation

By: Terence Creamer 16th August 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has withdrawn a Ministerial determination for the procurement of 2 500 MW of new nuclear capacity, which was being contested legally, having concluded that there was insufficient public consultation prior to the regulator providing its... →

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

Necom's focus, Transnet's recovery and the future of Operation Vulindlela make headlines

By: Creamer Media Reporter 16th August 2024 Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses some of the key outcomes of the first meeting between Cabinet member and business leaders since the formation of the Government of National Unity. →

Necom's focus, Transnet's recovery and the future of Operation Vulindlela make headlines

Inaugural summit to address energy access

16th August 2024 The inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit, which will take place in Windhoek, Namibia from September 3 to 5, will supplement ongoing efforts to address the lack of access to electricity for more than 600-million people across Africa. The event is endorsed by the Ministry of Mines and Energy... →

HYDROGEN BUBBLE Using hydrogen for electricity generation will need to be adopted by Africa in order to meet local growing demands

Systems update collaboration promotes seamless transition

16th August 2024 African enterprises seeking to scale into new markets and build new capabilities need access to accurate real-time data about the total performance of the business. For one of Nigeria's leading renewable-energy providers, a reliance on outdated systems led to inefficiencies that were stifling... →

Hydrogen objectives gaining momentum

16th August 2024 Mauritania is positioning itself to capture up to 1.5% of the global green hydrogen market by 2050, and has large-scale projects in progress that are aimed at producing 12.5-million tonnes of green hydrogen each year by 2035. Last year, business management consultant Conjuncta, in partnership... →

STEFAN LIEBING The Conjuncta CEO will discuss the strategic potential of the country's green hydrogen market at the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2024 conference and exhibition

SATREPS projects aiding progression to green economy

By: Trent Roebeck 16th August 2024 Hydrogen and fuel cells solutions Center of Competence (CoC) HySA Infrastructure, at North-West University (NWU) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, is making a concerted effort to help South Africa and Africa transition towards a green economy by championing developments in... →

An image of one of the most recent construction projects carried out by HySA

NEW PRODUCTION FACILITY HySA Infrastructure continues to maintain energy production facilities in South Africa to improve local production expertise and consumer access to green hydrogen and ammonia

Facility continues to aid green economy transition

By: Trent Roebeck 16th August 2024 Hydrogen fuel cell generator producer CHEM Energy SA continues to contribute to South Africa’s transition to a greener economy, with it having completed the construction of its latest hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing facility in 2020 – at the Dube Trade Port, in KwaZulu-Natal. The facility ties... →

ANGELIN MAHARAJ CHEM Energy SA president Angelin Maharaj says that the CHEM fuel cells will be beneficial for the energy sector, the environment and the economy in South Africa

Zimbabwe commissions wind-energy study to help add generation

By: Bloomberg 15th August 2024 Zimbabwe has commissioned a study of wind power potential in the Southern African nation as part of an effort to increase electricity generation. The government hired Noubeg Power, a firm based in Cameroon, to conduct the research. The two-year project will install masts for data collection and... →

WesBank expands portfolio to include residential solar finance

By: Irma Venter 14th August 2024 WesBank has added residential solar finance to its portfolio, extending its product mix beyond vehicle and leisure finance products. The new addition gives personal clients in South Africa access to credit to finance the installation of home solar solutions. →

‘Necom 2.0’ to focus on system-wide constraints to electricity security and affordability

By: Terence Creamer 14th August 2024 Amid waning loadshedding, government and business have agreed to begin “repurposing” the National Energy Crisis Committee (Necom) to shift focus from interventions aimed at arresting the operational crisis at Eskom’s coal stations to addressing system-wide pressures, including growing concern... →

Energy Council of South Africa CEO James Mackay

Rising prices are deepening the electricity divide in South Africa

By: Bloomberg 14th August 2024 Late last year, residents of Yeoville and Bellevue — crumbling inner city areas of Johannesburg — went without power for four weeks after a 63-year-old cable broke. For several months after, power to the electricity supply was rotated between the two areas in four-hour blocks. Then the cuts were... →

DBSA urged to play leading role in fixing municipalities during next phase of Operation Vulindlela

By: Terence Creamer 13th August 2024 Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo has called on the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), which is a major lender to local government, to play a leading role in supporting the Government of National Unity’s plan to fix municipalities as part of the second phase of Operation Vulindlela.... →

Botswana Power awards 100 MW solar deal to Chinese group

By: Bloomberg 13th August 2024 A group of Chinese companies led by China Harbour Engineering Co has won a contract to build a 100 MW solar plant in Botswana, the country’s second utility-scale renewables facility. China Harbour is partnering with China Water and Electric Development Co and local investors for the project which... →

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