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ARC portfolio companies demonstrate resilience in challenging conditions

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 7th June 2024 JSE-listed African Rainbow Capital (ARC) Investments says that, despite an unfavourable macroeconomic environment for the quarter ended March 31, several portfolio companies have demonstrated resilience, and it remains committed to identifying promising investment opportunities In an update on... →

Reflecting on Marokane's first 100 days as Eskom CEO

By: Chanel de Bruyn 7th June 2024 Engineering News editor Terence Creamer reflects on Dan Marokane's first 100 days in office as Eskom CEO and the direction Eskom is taking under his leadership. →

Reflecting on Marokane's first 100 days as Eskom CEO

Despite ‘visible progress’ on loadshedding front, Eskom boss says SA not out of the woods yet

By: Irma Venter 7th June 2024 On day 55 of no loadshedding in South Africa, on May 21, newly appointed Eskom boss Dan Marokane warned that the country was “not of out the woods yet” in terms of more reliable energy supply. However, he noted that Eskom was making visible progress towards where it wanted to be, “and we should... →

SAWEA, Germany's BWE partner to stimulate wind energy investment

By: Schalk Burger 6th June 2024 Industry organisation the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) and the German Wind Energy Association (Bundesverband Windenergie or BWE) signed a memorandum of understanding on June 6 with the mutual goal of promoting wind energy and advancing renewable energy solutions globally. The... →

SAWEA CEO Niveshen Govender.

Eskom ‘decouples’ renewables roll-out from coal station closure plan

By: Terence Creamer 6th June 2024 Eskom CEO Dan Marokane reports that a decision has been made to “decouple” the closure of its coal stations from the building, in partnership, of new renewable energy generation capacity linked to its goal of being a net-zero emitter by 2050 and the just energy transition strategy. In an address... →

Solar panels in front of Komati power station cooling towers

Already green V&A Waterfront eyes starting up desalination plant; building second seawater cooling plant

By: Irma Venter 6th June 2024 Since starting its sustainability journey in 2008, the V&A Waterfront (V&A) in Cape Town has reduced its energy use by 40%, with 2 MW of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels generating 1 640 000 kWh of clean energy a year. The precinct has also diverted 62% of its waste from landfills. This includes... →

NOA helps Tronox decarbonise its South African operations with 25-yr energy supply agreement

By: Sabrina Jardim 6th June 2024 Local integrated energy company NOA Group Holdings has entered into a 25-year energy supply agreement with NYSE-listed titanium dioxide pigment manufacturer Tronox Holdings for its South African operating sites. Under the terms of the agreement, NOA will supply Tronox’s operations in... →

NOA Trading CEO Andrew Taylor

Namibia’s audacious plan to become a global green hydrogen hub

By: Bloomberg 6th June 2024 Early in May, King Philippe of Belgium was on the edge of the Namib desert to inaugurate a project that aims to help decarbonize European industry, and which might just enable one of Africa’s smallest economies to hit the clean-energy big time. It was a humble start for such grand designs, as... →

Belgium's King Philippe and Namibian President Ngangolo Mbumba on a site visit at the Cleanenergy Solutions green hydrogen project in Namibia

Investment in clean energy to reach $2tr this year, outpacing investment in fossil fuels

By: Bloomberg 6th June 2024 Investment in clean energy technologies will climb to $2-trillion this year, almost double the amount spent on fossil fuels, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Two-thirds of the record $3-trillion invested in energy sources in 2024 will be devoted to sectors such as renewables,... →

A wind turbine and a fossil fuel-powered plant

Balancell named fastest growing manufacturing company in Africa in new list

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 5th June 2024 The Financial Times, in partnership with Statista, has published its list of Africa’s 125 Fastest Growing Companies for the Year. In the top spot for manufacturing was Balancell Energy, a South African business that designs, engineers and manufactures smart lithium-ion batteries for multiple... →

Assembling batteries at Ndabeni

Global renewable-energy commitments fall short of COP28 targets

By: Marleny Arnoldi 4th June 2024 Although Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are key to decarbonisation, current NDCs only amount to 1 300 GW, or 12%, of the renewable energy capacity needed to meet the objective of tripling renewable energy as set at the COP28 conference. At COP28, nearly 200 countries pledged to... →

IEA executive director Fatih Birol

TNPA appoints Amulet consortium to build, operate Richards Bay solar plant

By: Marleny Arnoldi 3rd June 2024 Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has selected Amulet Group Consortium to build and operate a 20 MW solar PV plant at the Port of Richards Bay. TNPA anticipates that the design and construction of the solar plant will start in June and that it will be operational by May 2026. →

Richards Bay port

EWSETA undertakes programme to boost renewables skills development, at TVET colleges

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 3rd June 2024 The role of technical vocational education and training (TVET) colleges in South Africa’s just energy transition is expected to be bolstered by a partnership led by the Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) and the Chinese Culture and International Education Exchange... →

V&A Waterfront pilots ‘aesthetically pleasing’ small-scale wind turbines

By: Terence Creamer 3rd June 2024 Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront is pioneering the integration of small, low-noise vertical-axis wind turbines into its green electricity supply mix, following the installation of four 1-kW units within the mixed-use property’s Silo District and another 3-kW turbine near to the complex’s Breakwater... →

LS Double Helix turbines at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town

A video of the LS Double Helix turbines in action at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town

DMRE again delays bidding deadlines for procurement of new renewables and battery storage

By: Terence Creamer 31st May 2024 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has confirmed another extension to the bid submission deadlines for the current renewables procurement round, as well as the second battery storage bidding round. The deadline for Bid Window Seven (BW7) of the Renewable Energy Independent... →

Electricity, logistics reforms in the spotlight as coalition govt looms

By: Creamer Media Reporter 31st May 2024 Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the coalition scenarios facing South Africa as the election results are being tallied and what this could mean for the reforms under way in electricity and freight logistics. →

Electricity, logistics reforms in the spotlight as coalition govt looms

Nigeria secures $500m World Bank loan for electricity sector

By: Reuters 31st May 2024 Nigeria has secured a $500-million World Bank loan for its electricity sector to boost power distribution, after last month's hike in tariffs for top consumers in Africa's most populous nation. The Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE), the country's privatisation agency, on Thursday said the loan... →

More than 430 Cape Town households apply to sell their excess solar electricity

By: Irma Venter 31st May 2024 A total of 432 Cape Town households have applied to earn cash from selling their excess solar power to the city. These applications will now be assessed to determine their eligibility. →

Capital cost of energy transition ‘only one part of the picture’

By: Terence Creamer 30th May 2024 The yearly $1.9-trillion being invested currently on clean energy would have to more than double and be more evenly distributed to place the world on track to meet net-zero emissions by 2050, a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report confirms. However, it also stresses that such investments... →

Delayed coal decommissioning won’t ‘collapse our climate commitments’

By: Terence Creamer 27th May 2024 The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) is currently assessing the impact of South Africa’s decision to delay the decommissioning of the Hendrina, Grootvlei and Camden coal-fired power stations on the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), which outlines the country’s... →

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PCC executive director Dr Crispian Olver

Wheeling progressing in South Africa, the rest of Africa

By: Schalk Burger 27th May 2024 The use of national electricity grids to wheel power from renewable-energy projects to demand centres is growing in Africa and helping to drive greater scale in the building of renewable-energy generation, says private equity investment group African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)... →

Nordex Energy South Africa progresses impactful internship programme

By: Marleny Arnoldi 27th May 2024 Original-equipment manufacturer Nordex Energy South Africa (Nesa) is progressing well with an internship programme for promising young engineers and technicians across three provinces. The programme, which was launched in November last year, aims to build a skilled pipeline of technicians in the... →

Intern at work for Nordex Energy South Africa

Uncertainty over coal jobs ahead of South Africa elections

By: Reuters 27th May 2024 Growing up surrounded by the towering smokestacks of coal-fired power stations, 22-year-old Siya Mokoena's life is inextricably linked to the coal industry that dominates his hometown of Emalahleni in South Africa's eastern province of Mpumalanga. Like many in Emalahleni, generations of Mokoena's... →

A truck delivering coal to a power station

Desert to Power Initiative to transform Africa’s most vulnerable region into an energy hub

By: Darren Parker 24th May 2024 The African Development Bank (AfDB) has emphasised its role in delivering the Desert to Power Initiative, which aims to energise one of the least developed and most marginal parts of the continent. The Sahel region, which is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world, will become a solar... →

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AfDB president Dr Akinwumi Adesina

Eskom seeks to reserve grid capacity for publicly procured IPP projects

By: Creamer Media Reporter 24th May 2024 Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses Eskom's application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, seeking permission to preserve and reserve grid capacity for publicly procured IPP projects, as well as the implications should permission be granted. →

Eskom seeks to reserve grid capacity for publicly procured IPP projects

Schneider launches local EV charging solution

By: Marleny Arnoldi 23rd May 2024 Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric has launched a local electric vehicle (EV) charging solution, to cater for African countries’ transition away from fossil fuel-powered cars. The solution, called EVLink, is part of Schneider’s EcoStructure eMobility offering and was... →

Empowering women in energy the intelligent thing to do, says DMRE official

By: Rebecca Campbell 23rd May 2024 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) had been running a five-year Energy Sector Women Empowerment Strategy since 2021, pointed out DMRE deputy director-general Hilda Mhlongo on Thursday. She was delivering the keynote address at the Women in Energy breakfast at the Enlit Africa... →

Reunert H1 earnings rise on Electrical Engineering, Applied Electronics segments

By: Natasha Odendaal 23rd May 2024 JSE-listed Reunert reported a rise in earnings during the six months ended March 31, 2024, driven by good performance in its Electrical Engineering and the Applied Electronics’ defence cluster segments. Its Information and Communications Technology (ICT) segment, however, posted a muted performance. →

Fortescue excluded from world’s biggest hydropower plant development

By: Bloomberg 22nd May 2024 A company owned by Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest will no longer develop the world’s biggest hydropower project in Democratic Republic of Congo, according to President Felix Tshisekedi’s office, which has replaced the firm with a Nigerian oil producer. Natural Oilfield Services... →

Opinion: Let’s talk about the well-lit elephant in the room

22nd May 2024 In this article, BDO South Africa partner and renewable energy expert Nato Oosthuzen writes shares his insight on where the country is at with loadshedding and the reasons why he is cautiously optimistic about the potential for a brighter future for South Africa. →

BDO South Africa partner Nato Oosthuizen

Cape Town is leading the country’s green energy transition, affirms city Alderman

By: Rebecca Campbell 22nd May 2024 Cape Town is really taking the lead in the green energy transition, affirmed the city’s Economic Growth MMC, Alderman James Vos, on Tuesday. He was opening Western Cape trade, tourism and investment promotion agency Wesgro’s Green Hub pavilion at the Enlit Africa 2024 exhibition, in the Cape Town... →

City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth Alderman James Vos

Eskom seeks Nersa permission to reserve grid capacity for public IPP procurement rounds

By: Terence Creamer 21st May 2024 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has invited comment on Eskom’s application to preserve and reserve grid connection capacity for independent power producers (IPPs) participating in public procurement processes implemented in line with Section 34 of the Electricity Regulation... →

Photo by Creamer Media Chief Photographer Donna Slater
Eskom group executive for distribution Monde Bala

Not out of the woods yet, but there is visible progress – Eskom CEO

By: Irma Venter 21st May 2024 On day 55 of no loadshedding in South Africa, newly appointed Eskom boss Dan Marokane warns that the country is “not of out the woods yet, but we have visible progress towards where we want to be, and we should acknowledge that”. Speaking at Enlit Africa 2024 held in Cape Town on Tuesday – on day... →

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Eskom CFO Calib Cassim and CEO Dan Marokane

NOA Group acquires early-stage Khauta solar farm in the Free State

By: Marleny Arnoldi 20th May 2024 Local integrated energy company NOA Group has successfully acquired the 350 MW Khauta solar PV facility, near Welkom, in the Free State, from PNE, which started the development of the facility. The addition of the solar farm brings NOA’s total grid-secured assets to 500 MW and closer to its... →

Energy trader reports strong market demand for green electricity from 210 MW Hendrina Wind Farm

By: Terence Creamer 20th May 2024 Newly formed electricity trader Apollo Africa reports that it is experiencing strong demand from potential customers for the renewable electricity that will be produced from the grid-ready 210 MW Hendrina Wind Farm, being developed by Enertrag in the Mpumalanga province. Apollo Africa, which is... →

Apollo Africa MD Jenna Harris

NCOP votes to pass Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill

By: Creamer Media Reporter 17th May 2024 Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the significance of the National Council of Provinces' (NCOP's) vote to pass the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill; if the Bill is likely to face any opposition; and what further actions can be expected once the Bill becomes law. →

NCOP votes to pass Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill (Camera: Shadwyn Dickinson; Editing: Nicholas Boyd)

Today’s well-supplied market for critical minerals ‘may not be a good guide for future’

By: Terence Creamer 17th May 2024 A new International Energy Agency (IEA) report describes the sharp decline in critical mineral prices over the past year as a double-edged sword, cautioning that, while it has been a boon for clean energy deployment and affordability, it is a bane for critical mineral investment and... →

Investment in certain minerals, notably copper and lithium, is falling short of what was required for transition to net-zero energy system

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