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Mantashe says special Cabinet meeting will consider IRP update after Ministers request time to ‘apply their minds’

By: Terence Creamer 30th November 2023 Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe confirmed that an update of the Integrated Resource Plan, which he has previously dubbed ‘IRP2023’, had served before Cabinet on November 29, but that his Ministerial colleagues had requested more deliberation time before approving the document... →

Four utility-scale battery projects worth R10bn selected following inaugural public tender

By: Terence Creamer 30th November 2023 The South African government has selected preferred bidders for the development of four utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the Northern Cape, with a combined investment value of R10-billion. The four BESS installations will have a combined capacity of 360 MW/1 440 MWh,... →

75 MW Umoyilanga hybrid project reaches financial close under much-delayed risk-mitigation round

By: Terence Creamer 30th November 2023 The Umoyilanga hybrid renewables-battery project, which will supply 75 MW of dispatchable electricity daily from 05:00 to 21:30 when built, has officially achieved commercial and financial close and is expected to begin commercial operation in March 2025. The project is being developed by EDF... →

How the Umoyilanga hybrid renewables-battery project is designed to work

$13.5tr needed by 2050 for decarbonisation, especially in hard-to-abate industry sectors

By: Schalk Burger 28th November 2023 The world will require $13.5-trillion in investments by 2050 to transition to a more sustainable and carbon-neutral future, particularly in the production, energy and transport sectors, the World Economic Forum (WEF) states in its 'Net-Zero Industry Tracker 2023' report, which was published in... →

Salt in batteries: shift may herald another shakeup

By: Bloomberg 27th November 2023 Battery giants are starting to put their money on new sodium-based technology, a sign that there could be yet another shakeup in the industry that’s crucial for the energy transition. Sodium — found in rock salts and brines around the globe — has the potential to make inroads into energy storage... →

Cabinet approves Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan

By: Darren Parker 20th November 2023 Cabinet has approved the Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan (JET-IP), Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni announced in a briefing in Pretoria on November 20. “The implementation plan will guide South Africa's transition to a low-carbon economy through the scaling up of... →

Wind turbines, solar panels and power pylons

There are already more clean-energy than fossil-fuel jobs and gap is set to widen

By: Terence Creamer 15th November 2023 More people work in the energy sector today than in 2019, almost exclusively because of the growth in clean-energy sectors, which have employed more workers than fossil fuels since 2021, a new International Energy Agency (IEA) study shows. The ‘World Energy Employment 2023’ report states that... →

Rooftop and small-scale installations account for about two-thirds of the four-million jobs in the PV sector

Eskom’s Hex battery the first of eight utility-scale projects being deployed across four provinces

By: Terence Creamer 9th November 2023 Eskom has officially started operating the first of eight utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects being introduced as part of Phase 1 of a World Bank-funded programme to add batteries with a combined storage capacity of 199 MW and the ability to discharge 833 MWh of... →

The 20 MW/100MWh Hex BESS site, in Worcester in the Western Cape

South Africa still weighing impact of charging Eskom interest

By: Bloomberg 9th November 2023 South Africa is still assessing the effect of adding interest to a R254-billion debt relief package for state-owned Eskom Holdings as the company prepares to split into three, according to a National Treasury official. Treasury announced in last week’s budget that it would convert the loans in... →

BMW South Africa energy innovation advances Tshwane community's prospects

By: Marleny Arnoldi 6th November 2023 Automotive manufacturer BMW South Africa has unveiled a successful solar and battery energy storage pilot project at the Ntshe-Peu Primary School, in Shoshanguve, which incorporates batteries from the automakers X3 plug-in hybrid model vehicles. The PowerUp pilot project was initiated to use the... →

Photo by Creamer Media's Marleny Arnoldi
BMW South Africa CEO Peter van Binsbergen

Company brings battery products to Africa

By: Trent Roebeck 3rd November 2023 Following three successful exhibitions in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, energy storage battery products producer Hinen has introduced its products to the African continent in 2023. The Hinen Company was afforded the opportunity to raise brand awareness and generate interest among consumers,... →

An image of one of the Hinen H6000E inverter

HINEN H6000E INVERTER Hinen produces an array of energy storage products like the H6000E

Globeleq’s Cuamba solar, battery plant in Mozambique begins operations

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 2nd November 2023 Independent power company Globeleq and its project partners, energy developer Source Energia and Mozambican national power utility Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), have received formal notification from EDM (the offtaker) that commercial operations at the 19 MW Cuamba solar photovoltaic (PV)... →

An image showing Globeleq's Cuamba solar photovoltaic and energy storage plant

An aerial view of Cuamba

Municipalities owing Eskom R56.8bn apply to participate in debt write-off scheme

By: Terence Creamer 1st November 2023 The National Treasury has confirmed that a total of 67 municipalities, which collectively owe Eskom R56.8-billion, or 97% of the municipal arrears debt of over R58-billion owed to the utility at the end of March, have formally applied to participate in the debt write-off programme. The National... →

South Africa's energy transition gathers pace

By: Schalk Burger 27th October 2023 Speakers across a range of disciplines and domains have said that South Africa's electricity market is transitioning to a more pluralistic market that will also include a much larger range of services to support generation, transmission, aggregation, grid balancing, energy trading, day-ahead and... →

Solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines

Serco rolls out solar at Gauteng facility, Cape Town to follow at year-end

By: Irma Venter 26th October 2023 Truck and trailer body-building company Serco is now fully powered by solar energy at its Boksburg facility in Gauteng. The installation consists of a 150 kW hybrid solar system with 370 x 405 W panels, plus high-voltage inverters coupled with 320 kW of batteries. →

Image of Serco's Boksburg solar installation

Serco's Boksburg installation

Rubicon signs partnership with Italy’s WeCo Batteries

By: Irma Venter 25th October 2023 South African solar and backup energy solutions provider Rubicon has announced a partnership with Italian energy storage business WeCo Batteries. Under this partnership, Rubicon and WeCo Batteries will deliver energy systems for residential and commercial applications in South Africa. →

Opportunities, challenges for South Africa in LIB, VRFB industries

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 18th October 2023 There are a number of opportunities for South Africa to capitalise on in terms of both the more established lithium-ion battery (LIB) industry and the emerging vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) industry, and this requires expeditious actions in terms of policy frameworks, proper strategies for... →

Energy crisis being addressed, but implementation is slow, admits DMRE DG

By: Irma Venter 18th October 2023 One of the biggest positive developments over the last 12 months has been the “convergence of ideas on what we need to do to resolve the energy crisis”, says Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) director-general (DG) Jacob Mbele. “We come from a period where people were pushing for... →

DMRE director-general Jacob Mbele

Africa not a major player in solar energy – yet

By: Rebecca Campbell 17th October 2023 All the critical minerals necessary for all renewable and battery energy technologies are found in Africa, highlighted consultancy and data company Rystad Energy senior partner and head of analysis Per Magnus Nysveen. He was addressing the Critical Minerals Africa conference, at the Cape Town... →

MTN's Nyati to succeed Makwana as Eskom chair

By: Bloomberg 9th October 2023 Mpho Makwana will step down as chairman of South Africa’s beleaguered power utility at Eskom Holdings’ annual general meeting at the end of the month. He will be replaced by former MTN Group Ltd. executive and ex-chief executive officer of Altron, Mteto Nyati, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin... →

Swiss team to attempt record high-altitude drive with solar truck

By: Donna Slater 5th October 2023 In an attempt to set a new world record for driving a wheeled vehicle to the highest altitude possible, a team of three men from Switzerland are preparing to reach the summit of the Ojos Del Salado volcano, in the barren Atacama region of Chile using an electric, solar-powered special purpose... →

An Aebi Schmidt electric, solar-powered truck

The Aebi Schmidt electric, solar-powered truck pictured with David Koller and Patrik Koller from the Gebrüder Weiss Peak Evolution team, together with Gebrüder Weiss air and sea branch manager Katharina Zimmerling and digital communications team leader Vanessa Hafner

Standard Bank’s pipeline of private utility scale renewables projects stands at 4 GW

By: Terence Creamer 3rd October 2023 Standard Bank reports that it has financed 400 MW of distributed generation since government’s recent decision to allow utility scale projects of any size to proceed without a licence even when wheeling electricity through the grid. In addition, its pipeline of such projects for the coming 12... →

Standard Bank South Africa CEO Lungisa Fuzile

JET pledges rise to $11.9bn as South Africa moves to finalise implementation plan

By: Terence Creamer 29th September 2023 The South African government has received additional pledges, worth nearly $3.5-billion, in support of its Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET IP), increasing the overall envelope of concessional debt and grant funding to $11.9-billion. The Presidency’s Rudi Dicks told the Presidential... →

The Presidency’s Rudi Dicks

Export component of South Africa’s green hydrogen strategy will seek to lock in price subsidies

By: Terence Creamer 29th September 2023 The initial export component of South Africa’s yet-to-be-approved Green Hydrogen Commercialisation Strategy is not premised on the trade of scarce renewable electrons – converted into molecules or other tradeable derivatives – to decarbonise the industries of developed economies in Europe and... →

Batteries essential part of solar power systems for business customers

By: Rebecca Campbell 21st September 2023 A paradoxical risk with regard to the adoption of solar energy as a power source for commercial and industrial customers was loadshedding, vertically integrated independent power producer New Southern Energy CEO Dave Masureik told Engineering News Online at the Africa Renewables Investment Summit... →

New inverter, battery solutions distributed

By: Halima Frost 21st September 2023 Energy technology provider Midea Energy Solutions, a product division of global appliance and air conditioning manufacturer Midea, has partnered with local distributors Livance Distributors and Fourways Group to launch the Midea Energy Solutions range of inverter and energy storage products. The... →

SOLAR CONVERSION The new range of inverters and battery storage solutions offered by Midea

R107m Steenbras Dam scheme upgrade in the works to help Cape Town ease loadshedding

By: News24Wire 18th September 2023 A R107-million refurbishment of the Steenbras Hydro Pumped Storage Scheme is on the pipeline, with Capetonians hoping it will bring further relief from load shedding. This week, the City of Cape Town's mayoral committee recommended that the council approve funding for the provision of... →

Energy Council CEO sees 2023 as a turning point in the energy crisis, but warns of slow decarbonisation progress

By: Darren Parker 14th September 2023 Industry body the Energy Council of South Africa CEO James Mackay has said there is sufficient reason to believe that loadshedding could end as early as the end of 2024, but warns that South Africa is not on track to meet its decarbonisation targets. Mackay was speaking at the Solutions From the... →

Photo by Creamer Media's Darren Parker
Energy Council of South Africa CEO James Mackay

Solar energy storage system launched

8th September 2023 The pressing need for effective energy storage systems has become undeniable owing to the severe energy crisis marked by an unreliable power supply and frequent, at times, daily loadshedding. In this challenging landscape, the Row Pow Energy Storage System emerges as a solution to the power... →

A portrait photo of Valso Trading CEO Svilen Voychev

SVILEN VOYCHEV Valso Trading CEO Svilen Voychev says the Row Pow system is poised to revolutionise the energy storage industry in South Africa Caption 02:

Firm offers immediate solar solutions

8th September 2023 Solar energy company SunSource Solutions remains committed to not only providing immediate solutions to South Africa's energy challenges but also contributing to a more sustainable and environmentally conscious future. By promoting the adoption of solar energy, the company aims to reduce carbon... →

ONE OF MANY SunSource Solutions offers many solar energy solutions to the South African Market

Group installs 1.1 MW solar system at manufacturing facility

By: Halima Frost 8th September 2023 After a year of planning and installing alternating-current and direct-current solutions, standby equipment manufacturer Static Power has commissioned a 1.1 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) grid-tied system at its ACTOM Medium Voltage Switchgear manufacturing facility in Knights, Gauteng. Static Power... →

solar panels on the roof of Static Powers's factory as part of a 1.1 MW solar photovoltaic grid-tied system

THE SMART CHOICE Actom Smart Technologies division Static Power has installed a 1.1 MW solar photovoltaic grid-tied system at its factory in Knights Gauteng

First skid delivered to Free State client

By: Halima Frost 8th September 2023 Prefabricated deployment solutions developer Turnkey Modular rolled out the first of multiple solar alternating current (ac), low-voltage/medium-voltage, step-up skid or ‘E-Houses’ in July for chemicals and energy company Sasol Chemicals Midlands, in Sasolburg, in the Free State. The skid will be... →

A solar alternating current (ac), low-voltage/medium-voltage, step-up skid or ‘E-House' on show at Turnkey modular's manufacturing site in Germiston

POWER HOUSE The solar alternating current, low-voltage/medium-voltage, step-up skid or ‘E-House' has been delivered to Sasol Midlands

Solar, wind energy to drive growth in input materials

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 7th September 2023 Solar, wind and battery storage are essential to the low-carbon energy transition and there is likely to be greater demand for input materials used in these sectors in the years ahead. This was noted by Fitch Solutions business unit BMI Research’s Group Power and Low Carbon Energy analyst David... →

Kenhardt hybrid plant to prove competitiveness of dispatchable renewables – Scatec CEO

By: Terence Creamer 7th September 2023 The global head of renewable-energy group Scatec is “extremely enthusiastic” about the market opportunities in South Africa, where he says variable wind and solar generation offer the cheapest and quickest route to injecting electricity into the loadshedding-prone grid. It is also where the... →

Scatec CEO Terje Pilskog

South Africa wants $8.5bn climate plan wrapped up by COP28

By: Bloomberg 7th September 2023 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy said she expects the long-delayed implementation plan for an $8.5-billion climate pact with some of the world’s richest nations to be completed by the COP28 summit that starts on November 30. The so-called Just Energy Transition... →

As new Mulilo chair, Jan Oberholzer hopes to support 5 GW expansion

By: Terence Creamer 6th September 2023 South African independent power producer Mulilo Energy has appointed former Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer as its new non-executive chairperson as it gears up to grow its renewables and battery storage portfolio by about 5 GW over the coming five years. The appointment became effective from September 1. →

Jan Oberholzer

South Africa urged to increase pumped storage capacity

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 4th September 2023 It is imperative that South Africa immediately start increasing its pumped storage hydropower capacity, as this will take time and it is becoming increasingly important as the just energy transition proceeds. Pumped storage is needed as solar and wind energy resources expand, South African... →

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