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South Africa weighs mega renewable-energy tender to curb outages

By: Bloomberg 25th April 2023 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa proposed a “mega bid window” for the procurement of renewable energy to curb rolling blackouts, even as previous plans to build clean power generation have been delayed. Ramokgopa recommended buying a minimum of 15 000 MW of energy, in addition to other... →

Ginlong Solis launching inverters with enhanced outage functions in South Africa

By: Schalk Burger 24th April 2023 Shenzhen Stock Exchange-listed inverter manufacturer Ginlong Solis Technologies will launch its S6 Advanced Power Hybrid Inverter for South Africa at the Solar Show Africa, being held in Johannesburg on April 25 and 26. The inverters have added generator connections and control functions, and... →

South Africa must stick to plans to deal with electricity crisis – BLSA

By: Schalk Burger 24th April 2023 The National Energy Crisis Committee (NECOM), set up under the Presidency, has brought together the best people and put together a plan that has the best chance of resolving the country's greatest economic challenge – the electricity crisis, states Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi... →

An aerial view of the Kusile power station

Aberdare launches e-commerce platform, to add battery storage solution to its portfolio

By: Darren Parker 21st April 2023 Cable manufacturer Aberdare has launched a new e-commerce platform to enable the online sale of its products. “As we look forward to the digital future, it is imperative that we adapt to ensure we continue to add value to our customers as we also embrace the digital Internet of Things and... →

Smart grid can mitigate system challenges

By: Nadine Ramdass 21st April 2023 The integration of smart technology can ensure reliability and efficiency of the country’s electricity grid. A smart grid system will be able to effectively manage challenges associated with current electricity distribution systems such as maintenance and breakdowns. The life span of electricity... →

An image of the Strategic National Smart Grid Vision for the South African Electricity Supply Industry launch

VISION LAUNCH Smart technology can ensure reliability and efficiency of the electricity grid

Energy storage a short-term solution

21st April 2023 Energy storage, and how it can be integrated into the energy distribution mix and contribute to electricity stability in South Africa, needs to be considered as a short-term solution, says solar energy equipment supplier ZRW Mechanika MD Kamalluddien Parker. South Africa needs to consider... →

R400m energy fund launched to help finance backup power solutions for SMEs

By: Donna Slater 20th April 2023 Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financier Business Partners has launched a R400-million Energy Fund aimed at helping SMEs finance viable sources of alternative electricity and thereby keep them in business during loadshedding. According to data published by the South African Reserve... →

City of Cape Town earmarks R1.2bn for Steenbras peaker plant upkeep

By: Donna Slater 18th April 2023 The City of Cape Town’s ‘Building Hope’ budget for 2023/24 proposes continued investment in its Steenbras hydroelectric pumped storage scheme, laying the foundation for a potential estimated investment of about R1.2-billion over the next nine years on the maintenance and expansion of the plant.... →

Govt moves to ease enviro path for solar and battery projects

By: Terence Creamer 17th April 2023 The South African government is moving to exclude solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage facilities from the requirement to obtain environmental authorisation in areas where the environmental sensitivity is officially classified to be medium to low. Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment... →

Ramaphosa underlines commitment to energy and freight reforms as he unveils new R2tr investment target

By: Terence Creamer 13th April 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled a new investment target of R2-trillion for the five-year period to 2028 at the fifth edition of the South African Investment Conference on Thursday, where he also received new pledges from domestic and international investors that enabled him to confirm that the... →

President Cyril Ramaphosa at the fifth edition of the South African Investment Conference

Bushveld announces further steps to carve out independent energy storage entity

By: Darren Parker 12th April 2023 Integrated primary vanadium producer and energy storage solutions provider Bushveld Minerals has announced that VRFB Holdings (VRFB-H) has entered into a conditional agreement with Garnet Commerce and Mustang Energy, pursuant to which VRFB-H has agreed to acquire Garnet's 50% interest in Enerox... →

Bushveld CEO Fortune Mojapelo

South Africa should not shy away from costs of fixing power crisis – Minister

By: Reuters 12th April 2023 South Africa should not shy away from spending to fix the country's power crisis, its electricity minister told Reuters, ahead of a cabinet decision later this month on his proposals to end the worst power blackouts on record. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, appointed last month to the newly created role,... →

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

Swedish energy storage company plans 100% capacity increase for its Cape Town plant

By: Rebecca Campbell 5th April 2023 Polarium South Africa, the local subsidiary of Swedish energy storage group Polarium, plans to double the capacity of its Cape Town assembly plant by the end of this year. This was reported at a media briefing on Wednesday. The plant only started production last April and is the result of a... →

Termination of State of Disaster for electricity, Eskom exemption withdrawal broadly welcomed

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 5th April 2023 The government has terminated, with immediate effect, the National State of Disaster for electricity declared by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on February 9. In a statement, the Department of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) says the State of... →

Talks under way on next funding flows from Germany to South Africa under JETP

By: Terence Creamer 3rd April 2023 Discussions are under way between the German and South African governments regarding the disbursement of the next tranche of the European country’s concessional funding under the $8.5-billion Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), initially unveiled in 2021. Germany has committed to provide... →

Project financing opportunities to support the expansion of South Africa’s grid will be assessed, despite the Eskom debt-relief package barring the State-owned utility from securing any new debt without the specific permission of the Finance Minister

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Project financing opportunities to support the expansion of South Africa’s grid will be assessed, despite the Eskom debt-relief package barring the State-owned utility from securing any new debt without the specific permission of the Finance Minister

CSIR energy storage testbed to support local battery value chain

By: Schalk Burger 28th March 2023 A newly established Indoor Energy Storage Testbed equips the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to test the performance and reliability of lithium-ion batteries, as expressed by their storage capacity, lifecycle and depth of discharge. This will help build capacity in the South... →

CSIR researcher and project lead Ranesh Thakoordeen and CSIR researcher Sumi Moodaliyar

Opinion: Funding social justice in the energy transition, a role for private sector financing at scale?

24th March 2023 In the executive summary of a new report, commissioned by the African Climate Foundation, Intellidex writes that the status quo is not fit for purpose to support the financing of the social justice issues in the Just Energy Transition required and more innovative thinking on structures,... →

Belgium's King Philippe visits CSIR energy storage testbed facility

By: Darren Parker 23rd March 2023 State-owned entity the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on March 23 hosted the Belgium's King Philippe at its Indoor Energy Storage Testbed facility, in Pretoria. South Africa's Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Blade Nzimande was also in attendance at the... →

Partnership formed to boost solar panel, integrated inverter stockholding

By: Donna Slater 22nd March 2023 A partnership to make solar panels and integrated renewable energy systems in South Africa more readily available was launched on March 22 between Magneto Renewable Energy (MRE), Chinese tier one solar panel manufacturer Longi and electrical systems supplier Lubanzi Inala. Located in Midrand,... →

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Magneto Renewable Energy's inverter, battery and water heating products.

Kusile exemption, one-stop shop for regulatory approvals in the electricity sector

17th March 2023 Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the frustrations experienced about the slow pace of implementation of the Energy Action Plan amid intense loadshedding; the creation of one-stop shop for regulatory approvals at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition; the exemption... →

Kusile exemption, one-stop shop for regulatory approvals in the electricity sector

€15m Just SA launched in bid to unlock Mpumalanga transition projects

By: Terence Creamer 14th March 2023 A new €15-million initiative has been launched to provide research and technical support for “catalytic” just transition projects in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, currently the centre of South Africa’s coal industry and where 22 GW of coal-fired power capacity is scheduled for retirement... →

DTIC’s new energy one-stop shop to include ‘unblocking teams’ to speed up electricity investments

By: Terence Creamer 14th March 2023 Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel reports that that energy one-stop-shop to speed up the regulatory processes required for private investment in electricity generation has been established and is being managed by InvestSA. In a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Trade... →

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Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel

B4SA launches independent fund for corporates to support Energy Action Plan

By: Marleny Arnoldi 10th March 2023 Business body Business for South Africa (B4SA), together with the Presidency, on March 9 announced the establishment of a Resource Mobilisation Fund (RMF) to help capacitate the National Energy Crisis Committee (Necom). Necom aims to reduce the severity and frequency of loadshedding in the short... →

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B4SA chairperson Martin Kingston

Electricity Minister appointed and battery storage tender released

10th March 2023 Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the appointment of Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as Minister of Electricity in the Presidency; immediate steps taken by the Minister to diffuse possible tensions with Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister... →

Electricity Minister appointed and battery storage tender released

How battery storage can help SA navigate its grid and loadshedding challenges

By: Sabrina Jardim 10th March 2023 Amid the current energy crisis, declared to be a state of disaster during last month’s State of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa, battery energy storage systems (BESS) could potentially provide some near-term relief in areas of grid constraint, while also allowing households some... →

Metair expects 105% knock to earnings in FY22

By: Marleny Arnoldi 9th March 2023 JSE-listed energy storage and automotive components manufacturer Metair advises that its earnings per share (EPS) and headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the financial year ended December 31 will be at least 105% and 104% lower, respectively. EPS and HEPs will, therefore, be at least 369c... →

Five substation sites specified in 513 MW battery storage tender

By: Terence Creamer 7th March 2023 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has confirmed that five substation sites have been specified by Eskom for the public procurement of battery energy storage systems (BESS) with a combined capacity of 513 MW and a minimum of four hours of storage, or at least 2 052 MWh. A bid... →

The substation sites have been specified by Eskom

KZN govt plans battery energy storage facility

By: Yvonne Silaule 24th February 2023 The KwaZulu-Natal government is planning to establish a battery energy storage system (BESS) under power utility Eskom’s flagship BESS project, Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube said on February 24. In her State of the Province Address, she noted that the BESS would be based in Elandskop. →

As govt prepares to pull trigger on battery tender, talks on design of next renewables round advance

By: Terence Creamer 24th February 2023 The request for proposals for the procurement of 513 MW of battery energy storage capacity will be released before the end of February, the National Energy Crisis Committee’s (NECOM’s) Rudi Dicks confirmed on Friday. All the necessary approvals had been secured from the National Treasury for the... →

400 MW of immediate interest in Eskom’s short-term power purchase programmes

By: Terence Creamer 17th February 2023 The National Energy Crisis Committee (NECOM) reports that the initial market response to Eskom’s moves to purchase electricity that is immediately available from entities that generate their own power has been positive, with some 400 MW of interest in both its Standard Offer Programme and its... →

UK eyeing hydrogen production with keen interest into electrolysis – WPIC

By: Donna Slater 17th February 2023 Platinum investment promoter the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) says the launch of the UK’s inaugural Hydrogen Week, demonstrates the growing momentum around the use of hydrogen to help achieve decarbonisation targets in the UK. The event – taking place from February 13 to 19 in... →

Private equity fund launched to replace R12bn Section 12J tax incentive

By: Donna Slater 14th February 2023 The Twelve B Green Energy Fund – South Africa’s first private equity fund enabling green energy investors to qualify for South African Revenue Service-approved tax deductions – was launched on February 14. The fund, regulated by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, has a mandate to invest in... →

Can adding rooftop solar really move the loadshedding needle?

By: Terence Creamer 14th February 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that incentives will be introduced to help facilitate solar investments by businesses and households was arguably the high point of a State of the Nation Address, where the declaration of a state of disaster and the appointment of an Electricity Minister... →

Crisis presents unique opportunity for South Africa to transition to clean energy

By: Darren Parker 13th February 2023 Energy efficiency technology company Plentify CEO and co-founder Jon Kornik believes the solution to South Africa's energy crisis goes beyond just bringing an end to loadshedding. Instead, he says, the focus should be on enabling the country to transition to a clean, affordable and reliable... →

Plentify CEO and co-founder Jon Kornik

Determinations opening way for Eskom to procure emergency and cross-border electricity published for comment

By: Terence Creamer 11th February 2023 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) is seeking public comment on electricity procurement determinations received from Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe that are intended to open the way for Eskom to procure new emergency and cross-border capacity. Mantashe has... →

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Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe

Can SA finally turn the switch on its power crisis in 2023?

By: Darren Parker 10th February 2023 Stage 4 to 6 loadshedding has become more commonplace over the past few months, with many analysts expecting it to continue and possibly worsen before South Africa’s energy crisis has abated. Stage 6 has been the highest level of loadshedding introduced so far, although several economists have... →

Rapid renewables roll-out key to tackling loadshedding, but OCGTs ‘only short-term defence'

By: Terence Creamer 6th February 2023 An increased use of the diesel-fuelled open cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) represents South Africa’s only short-term defence against higher levels of economically damaging loadshedding, a new analysis of the country’s power crisis shows. However, the new Meridian Economics briefing note also makes a... →

Eskom's Ankerlig OCGT plant

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