Kusile Power Station’s Unit 6 generator has reached commercial operation 11 years after its initial deadline.

Two well-established South African renewables companies – African Clean Energy Developments and EIMS Africa – have officially combined to form a new large-scale independent power producer (IPP) known ...

Thirteen young graduates from Springbok are building their futures through the Wind Industry Internship Programme, supported by Kangnas Wind Farm and the Energy and Water Sector Education and Training...

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has provided a detailed breakdown of the steps being taken in preparation for the launch of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM...

Eskom group executive for renewables Rivoningo Mnisi reports that the State-owned company has received a positive response to a tender for companies to support it with the establishment of a standalon...

South Africa will seek jail time, fines and higher taxes for breaches of proposed rules to govern carbon emissions that will apply to almost all sectors of the economy. The proposed regulations, due t...

State atomic energy corporation Rosatom’s mobile plants eliminate need for complex land-based infrastructure

There is a possibility that renewable energy projects due for decommissioning in 10 years’ time, could be repowered and sell their energy to new buyers.

The Levelised Cost of Energy is the industry’s go-to benchmark for comparing the cost-effectiveness of different electricity generation technologies.

Government fast-tracks private sector participation in grid infrastructure while the national transmission company prepares for a competitive electricity market by April 2026.

Distinguished lawyers, senior humanitarians and diplomats tell Jeremy Bowen why they are increasingly concerned about the catastrophe inside Gaza.

It takes at least three years for a renewable energy project to get off the ground in South Africa; government wants to halve the timeline.

Solar power moves virtually from farmland in North West to factories hundreds of kilometres away. How it works and what it means for the country’s energy transition

South Africa's bid for a $1 billion LNG deal with the US aims to reshape trade relations and boost its economy.

Eskom director Clive le Roux says the previous board and former chief executive Andre de Ruyter’s green energy initiative led to significant problems at the power utility.

Reform or bust: Ramaphosa bets on infrastructure, energy and local government fix as he launches the second phase of Operation Vulindlela.

Eskom implemented a 12.74% tariff increase on its direct customers effective April 1

The challenging global context has not deterred our commitment to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, writes the International Partners group.

Eskom says it will ‘decouple’ the shutdown of old coal plants from its Just Energy Transition strategy, and is exploring repurposing them for gas or nuclear power.

South Africa is set to undergo a significant transformation in its electricity market with the introduction of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM), which aims to establish a transpa...

The newly separated Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) has outlined its vision and mission to lawmakers, listing among its priorities for the coming five years the procurement of 20 GW of new ...

Failure to increase grid capacity is now the single biggest factor limiting new power generation, slowing economic growth and potentially prolonging the risks of load shedding.

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has appealed for the State-owned utility to be given “space” to implement its renewable-energy strategy, insisting that it is not designed to “crowd out” private competitors and...

Eskom is creating a new independent subsidiary company to attract more investment into the utility's renewable energy portfolio and accelerate renewable energy deployment.

EDF Renewables, a unit of French state-owned electricity company EDF, said on Monday it has commissioned South Africa’s first self-build main transmission substation (MTS) by an independent power prod...

The time where Eskom was the only trader of electricity in South Africa is coming to an end, which is great news for businesses seeking cheaper power sources.

South Africa intends launching a pilot programme for the procurement of 1 164 km of 400-kV powerlines, involving seven corridors in three provinces, in November as part of an initiative to mobilise pr...

Cabinet has finally approved the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM), which will seek to leverage green industrialisation opportunities from the country’s deployment of wind, solar and b...

One of the big tests of whether Eskom will survive in anything like its current form is how it will deal with customers who now have other electricity options. Its plan to charge residential customers...

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South Africa has a new coal mine and, perhaps surprisingly, it is part of a global trend that many will find worrying.

A credit guarantee vehicle to mobilise private sector capital by derisking projects will be launched in 2026, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced in his delayed Budget speech. He confirmed tha...

According to the Special Investigating Unit's briefing to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy on its investigations, more than 10% of Eskom’s more than 40,000 employees have not...

The perils associated with assigning shareholder responsibilities for State-owned enterprises (SOEs) that previously fell under the Department of Public Enterprises to line ministries can no longer be...

A decision on a disbursement by the World Bank-linked Climate Investment Funds that would trigger a $2.6 billion (~R47 billion) green-finance package for South Africa may be made as early as Friday.

The UK has announced it will fund an additional R8 million (£330 000) for South Africa's Energy Council to use in its work to support the country's efforts to enable a market for electricity trading.

The United States is withdrawing from the Just Energy Transition Partnership, a collaboration between richer nations to help developing countries transition from coal to cleaner energy, several sources in key participating countries said.

NOA will wheel energy from several wind generation projects to Teraco’s data centres.

The US intends on withdrawing from a climate pact with other developed nations to support South Africa's transition to a low-carbon economy, says a UK official.

Air pollution in South Africa boosts the annual number of deaths by 6% in communities living near coal-fired power plants, a study by the South African Medical Research Council showed.

An initiative by the US to increase electricity supply in Africa has been dismantled by the Trump administration.

Solar is within a hair’s breadth of eclipsing most, if not all, other energy sources in terms of cost per kWh and, if innovation continues at the same pace, possibly only a decade away from eclipsing ...