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Envusa Energy to power Kumba’s Sishen mine with 63MW of solar energy

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Wouter Jordaan, partner and principal environmental scientist at SRK Consulting – and also a director of SRK Consulting Congo

Decarbonisation is key to DRC mining as carbon tax looms

SRK Consulting 17 Jul 2026

Air Products showcases Pinetown facility to stakeholders and celebrates service delivery in the KZN

Air Products showcases Pinetown facility to stakeholders and celebrates service delivery in the KZN

Air Products South Africa 16 Jul 2026

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Plentify and Deye lay foundation for Africa’s largest residential virtual power plant

14 Jul 2026

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How loadshedding led to South Africa finding its perfect sunspot

13 Jul 2026

Hill in siliciclastic strata (mud or siltstones capped by solid sandstone) of Teekloof or Abrahamskraal formation (Beaufort Group) of the main Karoo Basin. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

SA shale gas exploration on shaky ground as UCT study uncovers earthquake risk

7 Jul 2026

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Power play: Tshepo Mokoka to lead Central Energy Fund as CEO

6 Jul 2026

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Landis+Gyr EMEA rebrands as EYKON

3 Jul 2026

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TotalEnergies taken to court in France

America Hernandez and Isaac Anyaogu 2 Jul 2026

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Africa’s power market is changing fast — and private capital is driving it

Shirley Webber and Nikhil Kasiram 30 Jun 2026

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Johannesburg has taken a big new loan to help fix its electricity problems, but the results will take time

Glen Robbins 29 Jun 2026

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July’s electricity tariff hike is set to give SA a shock to the system

26 Jun 2026

Eskom’s Arnot Power Station in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. , , via Wikimedia Commons

Fossil fuels still dominate in Africa’s electricity future – study tracks 3,139 power plants

Davy Vanham 25 Jun 2026

The electric vehicle transition at the Fuels Industry Imbizo

The electric vehicle transition at the Fuels Industry Imbizo

The Electric Mission 22 Jun 2026

Eskom, which runs Africa's only operational nuclear power station near Cape Town, is preparing a request for information covering up to 5,200 megawatts of new capacity. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

#AEF2026: Everything is coming up nuclear for South Africa

18 Jun 2026

It's a gas! Exxon Mobil to supply SA's first planned LNG terminal

17 Jun 2026

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16-hour planned power outage in Jozi signals growing electricity woes

12 Jun 2026

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South Africa's power utility enters its clean energy era with Eskom Green

11 Jun 2026

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Standard Bank to finance Africa’s renewable energy boom

10 Jun 2026

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Could the industrial-driven decline in electricity consumption spell trouble for Eskom?

9 Jun 2026

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New deal with Chinese solar giant to spark up SA’s energy market

8 Jun 2026

Zululand Energy Terminal director, Oliver Naidu (left) and Eskom group executive for strategic delivery, Alfred Seema, seal the deal with a handshake. Image supplied.

SA's first LNG import terminal gassed up in new Eskom-Zululand agreement

5 Jun 2026

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SA's energy needs and environmental protection square off in court

5 Jun 2026

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Fuel levy drop to cushion SA as petrol price reaches record-high

4 Jun 2026

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CEOs: Brace for power-price whiplash—your 2026 play

Minal Patel 3 Jun 2026

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga, in South Africa. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

SA’s fuel supply and the Iran war: data black holes and low strategic stock put the country at risk

Rod Crompton and Bruce Douglas Young 3 Jun 2026

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5 Cape Town buildings now run on pooled renewables — is yours next?

2 Jun 2026

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Lesotho explores R5bn floating solar project on its highland reservoirs

Sechaba Mokhethi 1 Jun 2026

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Construction of solar facility set to power 60,000 households

28 May 2026

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How South African businesses can offset the rising diesel price

Ricky Luntz 28 May 2026

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