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Standard Bank to finance Africa’s renewable energy boom

10 Jun 2026

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

8 Jun 2026

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New partnership to energise virtual wheeling in South Africa

26 May 2026

Renewable energy development driving change in Nelson Mandela Bay

Renewable energy development driving change in Nelson Mandela Bay

Yellow Door Energy 21 May 2026

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South Africa’s economic hub could plunge into darkness over Eskom debt

20 May 2026

People, planet, prosperity: Driving change through solar power

People, planet, prosperity: Driving change through solar power

Yellow Door Energy 15 May 2026

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African Rainbow Energy's new deal to speed up private power for SA businesses

12 May 2026

The CSIR’s 2024 power generation statistics found that the power Eskom sells to South Africans is more than three times as expensive, on average, as what new wind and solar can deliver (R1.95 per kWh vs 50-60 cents per kWh). Above: Eskom’s Lethabo power station in the Free State. Photo: Simisa Bearbeitung (Auschnitt, Farben): Pechristener via

The Israel/US-Iran war is hitting South Africa hard – our oil dependency is why

Jo-Anne Smetherham and Yanga Malotana 8 May 2026

Inspired Evolution $40m investment will accelerate CrossBoundary Energy’s mission to provide clean, affordable, and reliable power to commercial and industrial clients. Image supplied.

CrossBoundary secures $40m to build solar and battery power for African businesses

4 May 2026

South32 and Eskom's renewable shift for Hillside smelter to protect local jobs

28 Apr 2026

Engie's joint project with Pele Green Energy, the Graspan Solar PV plant in the Northern Cape, and its Grootspruit Solar PV plant in the Free State, add a combined 150MW of clean generation to the South African electricity grid. Image supplied.

Engie and Pele’s solar project electrifies South Africa

23 Apr 2026

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As SA diesel prices skyrocket, solar and storage emerge as heroes

Nigel Sun 21 Apr 2026

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New laws and financing options energise SA's solar market

20 Apr 2026

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Meet the 10 SA innovators solving the country's biggest problems

10 Apr 2026

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Rio Tinto's solar plant to give SA's energy grid a 300GWh boost

10 Apr 2026

The Kendal Power Station, a coal-fired station of Eskom in Mpumalanga. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

SA court orders Eskom to disclose R70bn coal and diesel contracts – why the ruling matters

Felix Dube 9 Apr 2026

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Sasol and CHIETA boost SA’s green hydrogen ambitions

7 Apr 2026

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Solar & Storage Live Africa: Trinasolar’s Zaheer Khan on why South African businesses are chasing the sun

Maroefah Smith 31 Mar 2026

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Smart meters change the game for 210,000 Eskom users

30 Mar 2026

South Africa’s electricity system is starting to shift from an Eskom monopoly to a more competitive energy marketplace, where electricity could eventually be sold by multiple providers – much like airtime (Image source: © 123rf )

The opportunities SA's shifting energy landscape offers

20 Mar 2026

Anglo American-EDF joint venture lights up SA's electricity grid

Anglo American-EDF joint venture lights up SA's electricity grid

18 Mar 2026

South Africa’s energy is wheeling towards a brighter future

South Africa’s energy is wheeling towards a brighter future

Aishah Gire 11 Mar 2026

South Africa’s power utility Eskom tried to block a gold mine from going solar – but lost in court

South Africa’s power utility Eskom tried to block a gold mine from going solar – but lost in court

Angela van der Berg 10 Mar 2026

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: Africa’s mineral wealth at the centre of the global energy transition

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: Africa’s mineral wealth at the centre of the global energy transition

4 Mar 2026

Eskom's electricity hikes overshadow end of loadshedding

Eskom's electricity hikes overshadow end of loadshedding

David McDonald 3 Mar 2026

South Africa's hydrogen horizon brightens with R100m Wits-Air Liquide initiative

South Africa's hydrogen horizon brightens with R100m Wits-Air Liquide initiative

27 Feb 2026

Government fossil fuel subsidies triple under Ramaphosa

Government fossil fuel subsidies triple under Ramaphosa

Michael Cherry 27 Feb 2026

Sibanye wins court battle for 50MW solar plant as Eskom studies judgment

Sibanye wins court battle for 50MW solar plant as Eskom studies judgment

26 Feb 2026

Under the South African sun — the economics of sunshine

Under the South African sun — the economics of sunshine

Rushil Rattan 24 Feb 2026

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