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SA algae-fuel startup wins world’s largest green business competition

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Dr Andrew Dickson, an engineering executive at CBI-electric: low voltage. Source: Supplied

A balanced energy mix will fix crisis, not just renewables

18 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf Old Mutual announced that it has been awarded the African seat on the Global Steering Group for the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance

Old Mutual leads the charge against climate change in Africa

18 Dec 2023

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DMRE launches bid window for electricity generation

Wendell Roelf 15 Dec 2023

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

14 Dec 2023

Image supplied. Radio Workshop’s This Coal Life has been named the Best Standalone Audio Documentary at the International Documentary Association’s (IDA) Awards

Radio Workshop’s This Coal Life IDA's Best Standalone Audio Documentary

13 Dec 2023

Communities in South Africa's coal heartland in Mpumalanga will be most affected by the energy transition.

SA secures $300m loan for Energy Governance and Climate Resilience

12 Dec 2023

Solar remains the sustainable solution to SA’s energy crisis

Solar remains the sustainable solution to SA’s energy crisis

Dylan Schnetler 11 Dec 2023

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Requirements for environmental authorisation for renewable energy facility published

6 Dec 2023

EDF Renewables ticks DMRE boxes, gets Nedbank funding to sell to Eskom

EDF Renewables ticks DMRE boxes, gets Nedbank funding to sell to Eskom

5 Dec 2023

Joseph Nganga addresses the crowd at the BESS Consortium launch. Source: Supplied.

#COP28: African countries commit to battery storage consortium

4 Dec 2023

Aysha construction began in 2016 with majority investment from Exim Bank of China.

Ethiopia signs $600m UAE deal to expand Aysha wind farm project

Dawit Endeshwa 3 Dec 2023

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the G77 Summit. Source: x.com

#COP28: Ramaphosa calls for unity among developing nations

3 Dec 2023

Supplied image: Nicolway NSE solar system

Importance of solar literacy as renewable energy adoption increases

Ryno Bosman 1 Dec 2023

Solar PV panels atop the Shoprite Group Centurion distribution centre 2. Source: Supplied

Shoprite Group doubles renewable energy use, champions proactive climate action

1 Dec 2023

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

Nadja Haakansson 1 Dec 2023

Dominique d'Hotman, head of ooba Solar

Fewer than 4% of SA homes have adopted solar, but it is growing fast

27 Nov 2023

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Treasury secures $1.6bn in loans to support Just Energy Transition

23 Nov 2023

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Green energy boom and its impact on jobs in SA

22 Nov 2023

Mercedes-Benz SA plant receives renewable energy boost with R100m investment

Mercedes-Benz SA plant receives renewable energy boost with R100m investment

22 Nov 2023

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Income Tax Act amendments - the silver lining to load shedding?

Nirvasha Singh and Sakiwe Canca 22 Nov 2023

Image supplied. Hohm Energy’s Ho Ho Hohm… the gift that keeps on giving social media campaign is a play on the stereotypical festive season commercial

Ho Ho Hohm… the gift that keeps on giving

20 Nov 2023

Eskom's Hex battery energy storage system is the biggest in Africa. Source: Eskom

Eskom launches Africa's largest battery storage system

Lindsey Schutters 12 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied. Lisa Reynolds, chief executive officer of GBCSA.

GBCSA's 16th Convention: Driving sustainability in built environment

10 Nov 2023

Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

Nyasha Nyaungwa 7 Nov 2023

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Mauritius Commercial Bank Capital Markets advises EnVolt in historic green bond

7 Nov 2023

Gwede Mantashe speaks at Africa Energy Week. Source: Lindsey Schutters

South Africa's fight against energy poverty is getting dirty

Lindsey Schutters 6 Nov 2023

A man walks beneath electricity pylons during frequent power outages from South African utility Eskom, caused by its ageing coal-fired plants, in Orlando, Soweto. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

IPP projects may miss extended funding deadline

Promit Mukherje 1 Nov 2023

Collaboration will ensure smooth ride into clean mobility future

Collaboration will ensure smooth ride into clean mobility future

26 Oct 2023

World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

World Bank approves $1bn loan to help SA tackle power crisis

Anait Miridzhanian 25 Oct 2023

Cabinet approves green hydrogen commercialisation plan

Cabinet approves green hydrogen commercialisation plan

19 Oct 2023

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