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Eskom’s approval processes, coupled with complex environmental and land use procedures, contribute to the complexities encountered by IPPs and supplementary power suppliers (Image supplied)

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How to overcome complexities in South Africa’s renewable energy sector

8 May 2025

Environmental approvals get digital boost with new screening tool

Environment & Natural Resources

Environmental approvals get digital boost with new screening tool

22 Apr 2025

Tororo Solar North Limited, is a special purpose vehicle company (SPV) established to develop, build, operate and maintain a 10MW Photovoltaic Power Plant in Eastern Uganda.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Red Rocket secures funding for Virginia Solar project

2 May 2024

Dave Masureik, CEO of New Southern Energy

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Flawed IRP2023 needs private leadership

Dave Masureik 8 Apr 2024

Juwi's 84MW Wolf Wind Project reaches financial close

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Juwi's 84MW Wolf Wind Project reaches financial close

30 Mar 2023

Nepoworx, MerSETA sign MoA to implement green skills programme

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Nepoworx, MerSETA sign MoA to implement green skills programme

15 Aug 2022

Times of turmoil inspire us to seek hope and plan for action

Energy

Times of turmoil inspire us to seek hope and plan for action

Godfrey Marema 10 Jun 2022

Renewable energy sector celebrates opening of Bid Window 6 for REIPPPP

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewable energy sector celebrates opening of Bid Window 6 for REIPPPP

11 Apr 2022

Sawea welcomes Eskom's auctioning of land in Mpumalanga

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Sawea welcomes Eskom's auctioning of land in Mpumalanga

20 Dec 2021

Discussions underway on moving Eskom to DMRE

Energy

Discussions underway on moving Eskom to DMRE

19 Nov 2021

Energy wheeling, MER Initiative promising developments in SA's energy security

Energy

Energy wheeling, MER Initiative promising developments in SA's energy security

12 Nov 2021

25 renewable energy preferred bidders announced

Energy

25 renewable energy preferred bidders announced

29 Oct 2021

South Africa's renewable energy industry to power ahead

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South Africa's renewable energy industry to power ahead

Gavin Noeth 27 Sep 2021

#BizTrends2021: A bright horizon for South Africa's energy landscape

Trends

#BizTrends2021: A bright horizon for South Africa's energy landscape

Barry Bredenkamp 7 Jan 2021

AfDB approves funding for medium-scale independent power producers in SSA

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

AfDB approves funding for medium-scale independent power producers in SSA

21 Dec 2020

Ntombifuthi Ntuli, CEO, Sawea

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewable energy sector engages with DMRE

27 Jul 2020

Cape Town sought court intervention to buy electricity from independent power producers. Image source: Getty/Gallo

Energy

#Sona20: Ramaphosa confirms own use generation plan

14 Feb 2020

Cookhouse Windfarm

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewables unlock economy opportunities

21 Nov 2019

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#Windaba2019: IRP will bring certainty

Nicci Botha 9 Oct 2019

Francesca de Gasparis, Safcei executive director

Nuclear Power

Call for more vigilance in energy procurement projects

21 Aug 2019

Ntombifuthi Ntuli

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Creating a decentralised power generation model

10 Jun 2019

Image: Kouga Wind Farm

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewables are here to stay: Radebe

17 Apr 2019

GSF helps spur transformation with bursaries for students from disadvantaged communities

Education & Skills Development

GSF helps spur transformation with bursaries for students from disadvantaged communities

9 Apr 2019

Energy

Why solar and wind power are ruinously expensive

Andrew Kenny 18 Mar 2019

Wind turbines signal revitalisation of green tech SEZ

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Wind turbines signal revitalisation of green tech SEZ

7 Mar 2019

Energy Minister, Jeff Radebe

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

IPP tender process is fair, open and transparent

25 Feb 2019

Webb Meko, Black & Veatch sub-Saharan Africa business development director,

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewables will help power the future

14 Jan 2019

Tourism Minister, Derek Hanekom

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA increasing efforts on climate change

13 Dec 2018

Privatisation, productivity and the potential of mini grids

Energy

Privatisation, productivity and the potential of mini grids

26 Nov 2018

SA energy the dirtiest in the G20, report says

Energy

SA energy the dirtiest in the G20, report says

16 Nov 2018

Jeff Radebe, minister of energy

Energy

DoE to open fifth renewables bidding window

4 Jun 2018

South Africa to get $73m towards three wind farms

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South Africa to get $73m towards three wind farms

10 May 2018

Marubini Raphulu, CEO of Hulisani

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

The inevitable benefits of renewables

Marubini Raphulu 6 Apr 2018

PPA signing re-energises renewables programme

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

PPA signing re-energises renewables programme

5 Apr 2018

Stalled PPAs are hurting investors and govt's growth objectives

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Stalled PPAs are hurting investors and govt's growth objectives

21 Jun 2017

Is nuke deal behind Eskom's filibusting on renewable PPAs?

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Is nuke deal behind Eskom's filibusting on renewable PPAs?

Nicci Botha 11 Apr 2017

Public opinion could shape the IRP2016

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Public opinion could shape the IRP2016

30 Mar 2017

IPPs could go out of business, Treasury warns Eskom

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

IPPs could go out of business, Treasury warns Eskom

27 Feb 2017

Max Edkins, climate change and communications expert at the World Bank’s Connect4Climate programme

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Time to tell SA's renewable energy story

5 Dec 2016

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Getting the renewables success story out there

5 Dec 2016

Source: Solar Capital

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar costs at an all-time low, despite what Eskom claims

Nicci Botha 27 Oct 2016

Fintech

#InnovationMonth: Crowdfunding and solar energy, powering the world with tech

Nicci Botha 1 Sep 2016

How the proposed carbon tax law (and offsets) will work

Energy

How the proposed carbon tax law (and offsets) will work

26 Jul 2016

Government punts its progress on 9-point plan

Markets & Investment

Government punts its progress on 9-point plan

21 Jun 2016

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Green tech hub predicts R1bn investment boost

30 May 2016

Power producers to contribute 7,000MW

Sustainable Development

Power producers to contribute 7,000MW

12 May 2016

Mechanised vehicles to be handed over to e-waste collectors

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Mechanised vehicles to be handed over to e-waste collectors

5 May 2016

ESG

Woolies tops list of renewable energy retailers

Charlotte Mathews 19 Apr 2016

Mulilo-Sonnedix-Prieska PV project nearly complete

Sustainable Development

Mulilo-Sonnedix-Prieska PV project nearly complete

5 Apr 2016