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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Former PwC energy manager to spark up EXSA’s regulatory division

3 days

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Banking

African Frontier Capital secures $50m green bond for solar rollout

24 Jun 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New partnership to energise virtual wheeling in South Africa

26 May 2026

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

Energy

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

27 Feb 2026

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

3 ways South African social investors can capitalise on G20

Leanne Emery-Hunter, Motshegwa More and Matebe Chisiza 15 Dec 2025

A year on, energy transformation is here thanks to PPAs

Energy

A year on, energy transformation is here thanks to PPAs

John Taylor, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 31 Oct 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Historic step for Eskom as it rolls out renewable energy offtake programme

20 Aug 2025

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Energy

Astute African manufacturers will move to clean power to align with global investor and importer expectations

Forbes Padayachee, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 22 Nov 2024

Cape Town-based startup Open Access Energy bags R13.6m in seed funding

Funding

Cape Town-based startup Open Access Energy bags R13.6m in seed funding

14 Aug 2024

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

14 Dec 2023

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

Energy

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

Nadja Haakansson 1 Dec 2023

SA seeks way to allow Eskom to take on green debt

Markets & Investment

SA seeks way to allow Eskom to take on green debt

Promit Mukherjee and Carien du Plessis 19 Jun 2023

Flexible power technologies will make Africa's energy leapfrogging a reality

Energy

Flexible power technologies will make Africa's energy leapfrogging a reality

Marc Thiriet 22 Mar 2023

How renewables can help drive economic recovery, prosperity in SA

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How renewables can help drive economic recovery, prosperity in SA

15 Mar 2023

Madagascar solar firm secures funding to connect 50,000 households

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Madagascar solar firm secures funding to connect 50,000 households

Duncan Miriri 18 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market

Trends

#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market

Niveshen Govender 9 Jan 2023

Power generation from renewables needs to be accelerated, says Sawea

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Power generation from renewables needs to be accelerated, says Sawea

10 Mar 2022

Norfund, CDC Group invest R600m in local Black-owned, managed renewables firm

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Norfund, CDC Group invest R600m in local Black-owned, managed renewables firm

4 Mar 2022

ESG: Good for business and the environment

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

ESG: Good for business and the environment

7 Mar 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

Legacy energy infrastructure: The hidden threat to our climate

Energy

Legacy energy infrastructure: The hidden threat to our climate

Vladimir Milovanovic 9 Dec 2021

Top 10 renewable energy projects in MSBGC region

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Top 10 renewable energy projects in MSBGC region

Charné Hundermark 6 Oct 2021

James Chester, senior director, Africa Oil & Power

Coal, Oil & Gas

Slow progress on petroleum bill is hampering development

James Chester 1 Feb 2021

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

De Wildt Solar commences commercial operations

27 Jan 2021

Real tangible investments that can impact SA's economy

Funding

Real tangible investments that can impact SA's economy

22 Dec 2020

Kangnas Wind Farm

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Kangnas Wind Farm starts commercial operation

17 Nov 2020

Seydou Kane, managing director for South Africa, Eaton

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Out of the coal age and into the stor-age

Seydou Kane 11 Nov 2020

AGL Energy Limited undertook a successful transformation of an old coal plant to a modern flexible gas engine power plant to support more renewables into the South Australian power system

Energy

Breathing new life into Eskom's old power stations

10 Nov 2020

Ntonbifuthi Ntuli, CEO, Sawea

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Energy developments bode well for renewables

14 Sep 2020

Why Nigeria's hotel sector is set for a good year, despite challenges

Hospitality

Why Nigeria's hotel sector is set for a good year, despite challenges

2 Apr 2020

In some countries, as much as half of the generated electricity is lost in transmission. yelantsevv/Shutterstock.com

Energy

We calculated emissions due to electricity loss on the power grid - globally, it's a lot

Sarah Marie Jordaan & Kavita Surana 9 Jan 2020

Sawea calls for finalised Integrated Resource Plan

Energy

Sawea calls for finalised Integrated Resource Plan

5 Jul 2019

Sun Exchange to solar power several Western Cape schools

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Sun Exchange to solar power several Western Cape schools

11 Apr 2019

Gaopalelwe Santswere

Nuclear Power

South Africa risks losing its strategic nuclear leading role

Gaopalelwe Santswere 17 Oct 2018

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Energy

South Africa's new energy plan is imminent. What to look out for

Hartmut Winkler 20 Aug 2018

Sun Exchange opens crowd-sale for new 473kW solar project

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Sun Exchange opens crowd-sale for new 473kW solar project

30 May 2018

Hydropower plays a massive role electrifying many countries. Photo: Shutterstock

Energy

New dams in Africa could add risk to power supplies down the line

Declan Conway 15 Jan 2018

Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: report

24 Oct 2017

It only takes a few countries to kickstart a decarbonisation revolution

Climate Change

It only takes a few countries to kickstart a decarbonisation revolution

Markus Hagemann and Andrzej Ancygier 2 May 2017

Renewable costs at an all time low

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewable costs at an all time low

7 Apr 2017

Here's a better way to regulate carbon – and change the tired environment-versus-economy debate

Climate Change

Here's a better way to regulate carbon – and change the tired environment-versus-economy debate

Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash 1 Feb 2017

President Trump could kill the Paris Agreement - but climate action will survive

Climate Change

President Trump could kill the Paris Agreement - but climate action will survive

Luke Kemp 11 Nov 2016

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#makethefuture campaign highlights cleaner energy innovations

30 Sep 2016

GM vows to run on 100% renewable energy by 2050

Manufacturing & Parts

GM vows to run on 100% renewable energy by 2050

16 Sep 2016

A Trump presidency would spell disaster for the Paris climate agreement

Climate Change

A Trump presidency would spell disaster for the Paris climate agreement

Luke Kemp 19 Aug 2016