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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.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Engie and Pele’s solar project electrifies South Africa

23 Apr 2026

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

Food, Water & Energy Security

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

18 Mar 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Wind farm contractors in South Africa face mounting pressure — here’s why

2 Feb 2026

SDG Namibia One Fund has committed up to $5.15m to support the Zhero Molecules Walvis Bay Project, an industrial-scale green ammonia project on Namibia’s central coast.(Image source: © Mining and Energy

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

$5.15m funding committed to industrial-scale green ammonia project in Namibia

29 Dec 2025

Coal, Oil & Gas

Black woman-owned petrochemicals company to build SA’s biggest LPG terminal

17 Dec 2025

Why South Africa’s consumer goods sector is racing to adopt renewable energy

Energy

Why South Africa’s consumer goods sector is racing to adopt renewable energy

Issued by Yellow Door Energy 1 Dec 2025

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Energy & Mining

#AEW2025 Awards: Meet all the winners

2 Oct 2025

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Energy

Eskom surpasses reliability goals with no load shedding for 119 days

15 Sep 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

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

20 Aug 2025

Image credit: Hive Energy

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Coega Green Ammonia Project completes solar PV cluster development phase

12 Jun 2025

Source: Ethiopian Airlines

Tourism

Ethiopian Airlines introduces VIP business jet service

2 Apr 2025

Source: © Africa Energy Msenge Emoyeni project is one of the innovative greenfield projects in renewable energy that saw ACED awarded the IJGlobal Sponsor of the Year (Africa) Award

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

ACED awarded IJGlobal Sponsor Award for innovative greenfield projects in renewable energy

14 Mar 2025

First board produced at PG Bison's new Mkhondo MDF Line

Materials & Equipment

First board produced at PG Bison's new Mkhondo MDF Line

Issued by PG Bison 4 Jun 2024

Main transmission station (MTS) for Koruson 1 and Koruson 2 under construction

Infrastructure & Utilities

EDF is building 1.2GW of renewables across SA

25 Apr 2024

Rui Lopes, animal welfare specialist and Equity Principal & Head of Africa Relations at Lopes Attorneys

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Animal welfare laws and regulation - what we can expect in 2024

Rui Lopes and Michael Jenkins 16 Jan 2024

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

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

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

5 Dec 2023

Juwi's 84MW Wolf Wind Project reaches financial close

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Juwi's 84MW Wolf Wind Project reaches financial close

30 Mar 2023

Changing mindsets is key to the just energy transition

Energy

Changing mindsets is key to the just energy transition

Viren Sookhun 12 Oct 2022

Medupi, Kusile require R33bn to complete commissioning, remedial work

Energy

Medupi, Kusile require R33bn to complete commissioning, remedial work

30 Sep 2022

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FMCG

SAB harnessing waste-to-energy to power sustainable beer brewing

10 Mar 2022

Koeberg Unit 1 to be taken offline, De Ruyter warns of potential load shedding

Energy

Koeberg Unit 1 to be taken offline, De Ruyter warns of potential load shedding

27 Jan 2022

Northern Cape 145MW Garob wind farm achieves commercial operation

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Northern Cape 145MW Garob wind farm achieves commercial operation

7 Dec 2021

Kusile Power Station. Image: Wikipedia

Energy

Eskom promises to complete Kusile on time

18 Jun 2021

Telecoms & Networks

Paratus appoints Martin Cox as new group CCO

5 May 2021

Eskom head office

Energy

Kusile and Medupi design defects rectified, yet load shedding goes on

18 Mar 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Energy

Eskom improves performance despite challenges

16 Mar 2021

Koeberg nuclear power station

Nuclear Power

What is it about nuclear energy that its opponents don't want you to know?

Des Muller 15 Feb 2021

Excelsior Wind Farm

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Excelsior Wind Farm starts operations

8 Jan 2021

Gaopalelwe Santswere

Trends

#BizTrends2021: The future of SA's energy mix

Gaopalelwe Santswere 7 Jan 2021

Ben Brimble, chair, Sawea Policy Working Group

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Just energy transition will continue to accelerate

Ben Brimble 6 Jan 2021

Nxuba wind farm successfully reaches commercial operation

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Nxuba wind farm successfully reaches commercial operation

29 Dec 2020

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Waterloo Solar project comes on line

26 Nov 2020

Kangnas Wind Farm

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Kangnas Wind Farm starts commercial operation

17 Nov 2020

Kusile Power Station

Energy

Kusile's unit 2 attains its commercial operation status

30 Oct 2020

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Travel

Lufthansa's regular SA flight schedule now fully operational

8 Oct 2020

#OrchidsandOnions: Reaching for the sky

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#OrchidsandOnions: Reaching for the sky

Brendan Seery 6 Oct 2020

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

86MW Droogfontein 2 Solar Park begins full operation

2 Sep 2020

Niveshen Govender, chief operating officer, Sapvia.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar energy body responds to Mantashe's budget speech

28 Jul 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Energy

Zimbabwe pays part of its electricity bill to Eskom

3 Jul 2019

Medupi Power Station. Photo: Wikipedia

Energy

Medupi's fourth unit is ready for commercial operation. But at what cost?

1 Jul 2019

Ntombifuthi Ntuli

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Creating a decentralised power generation model

10 Jun 2019

Professor Makgopa Tshehla

Energy

Can South Africa learn lessons from the mega mistakes of Eskom's mega projects?

Makgopa Tshehla 15 Apr 2019

Rovuma LNG project promises to transform Mozambique's economy

Energy

Rovuma LNG project promises to transform Mozambique's economy

25 Mar 2019

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Kathu solar plant synchronised to the grid

28 Nov 2018

SA energy the dirtiest in the G20, report says

Energy

SA energy the dirtiest in the G20, report says

16 Nov 2018

South Atlantic Cable System goes live

Telecoms & Networks

South Atlantic Cable System goes live

28 Sep 2018

Is Africa ready for nuclear energy?

Nuclear Power

Is Africa ready for nuclear energy?

Laura Gil 30 Aug 2018