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Source: African Development Bank Group.

Construction & Engineering

$474.6m funding for SA's energy and infrastructure overhaul

2 Jul 2025

Image credit: Virginie Baisez on Unsplash

Energy

#AEF2025: Unity will drive Africa’s energy revolution

Greg Nott 17 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Rentia van Tonder is head of Power and at Standard Bank CIB.

Banking

From funding to vision: Enabling Africa’s Just Energy Transition

Rentia van Tonder and Aadil Cajee 11 Jun 2025

#Windaba2024: Ramaphosa’s climate commission head confirms renewables push

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#Windaba2024: Ramaphosa’s climate commission head confirms renewables push

Lindsey Schutters 3 Oct 2024

A loader is seen at the Klipfontein Colliery near Balmoral, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 11 September 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Focus on coal miners, power grid as South Africa spends just 6th of climate aid

Tim Cocks 27 Sep 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures ahead of signing into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, at the Union Buildings. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy

Energy transition is an ANC election campaign obstacle

Joe Bavier 16 May 2024

Dave Masureik, CEO of New Southern Energy

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Flawed IRP2023 needs private leadership

Dave Masureik 8 Apr 2024

An aerial view of Kriel Power Station run by state electricity utility Eskom in Delmas, in Mpumalanga. Source: Reuters/Shafiek Tassiem

Energy

Eskom chair reiterates need for private investment

Joe Bavier 22 Feb 2024

The panel at the Bowmans 2024 Mining Indaba Event included (from left) Dr Rebecca Maserumule, director for hydrogen and energy at DSI, Bart by Bart Nieuwoudt, lead legal specialist at Sasol, Stuart Heather-Clark, Africa Power Sector Energy Transition Lead at SLR Consulting, Claire Tucker head of our public law and regulatory practice, Bowmans.

Energy

#MI24: Green hydrogen is not coming to save the PGM industry

Lindsey Schutters 6 Feb 2024

Gwede Mantashe is a strong advocate for developing the SA gas economy.

Coal, Oil & Gas

DMRE's Gas Act amendment points to major industry overhaul

Lindsey Schutters 23 Jan 2024

Source: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's President Xi Jinping, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose during Brics summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Economy

#BRICS2023: South Africa, China sign power deals during Brics summit

Promit Mukherjee 25 Aug 2023

EU electricity demand set to drop to lowest level in 20 years - IEA

Energy

EU electricity demand set to drop to lowest level in 20 years - IEA

19 Jul 2023

Africa's minerals and energy potential: A modern-day 'gold rush'

Markets & Investment

Africa's minerals and energy potential: A modern-day 'gold rush'

Bhavtik Vallabhjee 14 Jun 2023

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Energy

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Hartmut Winkler 9 Jun 2023

Enlit Africa: Shedding light

Energy

Enlit Africa: Shedding light

Issued by Enlit Africa 5 May 2023

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Energy

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Hartmut Winkler 19 Apr 2023

VW says SA must end coal dependence for EVs to make sense

Fuel & Energy

VW says SA must end coal dependence for EVs to make sense

9 Dec 2022

Image source: Singkham from

Environmental Law

African energy transition policies and regulatory developments - Part 2

4 Nov 2022

South Africa's water crisis likely to be worse than its energy crisis

Infrastructure & Utilities

South Africa's water crisis likely to be worse than its energy crisis

2 Nov 2022

Nigeria seeking extra $410bn for energy transition plan

Energy

Nigeria seeking extra $410bn for energy transition plan

Libby George 25 Aug 2022

#INWED22: 4 women in engineering contributing to ABB's success

Construction & Engineering

#INWED22: 4 women in engineering contributing to ABB's success

23 Jun 2022

Key aspects of the Electricity Regulation Act Amendment Bill 2022

Energy

Key aspects of the Electricity Regulation Act Amendment Bill 2022

Jason van der Poel, Aviva Hoekstra, Daniella Ghillino, Zanele Mahlalela 25 Mar 2022

UCT GSB partners with 6 other institutions in energy to launch the ASR initiative

Higher Education

UCT GSB partners with 6 other institutions in energy to launch the ASR initiative

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 28 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Trends forecast for the renewable energy sector

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Trends forecast for the renewable energy sector

Mercia Grimbeek 7 Jan 2022

The cost of coal in South Africa: dirty skies, sick kids

Circular Economy & Waste Management

The cost of coal in South Africa: dirty skies, sick kids

Tim Cocks 17 Nov 2021

Climate finance for a transition away from coal: a chance to change history in South Africa

Energy

Climate finance for a transition away from coal: a chance to change history in South Africa

Emily Tyler 16 Nov 2021

Eskom: how does it stack up in the pollution stakes?

Sustainability

Eskom: how does it stack up in the pollution stakes?

Rebecca Garland and Kristy Langerman 10 Nov 2021

Africa on the cusp of a new energy paradigm - Kearney paper

Energy

Africa on the cusp of a new energy paradigm - Kearney paper

12 Oct 2021

Resilience the key to unlocking successful independent power projects in Nigeria

Coal, Oil & Gas

Resilience the key to unlocking successful independent power projects in Nigeria

Nicolas Mathon 11 Oct 2021

#Windaba2021: Conference addresses role of wind energy in SA economy, climate change

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#Windaba2021: Conference addresses role of wind energy in SA economy, climate change

7 Oct 2021

Senegal: Boosting the role of women in the energy sector

Energy

Senegal: Boosting the role of women in the energy sector

29 Sep 2021

How IPPs can be effectively leveraged in the African power generation landscape

Energy

How IPPs can be effectively leveraged in the African power generation landscape

Shamilah Grimwood-Norley 15 Sep 2021

Sawea, EWSETA sign MoU in support of internship programme

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Sawea, EWSETA sign MoU in support of internship programme

15 Sep 2021

Energy amendments set to expand markets for IPPs, says Scatec

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Energy amendments set to expand markets for IPPs, says Scatec

13 Sep 2021

Senegal starts clock on $550m US grant to boost power supply

Energy

Senegal starts clock on $550m US grant to boost power supply

Bate Felix 9 Sep 2021

Ntombifuthi Ntuli

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

RIP: Sawea's Ntombifuthi Ntuli

16 Aug 2021

Boikanyo Solar. Source: Supplied

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Boikanyo Solar comes online

11 Aug 2021

Commemorate Madiba's legacy this July with Public Sector Leaders

ESG

Commemorate Madiba's legacy this July with Public Sector Leaders

Issued by Topco Media 23 Jul 2021

Ghana produces excess electricity but its management is inefficient. Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Ghana's electricity supply mix has improved, but reliability and cost is still a challenge

Theophilus Acheampong & Bridget O Menyeh 11 Jun 2021

Caspar Herzberg, president, Middle East and Africa, Schneider Electric

Energy

Deregulation and technology will fulfil South Africa's power needs

Caspar Herzberg 28 May 2021

Powering the economy through alternative energy

Energy

Powering the economy through alternative energy

5 May 2021

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

RES4Africa presents new study in support of SA energy reform

30 Apr 2021

Energy storage: A key piece of the puzzle in South Africa's energy transition

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Energy storage: A key piece of the puzzle in South Africa's energy transition

Michael Ball and Gabriele Buccini 11 Mar 2021

Infrastructure spend, project execution - don't write the public sector off just yet

Infrastructure & Utilities

Infrastructure spend, project execution - don't write the public sector off just yet

Bakang Letshwiti 4 Mar 2021

Several protests have trailed the privatisation of the power sector in Nigeria. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Energy

Nigeria's post-privatisation energy sector is a mess: here are some solutions

Okechukwu Marcellus Ikeanyibe 26 Feb 2021

2020 a slow year for dealmaking in Africa, but post-pandemic opportunities look promising - Part 1

Corporate & Commercial Law

2020 a slow year for dealmaking in Africa, but post-pandemic opportunities look promising - Part 1

Wildu du Plessis and Morne van der Merwe 8 Feb 2021

Positioning Mozambique as the premier tourism destination

Tourism

Positioning Mozambique as the premier tourism destination

Charné Hundermark 8 Feb 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

Photo: Martin Adams

Coal, Oil & Gas

Gas-to-power gains momentum on SA energy scene

2 Dec 2020