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Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

How South Africa's G20 triumph defied a US boycott

Hugh Hacking 26 Nov 2025

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

Matthews Bantsijang is a Senior Manager in the Electricity division of the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New standards pave way for renewable energy breakthrough

Lindsey Schutters 5 Mar 2025

Sappi and Enpower Trading reach Financial Close on PPA for power deal from SunCentral

Energy

Sappi and Enpower Trading reach Financial Close on PPA for power deal from SunCentral

Issued by Sappi 13 Feb 2025

Magugua Hydro project in Eswatini

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Financial close reached for 13.5MW Lower Maguduza Hydro Power Project in Eswatini

28 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Mauritius Commercial Bank Capital Markets advises EnVolt in historic green bond

7 Nov 2023

#AfricaMonth: Renewable energy deployment and the need for increased investment in Africa

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#AfricaMonth: Renewable energy deployment and the need for increased investment in Africa

Sindy Peters 16 May 2023

Second annual Solar Power Africa conference to explore strategies for energy security

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Second annual Solar Power Africa conference to explore strategies for energy security

5 Dec 2022

Environmental authorisations may no longer be required for solar PV installations

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Environmental authorisations may no longer be required for solar PV installations

Garyn Rapson and Nonhlanhla Mnengi 28 Sep 2022

Fortress REIT given green light to issue R1.3bn in sustainability-linked bonds

Markets & Investment

Fortress REIT given green light to issue R1.3bn in sustainability-linked bonds

7 Mar 2022

How investing in the 'fuel of the future' stands to boost SA's economy, create much-needed jobs

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How investing in the 'fuel of the future' stands to boost SA's economy, create much-needed jobs

Sindy Peters 24 Feb 2022

Every milestone counts on Absa's sustainability journey

CSI & Philanthropy

Every milestone counts on Absa's sustainability journey

Lesego Rammusi, Issued by Trialogue 27 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Trends forecast for the renewable energy sector

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Trends forecast for the renewable energy sector

Mercia Grimbeek 7 Jan 2022

South Africa's energy transition package: still in green and brown camouflage

Energy

South Africa's energy transition package: still in green and brown camouflage

Franziska Müller 24 Nov 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

Renewable energy projects in rural Ghana have some built-in limitations

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewable energy projects in rural Ghana have some built-in limitations

Dr Basil Amuzu-Sefordzi 8 Sep 2021

Fortress looks to increase solar output with launch of R900m sustainability-linked bonds

Markets & Investment

Fortress looks to increase solar output with launch of R900m sustainability-linked bonds

11 Aug 2021

National Science Week kicks off

Primary & Secondary Education

National Science Week kicks off

3 Aug 2021

Gillian Niven and Kirsty Kilner

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Incentivising renewable energy development: moving one step closer, or two steps back?

Kirsty Kilner & Gillian Niven 9 Mar 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Mining

What we want to hear from Minister Mantashe

Webber Wentzel team 29 Jan 2021

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

REDZ and their role in a just energy transition

18 Jan 2021

Much of the West Coast between Elands Bay in the south and Alexander Bay in the north is, or has already been, the target of mining operations. Photos: John Yeld

Mining

Court challenge to West Coast beach mining

John Yeld 13 Nov 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Energy

Environmental considerations for self-generation regime

Gillian Niven & Paula-Ann Novotny 18 Feb 2020

Demonising African oil & gas is not constructive for energy transition

Coal, Oil & Gas

Demonising African oil & gas is not constructive for energy transition

NJ Ayuk 18 Nov 2019

IRP 2019 and the slow transition to a low-carbon economy

Environmental Law

IRP 2019 and the slow transition to a low-carbon economy

Gillian Niven, Paula-Ann Novotny and Jeanique Pretorius 12 Nov 2019

Eskom signs $180m loan agreement

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Eskom signs $180m loan agreement

2 Apr 2019

Kangnas Wind Farm backs research on current status of Red Lark

Environment & Natural Resources

Kangnas Wind Farm backs research on current status of Red Lark

7 Aug 2018

SA is on code REDZ for energy needs

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA is on code REDZ for energy needs

4 Dec 2017

(Left to right) Alain Ebobisse, CEO, Africa50, Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, deputy governor of Jigawa State, Terje Pilskog, executive vice president, Scatec Solar, Børge Brende, the Norwegian foreign minister and Mark Davis, investment director, Norfund.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Nigeria's Nova Scotia solar project gets new investors

29 Dec 2016

ESG

Scatec Solar secures 100 MW solar project in Nigeria

24 Aug 2016

Power producers to contribute 7,000MW

Sustainable Development

Power producers to contribute 7,000MW

12 May 2016

Cabinet approves Renewable Energy Development Zones

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Cabinet approves Renewable Energy Development Zones

25 Feb 2016

SAIREC: the importance of renewable energy

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SAIREC: the importance of renewable energy

Priya Pitamber 9 Oct 2015

Additional preferred bidders for REIPPPP Bid Window 4 announced

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Additional preferred bidders for REIPPPP Bid Window 4 announced

12 Jun 2015

Solving SA's national screening objectives, one community at a time

Women's Health

Solving SA's national screening objectives, one community at a time

7 Apr 2015

AfriCoast Engineers SA establishes renewable energy company

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

AfriCoast Engineers SA establishes renewable energy company

12 Feb 2015

Exhibitions & Events

Expo offers Chinese briefing sessions

20 May 2011

Retail

Consumers must pay energy bill

3 Apr 2009