https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/704.html South Africa news 15 Renewables & Energy Efficiency news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/704.html en-us Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:16:08 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/decarbonisation-is-key-to-drc-mining-as-carbon-tax-looms-286087a There is renewed incentive for mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to invigorate their decarbonisation efforts, as the country paves the way for taxing carbon emissions and regulating its carbon trading market. 1-269960 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Renewables & Energy Efficiency South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/former-pwc-energy-manager-to-spark-up-exsas-regulatory-division-842623a The Energy Exchange of Southern Africa (EXSA) has appointed former PwC senior energy manager Roelof van Huyssteen as its new head of regulatory. 1-269909 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Renewables & Energy Efficiency South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/plentify-and-deye-lay-foundation-for-africas-largest-residential-virtual-power-plant-731952a A new partnership between Plentify and Deye is laying the foundation for what could be Africa’s largest residential virtual power plant. 1-269842 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Renewables & Energy Efficiency South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/how-loadshedding-led-to-south-africa-finding-its-perfect-sunspot-731982a While loadshedding may, for now, be a thing of the past, Eskom’s troubled operations fueled South Africa’s solar boom — and helped reshape the country’s electricity market in the process. 1-269822 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:49:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Renewables & Energy Efficiency South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/eu-and-south-africa-start-clean-trade-talks-on-investment-519790a The European Union and South Africa have begun the first government-to-government dialogue under their Clean Trade and Investment Partnership (CTIP), as both sides move to strengthen clean supply chains, support strategic industries and accelerate investment in the green economy. 1-269806 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:21:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Renewables & Energy Efficiency South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/power-play-tshepo-mokoka-to-lead-central-energy-fund-as-ceo-286637a The board of the Central Energy Fund (CEF) Group has appointed Dr Tshepo Mokoka as the new group chief executive officer of the CEF Group of Companies. 1-269620 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Renewables & Energy Efficiency South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/fossil-fuels-still-dominate-in-africas-electricity-future-study-tracks-3139-power-plants-408159a Only about 57% of the people in Africa have access to electricity, the vast majority of them in sub-Saharan Africa. To meet the United Nations goal of everyone having access to affordable electricity by 2030, African countries will need to rapidly expand electricity generation. 1-269325 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Renewables & Energy Efficiency South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/african-frontier-capital-secures-50m-green-bond-for-solar-rollout-175746a Standard Chartered has acted as sole placement agent, settlement agent and sustainability structurer on a $50m senior unsecured green bond private placement for African Frontier Capital (AFC), a transaction aimed at accelerating access to clean energy across sub-Saharan Africa. 1-269298 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Renewables & Energy Efficiency South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africa-power-utility-enters-its-clean-energy-era-with-eskom-green-067885a South Africa's power utility, which has traditionally relied on coal to generate electricity, has entered its renewable energy era with the launch of Eskom Green. 1-268947 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Renewables & Energy Efficiency South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/standard-bank-to-finance-africas-renewable-energy-boom-845013a In 2025, Standard Bank saw Africa’s shift toward renewable energy financing outpace non-renewable energy by an 8:1 ratio. Reflecting this trend, even Eskom, which has traditionally relied on coal, has launched a new business unit focused on developing utility-scale renewable energy projects. With this momentum, the financial institution is energised to finance the continent’s clean energy boom. 1-268899 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Renewables & Energy Efficiency South Africa