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Scatec frees up resources to launch battery storage for transmission grid

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Puma Energy acquires 49% stake in MBHE Group

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Hospitality industry in quest for reliable energy amidst green transition

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Jan Fourie takes over as Mulilo Energy CEO in May

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Jan Fourie takes over as Mulilo Energy CEO in May

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Sanlam Investments backs South Africa's green hydrogen strategy

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Engie expands South African footprint through strategic acquisition

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UAE leads early investment in African renewables

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

UAE leads early investment in African renewables

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Iseli energy unveils revolutionary AI-powered solar solutions

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Iseli energy unveils revolutionary AI-powered solar solutions

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Nuclear Power

A balanced energy mix will fix crisis, not just renewables

18 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf Old Mutual announced that it has been awarded the African seat on the Global Steering Group for the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance

Financial Services

Old Mutual leads the charge against climate change in Africa

18 Dec 2023

Source: Alex Eckermann/Unsplash

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

DMRE launches bid window for electricity generation

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Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

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Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

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13 Dec 2023

Communities in South Africa's coal heartland in Mpumalanga will be most affected by the energy transition.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA secures $300m loan for Energy Governance and Climate Resilience

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Solar remains the sustainable solution to SA’s energy crisis

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Environment & Natural Resources

Requirements for environmental authorisation for renewable energy facility published

6 Dec 2023

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

Joseph Nganga addresses the crowd at the BESS Consortium launch. Source: Supplied.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#COP28: African countries commit to battery storage consortium

4 Dec 2023

Aysha construction began in 2016 with majority investment from Exim Bank of China.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Ethiopia signs $600m UAE deal to expand Aysha wind farm project

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Dominique d'Hotman, head of ooba Solar

Smart Buildings & Cities

Fewer than 4% of SA homes have adopted solar, but it is growing fast

27 Nov 2023

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Eskom's Hex battery energy storage system is the biggest in Africa. Source: Eskom

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Source: Supplied. Lisa Reynolds, chief executive officer of GBCSA.

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Michael Jackson, Cox Yeats 9 Nov 2023

Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

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Nyasha Nyaungwa 7 Nov 2023

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Promit Mukherje 1 Nov 2023