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Minister Ramokgopa is determined to deliver a new IRP plan before the year is out.

Energy & Mining

Ramokgopa’s 20GW renewables plan is a sharp turn from IRP2023

Lindsey Schutters 9 Jul 2024

New reports forecast ~32 GW of installed renewable energy capacity in SA by 2030

Energy & Mining

New reports forecast ~32 GW of installed renewable energy capacity in SA by 2030

Issued by GreenCape 18 Apr 2024

Dave Masureik, CEO of New Southern Energy

Energy & Mining

Flawed IRP2023 needs private leadership

Dave Masureik 8 Apr 2024

DMRE is revisiting possible nuclear power generation. Source: Shaun P Twomey/Pexels

Energy & Mining

Latest government nuclear push sparks faith community outcry

21 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

Finance

IRP 2023 could reset South Africa’s social and economic woes if implemented correctly

26 Mar 2024

Dominique dHotman, head of Ooba Solar

Construction & Engineering

Post #Sona2024 blackouts were a reality check

14 Feb 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Investing in Africa's bright, green energy future

Angela Simpson and Matthew Martin 12 Feb 2024

Property

#Sona2024: Missed opportunity for economic recovery plan

Greg Dart 9 Feb 2024

A man walks beneath electricity pylons during frequent power outages caused by its ageing coal-fired plants, in Orlando, Soweto. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy & Mining

DMRE finally gazettes IRP2023, major plant build on cards

Alexander Winning and Wendell Roelf 5 Jan 2024

Inaugural Sanedi annual energy conference. Source: Supplied

Energy & Mining

South Africa’s collaborative approach to energy transition

22 Nov 2023

Gwede Mantashe speaks at Africa Energy Week. Source: Lindsey Schutters

Energy & Mining

South Africa's fight against energy poverty is getting dirty

Lindsey Schutters 6 Nov 2023

Is this a powerless power minister?

Energy & Mining

Is this a powerless power minister?

Jason van der Poel 5 Jun 2023

#EarthGathering: Unlocking SA's energy transition potential amid sector uncertainty

Energy & Mining

#EarthGathering: Unlocking SA's energy transition potential amid sector uncertainty

Sindy Peters 29 May 2023

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Energy & Mining

#EnlitAfrica2023: Tackling the toughest questions around nuclear power in SA

Katja Hamilton 18 May 2023

Govt to open bid to procure additional renewable energy

Energy & Mining

Govt to open bid to procure additional renewable energy

16 May 2023

Reports highlight most promising green economy investment opportunities in South Africa

Agriculture

Reports highlight most promising green economy investment opportunities in South Africa

Issued by GreenCape 4 May 2023

How renewables can help drive economic recovery, prosperity in SA

Energy & Mining

How renewables can help drive economic recovery, prosperity in SA

15 Mar 2023

A robust renewable energy policy would give energy transformation in SA a boost

Energy & Mining

A robust renewable energy policy would give energy transformation in SA a boost

Ryno Jordaan 14 Nov 2022

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Legal

African energy transition policies and regulatory developments - Part 2

4 Nov 2022

Wind energy allocation doubled for REIPPPP Bid Window 6

Energy & Mining

Wind energy allocation doubled for REIPPPP Bid Window 6

12 Sep 2022

South Africa's nuclear sector has failed its test: the Koeberg nuclear plant life extension

Energy & Mining

South Africa's nuclear sector has failed its test: the Koeberg nuclear plant life extension

Hartmut Winkler 22 Aug 2022

South Africa could produce a lot more renewable energy: here's what it needs

Energy & Mining

South Africa could produce a lot more renewable energy: here's what it needs

Hartmut Winkler 13 Jul 2022

What it will take for South Africa's ailing power utility to keep going

Energy & Mining

What it will take for South Africa's ailing power utility to keep going

David Richard Walwyn 9 Jun 2022

SA has no current plans to discontinue use of coal

Energy & Mining

SA has no current plans to discontinue use of coal

1 Apr 2022

Key aspects of the Electricity Regulation Act Amendment Bill 2022

Energy & Mining

Key aspects of the Electricity Regulation Act Amendment Bill 2022

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

South Africa's efforts to tackle its energy crisis lacks urgency and coherence

Energy & Mining

South Africa's efforts to tackle its energy crisis lacks urgency and coherence

Hartmut Winkler 21 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Trends forecast for the renewable energy sector

Energy & Mining

#BizTrends2022: Trends forecast for the renewable energy sector

Mercia Grimbeek 7 Jan 2022

25 renewable energy preferred bidders announced

Energy & Mining

25 renewable energy preferred bidders announced

29 Oct 2021

SA's energy landscape is evolving, partly driven by climate change goals

Energy & Mining

SA's energy landscape is evolving, partly driven by climate change goals

Jason van der Poel 27 Oct 2021

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Energy & Mining

Mining sector must work together for the country

Danette Breitenbach 12 Oct 2021

South Africa's troubled power utility is being reset: CEO sets out how

Construction & Engineering

South Africa's troubled power utility is being reset: CEO sets out how

Anton Eberhard 17 Sep 2021

Turbines on a wind farm outside Caledon near Cape Town, South Africa. Photo by Nardus Engelbrecht/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Energy & Mining

South Africa's power generation plans are out of date: an urgent rethink is needed

Hartmut Winkler 10 Aug 2021

Guide to employers' tax obligations after damage to their premises

Legal

Guide to employers' tax obligations after damage to their premises

Joon Chong and Nina Keyser 28 Jul 2021

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Energy & Mining

How local content in the renewable energy value chain can boost the economy

21 Jul 2021

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ESG & Sustainability

Blunting the impact of poor social conditions in South Africa will have big health benefits

Ebrahim Samodien 23 Jun 2021

Market intelligence reports identify opportunities for investment in the green economy in the Western Cape

ESG & Sustainability

Market intelligence reports identify opportunities for investment in the green economy in the Western Cape

Issued by GreenCape 18 Jun 2021

5 African startups to receive SAIS grant and entrepreneurial support

Entrepreneurship

5 African startups to receive SAIS grant and entrepreneurial support

7 Jun 2021

South Africa's carbon emission targets not nearly ambitious enough

ESG & Sustainability

South Africa's carbon emission targets not nearly ambitious enough

Robyn Hugo 11 May 2021

Ntombifuthi Ntuli, CEO, Sawea

Energy & Mining

A case for net zero carbon economy

Ntombifuthi Ntuli 28 Apr 2021

Have your say on draft climate change NDC

ESG & Sustainability

Have your say on draft climate change NDC

30 Mar 2021

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

Energy & Mining

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

Michael Ball and Gabriele Buccini 11 Mar 2021

Image: Getty/Gallo

Energy & Mining

Embedded generation: Key to supporting SA's energy intensive industries

Michael Ball 4 Mar 2021

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa meets his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping in Beijing, in 2018. EPA-EFE/Lintao Zhang / POOL

Finance

President Mnangagwa claimed Zimbabwe was open for business. What's gone wrong

Henning Melber & Roger Southall 1 Feb 2021

James Chester, senior director, Africa Oil & Power

Energy & Mining

Slow progress on petroleum bill is hampering development

James Chester 1 Feb 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Energy & Mining

Cape Town wants to break free from its dependence on Eskom

21 Jan 2021

Energy & Mining

REDZ and their role in a just energy transition

18 Jan 2021

Ben Brimble, chair, Sawea Policy Working Group

Energy & Mining

#BizTrends2021: Just energy transition will continue to accelerate

Ben Brimble 6 Jan 2021

Saretec celebrates graduation of newly certified wind turbine service technicians

Energy & Mining

Saretec celebrates graduation of newly certified wind turbine service technicians

18 Dec 2020

Electricity customers should brace themselves for steeper increases. shutterstock

Energy & Mining

South Africa's electricity supply: what's tripping the switch

Rod Crompton 14 Dec 2020