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Construction begins on Cape Town solar PV plant, battery storage tender released 
By: Irma Venter 8th October 2024 The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has started construction on a R200-million, 7 MW solar PV plant, located in Atlantis, with the first electricity to be... →
Interactive website launched on South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
7th October 2024 An interactive website about the challenges and opportunities that South Africa faces in the country’s transition to cleaner energy is now... →
Miners worry about South Africa’s lagging transition, looming electricity cost increases
By: Schalk Burger 4th October 2024 South Africa is far behind in its work to transition to a carbon-neutral energy system by 2050, and the significant proposed electricity tariff... →
Vanadium project’s China link may open way for far-reaching value addition 
By: Martin Creamer 27th September 2024 The relationship that vanadium development company Vanadium Resources (VR8) is striking up with China Energy International Group could give the... →
Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2023
26th September 2024 In 2023, the global weighted average levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) from newly commissioned utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV), onshore... →
Looming 46% electricity price hike is bad for consumers; a public-private partnership is the answer to Eskom’s woes
23rd September 2024 The United Democratic Movement (UDM) has taken note of reports indicating that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved... →
Sasol and Eskom to explore demand anchors for LNG as part of effort to avert ‘gas cliff’
By: Terence Creamer 20th September 2024 Eskom and Sasol have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the potential to introduce liquified natural gas (LNG) to... →
A $90bn World Bank plan to electrify Africa gets under way
By: Bloomberg 20th September 2024 A plan to bring electricity to 300-million Africans by 2030, backed by an initial pledge of $30-billion from the World Bank and the African... →
