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Rand Water warns of worsening, critically low water supply in Gauteng
By: Natasha Odendaal 14th October 2024 Bulk water supplier Rand Water is extracting water at the maximum volumes allowed by its Department of Water and Sanitation-issued extraction... →
SPS selected to provide renewable-energy solution for significant Limpopo water supply project
By: Natasha Odendaal 11th October 2024 The Lebalelo Water User Association (LWUA) has selected asset management company Sustainable Power Solutions (SPS) as the preferred bidder to... →
Africa moves to finally harvest its solar energy potential
By: In On Africa IOA 9th October 2024 Regular progress reports on Africa’s quest to meet its energy needs through solar power are necessary to gauge the continent’s progress towards... →
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... →
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... →
Mix(ed) messages
By: Terence Creamer 4th October 2024 It’s time for South Africa to interrogate its policy of pursuing a so-called ‘energy mix’, which may sound reasonable, but which has become little... →
Gauteng’s water crisis signals the risk of climate-water conflicts
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th September 2024 The prospect of extreme water scarcity makes South Africa vulnerable to climate change-induced crises which could trigger conflict. Gauteng is... →
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... →
