SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa Miners Lament Eskom Load Shedding

Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) affected by power cuts Advocates licensing for embedded generation South Africa has…

SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa Losses R25 billion to Load Shedding

R25 billion lost to load shedding Eskom implementing stage 4 load shedding Amendment to Electricity Act…

South Africa to Increase Embedded Generation Limit to 100MW

The threshold for embedded generation plants increased to 100MW Private businesses can now generate energy to…

SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa to Allow Private Generation

South Africa to allow private generation of electricity Up to 100MW approved for private investors The…

South Africa Can Replace Ageing Coal Plants with Renewables

South Africa should replace ageing coal plants with renewable energy power plants. Banks are reluctant to…

South Africa Extends Bidding Time for REIPPP Window 5

South African government has extended the bidding deadline for its ongoing bid window 5 RFP. The…

South Africa Scraps Solar Panels Requirement After Tender Award

South Africa’s plans to buy emergency power from solar IPPs have been marred in controversy. The…

South Africa Outlines Intervention to Curb Electricity Shortages

Energy Minister outlines intervention objectives There has been an increase in load shedding in recent times…

UK Funding Helps South Africa Boost Clean Energy

Projects financed by the UK Government’s International Climate Finance Programme. 254MW of clean energy projects were…

South Africa Announce Preferred Bidders for 2 GW Tender

South African Department of Mineral Resources (DMRE) has announced preferred bidders to procure short-term risk-mitigation capacity.…