Renewable Energy News in South Africa

Sasol, Anglo American, De Beers partner to generate feedstock for renewable diesel production
2/4/2025 - Sasol, Anglo American and De Beers entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) on Tuesday morning (4 February 2025) to pilot the production of feedstock for renewable diesel. This is an important...
Developing nations must determine their own energy futures, not bureaucrats at the IEA
1/22/2025 - The positions of African energy leaders must not be misconstrued as “anti-renewable.” Africa must produce all the energy it can and utilize a diverse energy mix. However, what works in remote villages...
GuarantCo & BII to unlock $500m of new renewable power for South Africa
12/4/2024 - GuarantCo, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), and British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, expect to unlock US$50...
GuarantCo & BII Investment partner to unlock US$500 million of new renewable power
12/4/2024 - GuarantCo, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), and British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, expect to unlock US$50...
CrossBoundary secures $140M senior debt from the Standard Bank of South Africa
12/2/2024 - Key takeaways
CrossBoundary Energy has secured US$140M senior debt from the Standard Bank of South Africa as the first tranche in a broader mandate with Standard Bank
Scalable infrastructure...
Volkswagen Group Africa commissions additional solar panels at Kariega plant
11/20/2024 - Additional 3 MW solar energy added to the grid
Total number of solar panels installed stands at 12 097
Plant Kariega’s renewable energy share increases from 1.5% in 2018 to 17.1%

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European Commission and South Africa launch the Scaling up Renewables in Africa campaign
11/17/2024 - Today in Rio de Janeiro, on the eve of the G20 Summit, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the global campaign ‘Scaling up Renewable...
AFC Outlines 3 Pillars for African Critical Minerals Expansion
11/15/2024 - The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) outlined three strategic pillars for expanding Africa's energy transition metals sector during the 2024 edition of the Critical Minerals Africa (CMA) summit.
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BRICS nations eye 'blue ocean' in green cooperation as ties deepen during highly-watched summit
10/25/2024 - In Northern Cape, South Africa, the 100-megawatt Redstone concentrated solar thermal power plant, one of the largest renewable energy projects in the country built by a Chinese company, was successful...
IFC Expands Partnership with ENGIE to Boost Renewable Energy in Emerging Markets
10/3/2024 - The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced a landmark green and sustainability-linked loan of €500 million (approximately $534 million) to ENGIE S.A., the...
EIB & FirstRand Bank boost renewable energy investments with € 400m/ZAR 7.9b initiative
9/12/2024 - The solar and wind projects to be supported will increase the reliable supply of clean and low-cost energy.
The initiative will also contribute to job creation during the construction and operati...
CMA to Examine Impacts of Renewable Energy Systems in African Mining
9/11/2024 - A growing number of African critical mineral projects are adopting renewable energy solutions and signing Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) to meet their production goals. Platinum group metals (PGM) pr...
EIB & DBSA increase support for private sector renewable energy to € 600 million/ ZAR 11.9 billion
9/11/2024 - EIB and DBSA have committed an additional € 100 million (ZAR 1.98 billion) each to the initiative launched in 2022.
The initiative supports private sector solar and wind energy projects in South ...
CMA to Examine Impacts of Renewable Energy Systems in African Mining
9/5/2024 - A growing number of African critical mineral projects are adopting renewable energy solutions and signing Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) to meet their production goals. Platinum group metals (PGM) pr...
South Africa's 'renewable energy revolution' a tantalising prospect
7/18/2024 - President Cyril Ramaphosa has touted South Africa’s “renewable energy revolution” as one that will foster “significant growth and job creation in the next decade and beyond”.

The President ...
Natural Gas, the Right Transition Fuel for South Africa
7/15/2024 - South Africa's ongoing power shortages highlight the urgent need to tap into its natural gas resources, a cleaner-burning fuel that can bridge the energy gap while facilitating a transition to renewab...
Policy Reform and Revitalization: The Key to Expanding South Africa’s Natural Gas Infrastructure
7/2/2024 - For South Africa, whose current power generation structure is dominated by coal, that means including natural gas can help steady the supply of energy while renewable technology continues to mature.
Tronox Announces Second Significant Renewable Energy Project in South Africa
6/6/2024 - Tronox Holdings plc ("Tronox" or the "Company"), the world's leading integrated manufacturer of titanium dioxide pigment, announced that it has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement with N...
General Notice to Registered Bidders in Respect of the 7th Bid Window under REIPPPP Bid Window 7
5/27/2024 - 1. On 14 December 2023 the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (the Department) issued the Request for Proposal (RFP) to procure 5000 MW under the REIPPPP Bid Window 7.

2. The RFP co...
Odyssey & AMDA Pilot Remote Monitoring and Control Technology
5/23/2024 - Odyssey Energy Solutions, an end-to-end platform for financing, procuring equipment for, and monitoring distributed energy assets, is excited to announce its partnership with the African Minigrid Deve...

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