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The US Trade and Development Agency said on Tuesday it had agreed to fund early-stage studies for a project aimed at producing ammonia in Western Sahara, marking the first US government financing for a private-sector project in the disputed territory. The long-frozen conflict pits Morocco, which considers the territory its own, against the Algeria-backed Polisario […]

Independent power producer (IPP) SolarAfrica has partnered with property investment company Moolman Group’s energy platform MPower and investment company Fledge Capital to develop the 184 MW utility-scale solar PV plant and 300 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), in Mpumalanga. Located near eMalahleni, the Highveld Hybrid Energy project will combine large-scale solar generation with battery […]

Energy company NOA has signed a renewable-energy supply agreement with industrial minerals producer Idwala Industrial Holdings, which will help the company reduce electricity costs and support its decarbonisation objectives. NOA will supply renewable energy through a wheeling agreement, using a blended energy solution that complements Idwala's existing and planned embedded solar generation facilities, ensuring an […]

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) says it expects to finalise all outstanding curtailment claims by independent power producers (IPPs) by the end of August. It also announced that the current claims backlog stood at R1.5-billion; a figure that is 25% lower than the R2-billion reported on June 14, inclusive of new claims received […]

State-owned power utility Eskom has announced that it is currently reviewing the representations received from residents and other affected stakeholders following a notice issued in terms of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) regarding its intention to interrupt the electricity supply to the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and State-owned power utility City Power. Eskom […]

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the ongoing reform of the electricity sector, where momentum seems to be slowing down, as well as developments in the broader energy transition and the potential for using electricity from solar rooftops to lower municipal costs.

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has warned of “reform drift” after the latest BLSA Reform Tracker showed that quarter-on-quarter momentum had turned negative for the first time since it started tracking South Africa’s reform agenda. Developed and managed by research consultancy Krutham for BLSA, the index monitors 247 reform deliverables across economic, […]