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Mike Teke

Mike Teke is a South African mining and energy executive who serves as group CEO and co-founder of Seriti Resources Holdings, a major South African coal-mining company, and as chairperson of its renewable-energy subsidiary, Seriti Green. He is also chairperson of the Africa chapter of FutureCoal, an industry body promoting sustainable coal stewardship, through which he advocates for coordinated energy policy and investment-ready energy frameworks across Africa. Under his leadership, Seriti Resources has leveraged its coal-mining land, water and infrastructure assets to diversify into renewable energy, most notably through the Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm in Mpumalanga, whose first 155 MW phase entered commercial operation in mid-2026 with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in attendance. Teke frames this diversification not as "greenwashing" but as evidence of Seriti's transformation into a broader energy company that continues coal production, including from its new Naudesbank Colliery, while investing heavily in wind, solar and battery storage. He has overseen multibillion-rand investment commitments in renewables, including partnerships with Standard Bank, Rand Merchant Bank and Chinese turbine supplier Goldwind. Teke also champions corporate social investment through the Seriti Power Community Trust, which has funded community infrastructure such as a police station in eMalahleni and a gender-based-violence care centre in Vereeniging. He frequently speaks at South African and regional industry forums, including the Joburg Indaba and the Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines, on themes of just energy transition, energy security and continental collaboration. He is recognised as a prominent voice in South Africa's mining and energy sectors, particularly on balancing coal's continued role with the shift to renewables.

Mike Teke News


Kearney South Africa Energy Partner Frances Phillips.
Green iron-ore is a great South African export opportunity, Joburg Indaba hears
Updated 5 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

Making green iron-ore for exportation is a great opportunity, South Africa’s Joburg Indaba heard on Thursday, October 8, when Kearney South Africa energy partner Frances Phillips drew attention to... 


Kearney South Africa Energy Partner Frances Phillips.
Green iron-ore is a great South African export opportunity, Joburg Indaba hears
8th October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Making green iron-ore for exportation is a great opportunity, South Africa’s Joburg Indaba heard on Thursday, October 8, when Kearney South Africa energy partner Frances Phillips drew attention to... 


Seriti Resources CEO Mike Teke
Seriti Power Community Trust investing R50m in Mpumalanga police station
27th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The Seriti Power Community Trust has started construction of the new Klarinet police station, in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, to improve community safety and provide sustainable infrastructure in the... 


Seriti Power Community Trust And Partners Strengthen Support For Survivors Through The Kopanong Thuthuzela Care Centre
26th August 2026

The Seriti Power Community Trust, in collaboration with Fraser Alexander and through its partnership with the Minerals Council South Africa, the National Prosecuting Authority and the Gauteng... 


Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm
Seriti unpacks big renewables ambition for coal heartland as first 155 MW wind project enters into operation
21st August 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The first 25 turbines at Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm, which is rising in the coal heartland of Mpumalanga within site of the giant Secunda coal-to-liquids complex and in close... 


Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm
Seriti unpacks big renewables ambition for coal heartland as first 155 MW wind project enters into operation
3rd August 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The first 25 turbines at Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm, which is rising in the coal heartland of Mpumalanga within site of the giant Secunda coal-to-liquids complex and in close... 


Goldwind-powered Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm Phase One Enters Commercial Operation, Marking a Milestone in South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
31st July 2026

The first phase of South Africa's largest wind farm cluster has entered commercial operation, marking a tangible step in the country's Just Energy Transition. The Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm Phase... 


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Infrastructure can be the catalyst that brings Africa together
3rd July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

That Africa cannot afford fragmented voices any longer was a point mining and energy luminary Mike Teke made when he addressed the Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines last month. We agree. Africa needs far... 


Mike Teke
Africa cannot afford fragmented voices any longer, Mike Teke points out
19th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Africa cannot afford fragmented voices any longer, South Africa’s mining and energy leading light Mike Teke pointed out in an address at the Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines, where he highlighted the need... 


Seriti Resources CEO and FutureCoal chairperson Mike Teke
South African, global coal sectors need to define mineral’s role in the energy mix
28th May 2026 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa's coal sector, and nonprofit research organisation CoalTech Research Association, which is funded by coal industry organisations, must focus on defining the role of coal in the... 


Coal’s critical status debated as Africa balances energy security and transition pressures
Coal’s critical status debated as Africa balances energy security and transition pressures
24th April 2026 By: Shannon de Ryhove

The classification of coal as a “critical mineral” remains a contentious issue globally, but for African economies – particularly South Africa – the debate is far from academic. Instead, it cuts to... 


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Seriti Green hands over Vunumoya Main Transmission Station to Eskom
12th December 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Renewable-energy developer Seriti Green on November 26 officially handed over the Vunumoya Main Transmission Station (MTS) to State-owned power utility Eskom. The infrastructure will now become an... 


IMARC preview: Coal’s divide deepens
30th September 2025

By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events When it comes to a consequential discussion about coal’s future challenges and opportunities, 2025 has thrown up all the talking points Coal... 


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Coal producer confident on long-term coal demand
19th September 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Aligned to its view that coal will remain a key component of South Africa’s energy mix for at least the next two decades, coal mining company Seriti will continue to focus on investing in coal... 


An image of wind turbines at the Ummbila Emoyeni project
Electricity Minister lauds Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni renewable-energy project
5th September 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on August 14 visited Seriti Green’s flagship Ummbila Emoyeni renewable-energy project in Mpumalanga, highlighting it as an exemplar for the... 


FutureCoal chairperson Mike Teke
FutureCoal calls for fair, equal funding of coal in new open letter to financiers, investors
2nd September 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Following the launch of its Fund Fair, Fund Equal campaign in June, the Global Alliance for Sustainable Coal (FutureCoal) has issued an open letter to about 700 global finance, investment and... 


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Seriti Power Community Trust invests R19m in early childhood development centres
22nd August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Seriti Power Community Trust has invested R19-million in early childhood development (ECD) infrastructure across Mpumalanga and the Free State. Currently, 543 learners are enrolled and... 


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Seriti Resources, Nafasi Water to deliver water treatment solutions at Arnot Closed Colliery
20th August 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Seriti Resources and Nafasi Water Technologies have launched a project to finance, build and operate a water treatment project at the Arnot Closed Colliery near Middelburg, Mpumalanga. The project,... 


FutureCoal chairperson Mike Teke
Sustainable use of coal important for energy transition – FutureCoal
20th August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Despite a global shift away from coal towards renewable energy, coal remains essential for energy generation, particularly in countries such as South Africa, where it still plays a significant role... 


An image of wind turbines at the Ummbila Emoyeni project
Electricity Minister lauds Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni renewable-energy project
15th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on August 14 visited Seriti Green’s flagship Ummbila Emoyeni renewable-energy project in Mpumalanga, highlighting it as an exemplar for the... 


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