Independent Power Producers

The uptake of rooftop solar in South Africa has increased dramatically over the past five or so years, spurred initially by the extreme loadshedding from 2021 to 2024. Using satellite and other... 

This week we profile Jonathan Skeen, MD: Commercial at the SOLA Group, a fully South African vertically integrated renewable-energy infrastructure, generation and storage company  

A large-scale hybrid renewable energy project able to supply 75 MW of dispatchable renewable electricity to South Africa’s national grid between 5:00am and 9:30pm daily has been officially... 

Cabinet has approved the publication of the much-anticipated Revised Electricity Pricing Policy for public comment, amid growing affordability concerns following years of above-inflation tariff... 

Jozi Power Limited rents out, operates and maintains a fleet of containerised 1MW and 2MW diesel generator sets to African mines and other large consumers for short to medium term periods.  

Winter has a way of making us think about energy, whether we mean to or not. The geyser works harder. The heater stays on longer. Cold mornings remind you just how much you rely on electricity... 

Transitions are never easy. They are disruptive and are often fiercely resisted. South Africa navigated its own grand political transition in 1994, following a period of intense uncertainty and... 

To help close Zambia’s 1 400 MW baseload electricity generation deficit and reduce its exposure to drought-affected hydroelectric supply, mining and energy investment holding company ZCCM... 

A country with sufficient energy can advance economically. A country with insufficient energy cannot. The private sector finds energy generation good business. The public sector is seeing that the... 

Section 34A of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act requires that the independent transmission system operator (ITSO), as the licensed transmitter, control the network it operates, says... 

South Africa has various industry-related policies and master plans that take into account the changes wrought by the global energy transition, but the opportunities and risks arising from these... 

By: Steven Santini - Vice President for Secure Power, SSA at Schneider Electric In 1969, the world watched in awe as Neil Armstrong took “one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind”, a... 

Iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore's Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC) has entered into an energy offtake agreement with Envusa Energy – a joint venture between Kumba's parent company Anglo American and... 

New research into the crisis afflicting the City of Johannesburg warns that the widening structural imbalance between the metro’s operating expenditure and capital expenditure (capex) poses a... 

The central question is no longer how much infrastructure we build, but whether it meaningfully improves lives.  Infrastructure is widely recognised as the backbone of economic development. But in... 

Mining operations across the continent face increasing challenges when it comes to power quality and supply stability. Voltage dips, grid disturbances and fluctuating energy availability can... 

The policy conversation across Africa is shifting from basic electrification toward interconnection and industrial enablement. More than 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa still lack access... 

Eskom’s Grid Access Unit (GAU) must be moved to the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) as soon as possible, says Sola Group CEO Dom Wills. Speaking at a Webber Wentzel Power... 

South Africa’s energy sector has undergone a remarkable transformation, RMB senior investment banker for infrastructure sector solutions Keith Webb says. The country, once plagued by loadshedding,...