Solar PV

Community housing schemes with a bulk municipal supply point are emerging as viable sites for hybrid solar and storage deployment under an Energy as a Service (EaaS) solution, says... 

Battery storage could become a critical component of efforts to expand electricity access across West Africa, with solar PV minigrids offering a potentially lower-cost and more resilient... 

Escalating time-of-use (ToU) tariff prices are prompting South African commercial and industrial electricity users to reconsider how and when they consume energy, says solar energy provider... 

ASX-listed Diatreme Resources' prefeasibility study (PFS) on the Northern Silica project in northern Queensland has confirmed its potential as a profitable, long-life and high-purity silica sand... 

South Africa needs to build manufacturing capacity in parts of value chains in which its industries can compete sustainably, while leveraging and adapting its existing industrial base to meet... 

This week we profile Magali Pailhe, MD of TotalEnergies Exploration & Production and Renewables South Africa 

Tharisa has completed three critical steps underpinning the development of Karo. 

Pushing South African coal beyond being prioritised as only a fuel, research conducted by the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) School of Chemical and Metallurgy Engineering has demonstrated... 

UK-based global long-term bankable power price forecaster Aurora Energy Research has released its first ever long-term prediction for the South African power market, in anticipation of the expected... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has confirmed that 2 692 electricity generation facilities have been registered since 2018, with another 124 registrations completed between... 

Sustainability aside, falling solar and battery costs have made renewable energy a compelling solution for reducing energy costs and improving power reliability, with dispatchable solar and battery... 

Commercial and industrial renewable-energy company SolarAfrica has reached financial close on SunCentral 3 – the third and final 114 MW facility of Phase 1 of its 1 GW utility-scale SunCentral... 

At the Huawei South Africa Connect 2026 event, held on July 23, Eskom chief technology innovation officer Len De Villers stated that the Madimbo Smart Village Microgrid project proved that... 

A partnership between private companies, academia and community organisations is advancing the development of agrivoltaic systems in Egypt to support climate-resilient agriculture, renewable-energy... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is attending the South Africa-China Electricity & Energy Investment Conference, in Beijing, this week, where he has advocated for strategic... 

Electrical hazards remain among the most serious risks at construction sites, and as projects become more technologically complex, the standards for managing that risk are rising too. This shift in... 

Ivanhoe Mines has maintained 2026 production guidance at 290 000 t to 330 000 t of copper in anode or blister, and 2027 guidance at 380 000 t to 420 000 t. 

Global statistics continue to reaffirm the role of electricity as the future dominant energy carrier. More and more energy services are being electrified, including through electric vehicles, while... 

Power in Africa is not only an issue of infrastructure, but also an economic issue because industry requires reliable, affordable and sustainable energy. Industrial competitiveness is impossible...