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Eskom's Arnot Power Station in Middelburg. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

A year without loadshedding, but weak demand and high tariffs threaten jobs and Eskom revenue

3 hours

Energy is now a boardroom issue for South Africa’s industrial sector

Energy

Energy is now a boardroom issue for South Africa’s industrial sector

Issued by RE+ South Africa 20 Apr 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Safeguard your home investments: avoiding retrofit pitfalls

19 Feb 2026

Nersa clears up SSEG regulations following Outa article

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Nersa clears up SSEG regulations following Outa article

4 Feb 2026

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Energy

Cape Town to spend R71.2bn on energy projects

8 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Rentia van Tonder is head of Power and at Standard Bank CIB.

Banking

From funding to vision: Enabling Africa’s Just Energy Transition

Rentia van Tonder and Aadil Cajee 11 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Dino Zuccollo, head of investor solutions at Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management.

Taxation & Regulation

Tax incentive window closing for SA renewables

5 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Metalbox, standing 80 metres tall and one of the largest commercial office properties in Fairvest Limited's portfolio, is South Africa's first solar facade skyscraper.

Office Property

Energy Partners unveils South Africa's first solar facade skyscraper

23 Jul 2024

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

MTN makes big gains in solar renewable energy project

15 Feb 2024

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis used the opportunity to criticise national government.

Energy

CoCT launches Cash for Power programme alongside Energy Strategy unveiling

Lindsey Schutters 12 Feb 2024

Pioneering sustainability: Provantage goes green

OOH

Pioneering sustainability: Provantage goes green

Issued by Provantage 22 Nov 2023

Atlantis Foundries, Energy Partners sign PPA on Western Cape solar project

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Atlantis Foundries, Energy Partners sign PPA on Western Cape solar project

13 Jul 2023

Call for increased SME sector support to foster SA economic recovery

SMEs

Call for increased SME sector support to foster SA economic recovery

Issued by Business Partners Limited 30 Jun 2023

MTN SA expands energy options with advanced tech for sustainable power

Telecoms & Networks

MTN SA expands energy options with advanced tech for sustainable power

27 Jun 2023

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Energy

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Hartmut Winkler 9 Jun 2023

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Nuclear Power

#EnlitAfrica2023: Tackling the toughest questions around nuclear power in SA

Katja Hamilton 18 May 2023

Govt to open bid to procure additional renewable energy

Energy

Govt to open bid to procure additional renewable energy

16 May 2023

Business Partners Limited launches a R400m Energy Fund for SMEs

SMEs

Business Partners Limited launches a R400m Energy Fund for SMEs

Issued by Business Partners Limited 21 Apr 2023

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

Energy

Why SA's new electricity minister should heed the words of Eskom's former CEO

David Richard Walwyn 15 Mar 2023

Small businesses urged to 'go solar' following the 2023 Budget Speech

SMEs

Small businesses urged to 'go solar' following the 2023 Budget Speech

Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 Mar 2023

Cape Town to start paying businesses, residents cash for power fed into local grid

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Cape Town to start paying businesses, residents cash for power fed into local grid

24 Jan 2023

New law planned to speed up power projects

Energy

New law planned to speed up power projects

Carien du Plessis 17 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market

Trends

#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market

Niveshen Govender 9 Jan 2023

Finance

European Investment Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa announce renewable energy investment initiative

14 Nov 2022

Heineken makes major investment in solar power at Sedibeng brewery

ESG

Heineken makes major investment in solar power at Sedibeng brewery

27 Oct 2022

SA urgently needs to action its latest energy plan

Energy

SA urgently needs to action its latest energy plan

22 Sep 2022

Nepoworx, MerSETA sign MoA to implement green skills programme

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Nepoworx, MerSETA sign MoA to implement green skills programme

15 Aug 2022

SA's energy crisis: the practical implications of government's proposed interventions

Energy

SA's energy crisis: the practical implications of government's proposed interventions

Jason van der Poel, Mzukisi Kota, Hielien Venter, Aviva Hoekstra, Emma Bleeker 8 Aug 2022

Nersa's proposed power price hike for solar users doomed from the start

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Nersa's proposed power price hike for solar users doomed from the start

18 Mar 2022

SONA and the Budget Speech in the eyes of a manufacturer

Design & Manufacturing

SONA and the Budget Speech in the eyes of a manufacturer

Nadia Rawjee 22 Feb 2022

South Africa's efforts to tackle its energy crisis lacks urgency and coherence

Energy

South Africa's efforts to tackle its energy crisis lacks urgency and coherence

Hartmut Winkler 21 Feb 2022

#SONA2022: Several new energy projects set to serve the grid

Energy

#SONA2022: Several new energy projects set to serve the grid

11 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: SA's energy landscape - 2021 insights and the outlook for 2022

Trends

#BizTrends2022: SA's energy landscape - 2021 insights and the outlook for 2022

Seydou Kane 5 Jan 2022

#BestofBiz 2021: Energy & Mining

Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2021: Energy & Mining

13 Dec 2021

SA's energy landscape is evolving, partly driven by climate change goals

Energy

SA's energy landscape is evolving, partly driven by climate change goals

Jason van der Poel 27 Oct 2021

Tackling energy security in SA - key approaches to meeting present, future demand

Energy

Tackling energy security in SA - key approaches to meeting present, future demand

20 Oct 2021

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Mining

Mining sector must work together for the country

Danette Breitenbach 12 Oct 2021

Energy amendments set to expand markets for IPPs, says Scatec

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Energy amendments set to expand markets for IPPs, says Scatec

13 Sep 2021

Source: Sergey Sukhanov –

Legislation & Regulation

Questions still circuiting the exemption for large-scale private power generation

Jason van der Poel, Alexandra Felekis and Mzukisi Kota 18 Aug 2021

Turbines on a wind farm outside Caledon near Cape Town, South Africa. Photo by Nardus Engelbrecht/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South Africa's power generation plans are out of date: an urgent rethink is needed

Hartmut Winkler 10 Aug 2021

Recent civil unrest shows need for sustainable investment

CSI & Philanthropy

Recent civil unrest shows need for sustainable investment

Bryan Turner 6 Aug 2021

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Energy

Ramaphosa lifts embedded generation threshold to 100MW

Nicci Botha 10 Jun 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Energy

Schedule 2 licence cap should be increased to 50MW

24 May 2021

Energy storage: A key piece of the puzzle in South Africa's energy transition

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Energy storage: A key piece of the puzzle in South Africa's energy transition

Michael Ball and Gabriele Buccini 11 Mar 2021

Image: Getty/Gallo

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Embedded generation: Key to supporting SA's energy intensive industries

Michael Ball 4 Mar 2021