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Issue 466 - 04 August 2022

South African president sets out plans to cut red tape and end power blackouts

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a series of potentially far-reaching reforms for the electricity...

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South Africa scraps need for power generation licence for all projects

South Africa’s impact on the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) market

Issue 466 - 04 August 2022

South Africa scraps need for power generation licence for all projects

Among the most eye-catching parts of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech on 25 July was a...

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Renewables, Power, Commercial & industrial

Issue 466 - 04 August 2022

South Africa’s impact on the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) market

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Issue 466 - 01 August 2022

SAPP market offers potential for battery energy storage

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Issue 466 - 28 July 2022

South Africa: Gold Fields expands South Deep solar plant to 50MW

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Issue 466 - 27 July 2022

South Africa: Scatec starts Kenhardt solar projects construction, its largest ever investment

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Issue 465 - 22 July 2022

Lekela Power leads in latest Actis divestment round

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Issue 465 - 19 July 2022

South Africa: Solana Energy partners with aluminium producer on solar

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Issue 464 - 07 July 2022

South Africa: Vametco battery system reaches financial close

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Issue 464 - 06 July 2022

South Africa’s Just Energy Transition framework finalised

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Issue 464 - 04 July 2022

Eskom lines up leases for 1.8GW of renewable energy projects

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Project bulletin

Issue 464 - 01 July 2022

Enel inaugurates South Africa’s Karusa wind farm

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Issue 463 - 28 June 2022

Intense period to follow as South Africa’s developers confront supply chain issues

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Issue 463 - 23 June 2022

SolarAfrica to supply 87MW to Johannesburg data centre

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Pongola Battery

40MW | State owned

South Africa

Skaapvlei Battery

80MW | State owned

South Africa

Paleisheuwel Battery

9.5MW | State owned

South Africa

Graafwater Battery

5MW | State owned

South Africa

Hex Battery

20MW | State owned

South Africa

Elandskop Battery

8MW | State owned

South Africa

Makro Silverlakes Solar PV

0.91MW | IPP

South Africa

Steenbras Pumped Storage

180MW | State owned

South Africa

Gariep Hydro

360MW | State owned

South Africa

Vanderkloof Hydro

240MW | State owned

South Africa

Palmiet Pumped Storage

400MW | State owned

South Africa

Drakensberg Pumped Storage

1,000MW | State owned

South Africa

Soetwater Wind

147MW | IPP

South Africa

Copperton Wind

102MW | IPP

South Africa

Msenge Emoyeni Wind

72MW | IPP

South Africa

Karusa Wind

147MW | IPP

South Africa

2021 Battery Procurement Programme

201.08MW | IPP

South Africa

REIPPP6 Wind, Solar PV

5,200MW | IPP

South Africa

ABSA Tower North Rooftop Solar PV

0.44MW | IPP

South Africa

Tasez Gas

20MW | IPP

South Africa

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South Africa

News Centre

South African president sets out plans to cut red tape and end power blackouts

South Africa scraps need for power generation licence for all projects

South Africa’s impact on the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) market

SAPP market offers potential for battery energy storage

South Africa: Gold Fields expands South Deep solar plant to 50MW

South Africa: Scatec starts Kenhardt solar projects construction, its largest ever investment

Lekela Power leads in latest Actis divestment round

South Africa: Solana Energy partners with aluminium producer on solar

South Africa: Vametco battery system reaches financial close

South Africa’s Just Energy Transition framework finalised

Eskom lines up leases for 1.8GW of renewable energy projects

Enel inaugurates South Africa’s Karusa wind farm

Intense period to follow as South Africa’s developers confront supply chain issues

SolarAfrica to supply 87MW to Johannesburg data centre

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