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Minister Ramokgopa fields question in the Windaba media conference alongside Sawea CEO Niveshen Govender

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#Windaba2024: Ramokgopa hints at local manufacturing policy for renewable tech

Lindsey Schutters 4 Oct 2024

Minister Ramokgopa was big on renewables during his seminar. Source: x.com

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#Windaba2024: South Africa takes aggressive stance on renewables expansion

Lindsey Schutters 2 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

European, Southern African development banks to lend extra $220m to clean energy projects

Kopano Gumbi 16 Sep 2024

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane speaks to Reuters at the Eskom Head Office, in Johannesburg. Source: Reuters/Lelethu Madikane

Energy

There may just be no load shedding this summer

Tannur Anders 27 Aug 2024

Woolworths invests over R17.5m in renewable energy projects

ESG

Woolworths invests over R17.5m in renewable energy projects

8 Aug 2024

Engie's Aurora windfarm on Cape Town's West Coast is a major Sawea project

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Sawea calls out Nersa and Eskom on grid capacity issues

6 Aug 2024

7 startups unveiled for 2024 Irish Tech Challenge

Social Entrepreneurship

7 startups unveiled for 2024 Irish Tech Challenge

5 Aug 2024

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: Cristian Rojas/Pexels

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Sars calls for public comment on renewables tax incentives

Lindsey Schutters 31 Jul 2024

Climate Change

South Africa aims for net zero emissions by 2050

15 Jul 2024

Dentsu drives innovation in African financial services

Digital

Dentsu drives innovation in African financial services

Issued by Dentsu 9 Jul 2024

Emma Montocchio, Head of Impact Investments at Decusatio

ESG & Sustainability

Impact investing vs sustainable investing: What are the key differences?

Emma Montocchio 4 Jul 2024

280MW wind project secured for Rio Tinto and Sibanye-Stillwater

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

280MW wind project secured for Rio Tinto and Sibanye-Stillwater

11 Jun 2024

Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Farm construction will begin in 2024 with operation estimated for 2026. Source: Sam Forson/Pexels

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Sibanye-Stillwater secures 140MW wind energy project

30 May 2024

Ministerial Energy Action Plan briefing on the update of generation performance and implementation of the Energy Action Plan. Eskom, Megawatt Park.

Energy

Eskom shows signs of improvement, but challenges remain

Lindsey Schutters 20 May 2024

Markets & Investment

IAE: Africa needs $277bn yearly for 2030 SDGs

15 May 2024

Tororo Solar North Limited, is a special purpose vehicle company (SPV) established to develop, build, operate and maintain a 10MW Photovoltaic Power Plant in Eastern Uganda.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Red Rocket secures funding for Virginia Solar project

2 May 2024

Dave Masureik, CEO of New Southern Energy

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Flawed IRP2023 needs private leadership

Dave Masureik 8 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Economy

IRP 2023 could reset South Africa’s social and economic woes if implemented correctly

26 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Bohani Hlungwane, head of trade and working capital, Pan-Africa, Absa CIB.

Trends

No more business-as-usual in African capital markets

Bohani Hlungwane and Ovizikhungo Sicwetsha 22 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Paul Calvey, partner and market leader, Oliver Wyman South Africa; Sandra Villars, partner, financial services, Oliver Wyman South Africa; and Pierre Romagny, partner, financial services, Oliver Wyman South Africa.

Trends

#BizTrends: 10 trends to watch in South African banking

7 Mar 2024

Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana wasted no time in a rapid 2024 Budget Speech delivery.

Markets & Investment

#BudgetSpeech2024: Treasury takes crucial step towards energy security

Lindsey Schutters 21 Feb 2024

Growthpoint Properties issues R1bn 10-year bond

Property

Growthpoint Properties issues R1bn 10-year bond

Issued by Catchwords 12 Feb 2024

Image source: Petr Malinak –

ESG & Sustainability

Investing in Africa's bright, green energy future

Angela Simpson and Matthew Martin 12 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Estienne de Klerk, SA chief executive officer of Growthpoint Properties.

Trends

Growthpoint signs landmark wind-hydro-solar PPA deal

Issued by Catchwords 30 Jan 2024

Source: Athena/Pexels

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Eastern and Western Cape to gain 3,470MW grid capacity for wind power

Lindsey Schutters 29 Jan 2024

Image source: Denis Ismagilov –

Corporate & Commercial Law

Africa: Drivers of venture capital growth in Q3 2023

Ashlin Perumall, Janine Howard and Tanya Seitz 17 Jan 2024

Alison Mellon, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer: Banking and Finance, and Thomas Erskine, Candidate Legal Practitioner, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Legal insight into banking and finance for 2024

Alison Mellon and Thomas Erskine 9 Jan 2024

Dr Andrew Dickson, an engineering executive at CBI-electric: low voltage. Source: Supplied

Nuclear Power

A balanced energy mix will fix crisis, not just renewables

18 Dec 2023

Source: Alex Eckermann/Unsplash

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

DMRE launches bid window for electricity generation

Wendell Roelf 15 Dec 2023

SAICA hosts inaugural Climate Change Conference

Accounting & Auditing

SAICA hosts inaugural Climate Change Conference

Issued by SAICA 5 Dec 2023

Aysha construction began in 2016 with majority investment from Exim Bank of China.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Ethiopia signs $600m UAE deal to expand Aysha wind farm project

Dawit Endeshwa 3 Dec 2023

Tourists are returning to South Africa - but the sector will need to go green to deal with the country's electricity crisis

Tourism

Tourists are returning to South Africa - but the sector will need to go green to deal with the country's electricity crisis

Gijsbert Hoogendoorn, Irma Booyens and Kristy Langerman 10 Nov 2023

South African Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramakgopa briefs members of the media after his visit to assess progress on bringing back online faulty units and boosting power generation at the Kusile Power Station, in Delmas. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy

SA to plug power gap with 3GW of gas projects and Koeberg extension

Nelson Banya 5 Nov 2023

A wind turbine produces renewable energy outside Caledon. Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South African mines seek to turn up renewables to ease power crisis

Nelson Banya 28 Jun 2023

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Kieran Whyte et al. 26 Jun 2023

Riham ElGizy, CEO of Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company (RVCMC), speaks during a Reuters interview ahead of the voluntary auction of carbon credits, with projects in Kenya, Rwanda, Egypt and South Africa, at the auction in Nairobi, Kenya, 14 June 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Climate Change

Saudi companies buy 2.2 million tonnes of carbon credits in Kenya auction

Duncan Miriri 15 Jun 2023

SA expects to add 5,500MW of renewable energy to the grid by 2026

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA expects to add 5,500MW of renewable energy to the grid by 2026

Promit Mukherjee 13 Jun 2023

Financial close reached on 89MW Castle Wind Farm for Sibanye-Stillwater

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Financial close reached on 89MW Castle Wind Farm for Sibanye-Stillwater

30 May 2023

#EarthGathering: Unlocking SA's energy transition potential amid sector uncertainty

Energy

#EarthGathering: Unlocking SA's energy transition potential amid sector uncertainty

Sindy Peters 29 May 2023

Sawea advocates for grid optimisation to avoid another failed REIPPP bid window

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Sawea advocates for grid optimisation to avoid another failed REIPPP bid window

24 May 2023

Reports highlight most promising green economy investment opportunities in South Africa

Agriculture

Reports highlight most promising green economy investment opportunities in South Africa

Issued by GreenCape 4 May 2023

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Tax Law

Have your say on proposals for renewable energy tax incentives

24 Apr 2023

SA should not shy away from costs of fixing power crisis - electricity minister

Energy

SA should not shy away from costs of fixing power crisis - electricity minister

Kopano Gumbi 12 Apr 2023

Regulations, policies key in driving SA's alternative energy sector

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Regulations, policies key in driving SA's alternative energy sector

29 Mar 2023

Image source: Kervin Edward Lara from

Corporate & Commercial Law

Force majeure: How climate change will impact renewable energy contracts

Hannetjie Marais 17 Mar 2023

How renewables can help drive economic recovery, prosperity in SA

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How renewables can help drive economic recovery, prosperity in SA

15 Mar 2023