Tag: Renewable Energy
State appoints three more preferred renewable energy bidders
THE GOVERNMENT yesterday announced the appointment of three additional preferred renewable energy bidders in a bid to add a total of 150 megawatts (MW)...
IDC grows its funding footprint in renewable energy space
THE INDUSTRIAL Development Corporation (IDC) said yesterday that its funding of black-owned Pele Green Energy, which is involved in South Africa’s largest renewable energy...
Eskom widens its funding search to sukuk market
South Africa’s indebted power utility Eskom Holdings plans to issue a R1 billion sukuk bond as it tries to diversify funding sources to reduce...
Patrice Motsepe’s company gives renewable energy start-up a R50 million boost
South African blockchain-based renewable energy start-up SunExchange has raised $3 million (R50.28m) from a company backed by one of the country’s richest businessmen, the firm...
Brewing beer using renewable energy
SAB and AB InBev Africa’s breweries across South Africa will have onsite solar facilities by the end of January 2020. This kicks off a...
Renewable energy for our cities and towns
The threat and reality of load shedding in South Africa has led to increased investment by the residential and industrial private sector into renewable...
Solar power hotting up in SA
Cape Town - Not much happens in the small Karoo town of De Aar, but it’s harnessing what it has in abundance - sunshine.
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Renewable energy brings power and jobs to Clanwilliam
A new shopping centre in the Clanwilliam town has been fitted with a solar photovoltaic system providing the additional power.
The Western Cape...
New renewable energy round may rake in R50bn in investment
The renewable energy industry on Friday got a shot in the arm when Energy Minister Jeff Radebe announced a new bid round of the...
25MW biomass power project achieves financial close
South Africa’s first biomass project under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) has reached financial close.
The 25MW Ngodwana Energy...
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