Country: South Africa

South Africa Adds 1.1 GW of Solar in 2024

Wedoany.com Report-Jan 21, South Africa added approximately 1.1 GW of solar in 2024, according to figures from the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA). The figure is down on the ...

2025-01-21

Feedback Sought on SA Gas-Fired Power Station Closure

Wedoany.com Report-Jan 16, The Net Zero Economy Authority has opened consultation on the Torrens Island Power Station, which is set to close in June 2026. This consultation process is part of an asses...

2025-01-19

William Gumede: Strategies for a Green Economy in SA

Wedoany.com Report-Jan 12, After energy shortages caused by the Russia-Ukraine war and expanding Middle East conflict, many industrial and emerging powers have returned to the use of coal for power, u...

2025-01-12

SA Green Hydrogen Project to Proceed

Wedoany.com Report-Jan 9,A new facility to produce hydrogen directly from water without the use of electrolysers is set to power ahead, with Sparc Technologies, Fortescue and the University of Adelaid...

2025-01-09

Mining Giant to Help Build First-Of-Its-Kind SA Hydrogen Plant

Wedoany.com Report-Jan 7,The first-of-its-kind pilot plant will employ a novel approach by producing green hydrogen directly from water and sunlight, without relying on electrolysers or electricity gri...

2025-01-07

Eskom Connects Koeberg Nuclear Plant Unit to South Africa’s National Grid

Wedoany.com Report-Jan 3,Eskom has connected the Koeberg nuclear power station’s Unit 2 to South Africa’s national grid, progressing the country’s Generation Operational Recovery Pla...

2025-01-03

South Africa’s Koeberg Nuclear Plant Refit Boosts Power Supplies

South African power utility Eskom has successfully linked the second unit of its Koeberg nuclear power plant to the national grid after a major refit, further boosting electricity supply after years o...

2025-01-02

South Africa’s Petrol, Diesel Pump Prices to Rise in January

Wedoany.com Report-Jan 2,South Africas government said that the petrol pump price would increase by up to 19 cents a litre and the diesel price would rise by up to 10.50 cents a litre from January 1. ...

2025-01-02

South Africa Picks Bidders for 1.76 GW of Solar, Battery Projects

Wedoany.com Report-Dec 30,The South African government has named preferred bidders for 16 renewable energy projects, totaling ZAR 44.2 billion ($2.4 billion) in investments, to drive solar and battery...

2024-12-30

Transformer Explosion at South African Coal Power Leaves Nine Injured

Wedoany.com Report-Dec 19,An explosion at an Eskom coal-fired power plant injured nine employees last week. The utility believes a rupture of a high-pressure steam steel pipe caused the incident and h...

2024-12-19
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