After more than a decade of power shortages and recurring load shedding, South Africa’s electricity system has shown notable signs of recovery. By early June 2026, the country recorded over 385 consecutive days without supply...
Read MoreNational Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), South Africa’s transmission system operator, and Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned public electricity utility, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with French...
Read MoreMulilo, a South African renewable energy developer and independent power producer (IPP), has achieved financial close for the 77 MW/308 MWh Hartebeesfontein battery energy storage system (BESS) project in North West province...
Read MoreThe South African President has extended the deadline to June 30, 2026 from early June for a task team developing an implementation plan for the separation of transmission assets from Eskom Holdings SOC Limited, as concerns...
Read MoreSouth Africa’s minister of electricity and energy has clarified that land required for the country’s planned 14,000 km high-voltage transmission network expansion under the Transmission Development Plan (TDP) (2025-34) is being...
Read MoreSolarAfrica, a South African clean energy company backed by French sustainable investment manager Mirova, has agreed to acquire a utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage system (BESS) project in South...
Read MoreSouth Africa’s state-owned power utility, Eskom, has announced plans to invest ZAR343 billion in capital expenditure (capex) across its generation, transmission and distribution businesses over the next five years, as part of...
Read MoreThe Energy Council of South Africa, an industry body representing major energy stakeholders, has advocated a phased transition towards the establishment of an independent, state-owned transmission system operator (TSO) to...
Read MoreEskom Holdings SOC Ltd, South Africa’s state-owned power utility, faces significant financial risks linked to the proposed transfer of its transmission assets to the National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA), as the...
Read MoreThe year 2025 represented a decisive recalibration for the global electricity transmission sector, as grids moved from incremental expansion to strategic transformation amid accelerating electrification, decarbonisation mandates...
Read MoreThe South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA), a national industry body representing the solar PV sector, has raised concerns that the revised unbundling plan for state-owned utility Eskom could undermine urgently...
Read MoreSouth Africa’s Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) has prequalified seven international-led consortia to bid under the country’s inaugural Independent Transmission Project (ITP) programme, which aims to deliver...
Read MoreSouth African state-owned utility Eskom’s subsidiary, National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), announced that it is advancing 75 projects to unlock about 37 GW of new generation-connection capacity by 2030. The...
Read MoreSeriti Green, a South African renewable energy developer and subsidiary of Seriti Resources, has officially handed over the Vunumoya Main Transmission Station (MTS) to the state-owned power utility Eskom’s subsidiary, the...
Read MoreThe National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has approved the Market Operator licence for the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), adopted the new Grid Capacity Allocation Rules, and established a...
Read MoreEskom, South Africa’s state-owned power utility, has urged that the country’s Transmission Development Plan (TDP) be complemented by a wider regional TDP to enable the development of grid infrastructure required for increased...
Read MoreSouth Africa’s National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), an independent, wholly owned subsidiary of Eskom Holdings Limited established in July 2024 as part of Eskom’s unbundling process, has outlined the steps being...
Read MoreSouth Africa’s Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) and the National Treasury have announced that significant progress has been made in the implementation of South Africa’s pioneering Independent Transmission Projects...
Read MoreNorwegian renewable energy developer Scatec ASA, and South African clean energy company Mulilo, have secured preferred bidder status in South Africa's Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme...
Read MoreEDF Renewables, a subsidiary of the French Électricité de France (EDF) Group, has commissioned the first main transmission substation (MTS) in South Africa developed entirely by an independent power producer (IPP). Located near...
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