Why local government fiscal health must be climate-proofed

Zimasa Vazi|Published

South Africa's local governments are at a crossroads as they confront climate realities that threaten their financial stability. Discover how municipalities can ...

What Africa’s renewable investment wave requires most is design

Avania Moosa and Chetan Jeeva|Published

Project finance remains the dominant mode of capital deployment, limited by nascent markets and structured around risk more than strategy.

Unlocking youth potential to boost South Africa’s energy sector

Viren Sookhun|Published

To build a sustainable workforce, the journey into the energy sector needs to start as early as Grade 10, when students begin to make subject and career choices. ...

Road Freight Association clarifies AARTO rollout is not imminent

Philippa Larkin|Published

The Road Freight Association has responded to circulating rumours about the imminent rollout of AARTO, stating that such claims are highly improbable and urging ...

Clean energy investment rising despite economic uncertainty: IEA

AFP|Published

Amid global economic uncertainty, the International Energy Agency reports a record surge in clean energy investments, outpacing fossil fuel spending for the first ...

Is JETP the savior of South Africa - or is it about to make the embattled country’s problems worse?

Jack Wolf, Oliver Stallwood and Sakhile Dube|Published

Four years after its launch, the Just Energy Transition Partnership faces serious scrutiny. As South Africa grapples with its coal dependency and international pressures, ...

Fossil fuels are still subsidised: G20 could push for the funds to be shifted to cleaner energy

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South Africa, as the G20 presiding nation, has a pivotal opportunity to champion the reallocation of fossil fuel subsidies towards cleaner energy solutions, addressing ...

Green economic diversification will safeguard our transition

Zimasa Vazi|Published

What will happen to the workers, families, and communities dependent on fossil fuels as a key economic driver? How will they be protected and prepared?

Scatec wins major battery storage project in South Africa

Philippa Larkin|Published

Scatec has been awarded the prestigious contract for the 123 MW/492 MWh Haru Battery Energy Storage System, a pivotal project aimed at stabilising South Africa's ...

National energy month: priorities and challenges for a secure energy future

Forbes Padayachee|Published

South Africa's energy landscape is undergoing a dramatic turnaround, moving from crippling power shortages to a more resilient and diversified energy system

Philanthropy’s role in powering South Africa’s Just Transition

Dorah Modise|Published

South Africa, much like other emerging economies, faces a complex climate finance landscape, with much higher investment needed than what is currently available. ...

How South Africa is leading the charge in hybrid solar energy development

Ashley Lechman|Published

Explore how South Africa is transforming its energy landscape through hybrid solar solutions, enhancing grid stability and meeting net-zero commitments in the face ...

South Africa in talks with Zambia and Zimbabwe to run Grand Inga transmission line

Banele Ginindza|Published

South Africa's Minister for Minerals and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, reveals plans to engage Zambia and Zimbabwe in discussions about the Grand Inga project, ...

Renergen secures helium rights as SA minister dismisses Springbok Solar's appeal

Philippa Larkin|Published

South Africa’s Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has decisively dismissed Springbok Solar’s appeal against Renergen’s helium extraction rights, solidifying ...

Spain and Portugal’s blackout: A wake-up call for energy policy makers

Dr Adrian Blanck|Published

The Spanish-Portuguese blackout was not a cyberattack. It was not sabotage. It was the inevitable result of excessive intermittency: too much variability overwhelmed ...

Truth in climate action and the energy transition: countering climate denialism and misinformation

Blessing Manale|Published

Recent research has shown a dramatic rise in disinformation related to the climate crisis, spreading at an alarming rate through social media, messaging apps, and ...

Capitalising on Namibia’s oil and gas boom to ensure sustainability through inclusive growth

Julien Karambua|Published

The oil and gas industry’s greatest promise lies in job creation across the value chain.

Green hydrogen to power Africa's path to energy independence

Julien Karambua|Published

Energy storage is crucial to ensuring reliability, but traditional battery storage solutions are expensive and require frequent maintenance.

A Just Transition code of good practice is needed to protect workers

Boitumelo Molete|Published

As we seek and find solutions to greatest threat of our times- climate change, we do so with the full appreciation that there is an energy transition and green revolution ...