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Proposed regulation lifting ‘embedded generation’ licence-exemption cap to 10 MW released for comment 
By: Terence Creamer 23rd April 2021 Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has released, for public comment, an amendment to the Electricity Regulation Act, proposing an... →
Nedbank makes pioneering ‘zero fossil-fuel exposure by 2045’ pledge
By: Terence Creamer 22nd April 2021 South Africa’s Nedbank Group released an ambitious new energy policy on April 22, containing a commitment to reduce its exposure to all fossil... →
Showdown between Eskom and unions looms as wage bargaining starts next month
By: News24Wire 19th April 2021 Labour unions are gearing up for start of wage bargaining talks with Eskom, in what is set to be a highly charged process at a time when the power... →
Planning and prospects for renewable power: Eastern and Southern Africa
16th April 2021 East and Southern African countries possess vast potential for renewable energy development. Co-ordinated regional plans will play a vital role in... →
Minister Patel outlines the potential of the South African green hydrogen economy and sets out new role for the IDC
14th April 2021 The Hydrogen Economy is a potential “game changer” not just for South Africa, but for the world at large; and South Africa is well positioned to... →
Uganda says it has signed security agreement with Egypt amid tensions over Ethiopia dam
By: Reuters 8th April 2021 Uganda and Egypt have signed a military intelligence sharing agreement, the east African country said late on Wednesday, against a backdrop of... →
Renewable Capacity Statistics 2021
6th April 2021 The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) produces comprehensive statistics on a range of topics related to renewable energy. This... →
Why South Africa's electricity blackouts are set to continue for the next five years
31st March 2021 South Africa is once more experiencing periodic power cuts. These typically take the form of scheduled supply interruptions, for two to four hours... →
