Chinese panels are now so affordable that businesses and families are snapping them up, slashing their bills and challenging ...

Cheap Chinese solar panels have the potential to transform the economics of African SMEs and households. Solar power generation has gone from almost nothing in 2019 to roughly 10% of South Africa’s ...

The African Development Bank has approved a $365m loan to Eskom for two power plant projects, according to Public Enterprises minister Malusi Gigaba. “I am happy to inform this august sitting that the ...

The Money Show's Stephen Grootes interviews power and energy expert Prof. Vally Padayachee and the CEO of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, Wayne Duvenage. Eskom is stepping up its campaign to get ...

South African utility Eskom is searching for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor to build a solar plant up to 30 MW in size at the site of an existing power station in the ...

There will be no registration or connection fees for households with solar systems up to 50kVA, until March 2026, says Eskom. Eskom has simplified the compliance and registration process for customers ...

State-owned utility Eskom has obtained licences for two new solar plants in South Africa. The licences, approved by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nesra), are for a 75 MW solar ...

B2B energy solution provider Impower sees the establishment of an independent TSO and the acceleration of competition as a critical opportunity for businesses to secure stable, cost-effective, and ...

This capacity, primarily comprising coal power stations, is available to the grid but is not currently operating. To get this ...

Hartmut Winkler receives funding from the National Research Foundation. South Africans have been battered by power shortages for several years. These have worsened to the point that towards the end of ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's power utility Eskom said on Monday it expects to invest billions of rand to reduce its carbon footprint and become a strong player in solar thermal energy.