Policy certainty and open access critical for transmission investment — ENGIE

South Africa’s electricity transmission grid is emerging as a central pillar of the country’s energy reform and decarbonisation drive, with global energy group ENGIE positioning itself as a potential long-term partner in grid expansion, flexibility solutions and market development. Speaking during a recent webinar on investing in South Africa’s electricity transmission grid, ENGIE South Africa’s MD for Renewables and Batteries Sanjeev Mungroo said the country’s reform trajectory broadly aligns with international best practice, particularly in the move from a vertically integrated monopoly model towards a more competitive, unbundled electricity sector.
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Nordex supplying 33 wind turbines to private projects in Western Cape

Wind turbine technology provider Nordex Energy South Africa (NESA) is supplying 33 wind turbines to the Zen and Bergriver wind projects, in the Western Cape, which will have a combined capacity of 194 MW. The projects are majority owned by ACCIONA Energía, with H1 Capital and Chariot Limited owning the 49% balance.
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Nersa says Eskom can increase charges more than previously approved

South Africa’s energy regulator said on Sunday that it granted State utility Eskom larger electricity rate increases for its next two financial years than originally set after admitting errors in its earlier calculations. Eskom’s prices will now rise 8.76% in April this year and 8.83% in April 2027 instead of 5.36% and 6.19%, regulator Nersa said in a statement.
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