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Cape Town to buy power from waste-to-energy producers

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) intends to procure bulk electricity, depending on the commercial viability, of at least 5 MWac from waste-to-energy independent power producers (IPPs) through power purchase agreements (PPAs) for up to 20 years. For the contract to be commercially viable, the city says that the energy pricing must be lower than Eskom’s equivalent tariff, and emissions must also be lower than Eskom’s grid emissions factor.
April 9, 2026 by

Mulilo’s Mercury battery storage project achieves financial close

South African independent power producer Mulilo, which announced at the recent South Africa Investment Conference that it would be investing R15-billion in new renewables and storage projects, reports that it has achieved financial close on the 76 MW/304 MWh Mercury Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project. Located near Viljoenskroon in the Free State, the Mercury BESS project was selected in December 2024 as one of eight preferred bidders under the second bid window of South Africa’s Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme.
April 9, 2026 by

CHIETA, Sasol launch hydrogen fuel cell training programme

Sector education and training authority the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) and JSE-listed energy and chemicals company Sasol have launched a green hydrogen fuel cell training system at Sasol’s operations in Sasolburg, in the Free State. At the core of the training system is a working 50 W hydrogen fuel cell system, which allows learners to engage directly with the technology and understand key system functions through applied experimentation.
April 9, 2026 by

LPG Expo to highlight South Africa’s gateway role

South Africa’s role as a strategic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) gateway to sub-Saharan Africa comes into focus this week, as government and industry leaders convene in Johannesburg. The sub-Saharan Africa LPG Expo taking place on April 9 and 10 at the Sandton Convention Centre will open with an address by Electricity and Energy Deputy Minister Samantha Graham-Maré, setting the tone for a programme focused on clean cooking and South Africa’s evolving role in regional energy supply.
April 8, 2026 by

Eskom redeems R38bn ES26 bond

State-owned Eskom has announced the successful redemption of its ES26 bond, a decisive milestone in the utility’s journey toward financial independence. First issued in March 2007 as a R500-million tranche at a coupon of 7.85%, the ES26 bond grew to an outstanding amount of about R38-billion over its 19-year tenure, reflecting strong and sustained investor support, Eskom says in a statement.
April 7, 2026 by

Early involvement vital to fix infrastructure – association

Consulting engineers, as key experts, are best positioned to unlock faster, better-quality infrastructure in the water, energy and transport sectors. There is a need for deeper and longer partnerships that ensure consulting engineers are involved from the earliest stages of policy and planning, not just after project approval, asserts industry association Consulting Engineers South Africa CEO Chris Campbell. He says a key strategy for harnessing such public–private partnerships (PPPs) is having integrated project teams that bring together municipal engineers, national agencies, consulting firms and private-sector operators co-design and co-implement solutions, particularly rehabilitating and maintaining water and road networks.
April 3, 2026 by

SA has potential to be real player in the battery energy storage system market

South Africa has the potential to develop at least one, and maybe as many as three, internationally competitive gigafactories for the manufacture of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells. This is the conclusion of a recent report undertaken for the non-profit and public benefit Localisation Support Fund (LSF) by Ernst & Young Advisory Services (EY-Parthenon). The biggest market will be the local manufacture of battery energy storage systems (BESS). Need and Demand
April 3, 2026 by