African Rainbow Energy and Power (AREP) acquires 40% of Sola Group, a solar energy provider based in Cape Town, South Africa. Through this investment by AREP, Sola Group will expand its activities in Southern Africa. African Rainbow Energy and Power (AREP) is now the majority shareholder in Sola Group, a solar energy provider that focuses […]
Scatec hails ‘transformational’ 2020 as renewables pipeline hits record 10.5GW
Scatec said it underwent a “transformational” year in 2020, with its total renewables pipeline now standing at a record high of 10.5GW. Reporting its full-year financial performance, independent power producer Scatec – rebranded from Scatec Solar following the acquisition of hydropower developer SN Power – revealed its total project pipeline, including projects nearing development within its backlog, […]
South Africa’s De Wildt Solar Farm Enters Commercial Operations
The De Wildt Solar Farm has recently entered into commercial operations, having received facility completion. Located within the Madibeng local municipality, the 50 MW solar photovoltaic project is currently the fourth utility-scale plant to come online in the North West province under five months. Comprised of 169,140 solar modules, the plant is expected to contribute […]
South Africa Renewables Developers Impatient for New Bidding Opportunities in 2021
A stop-gap procurement ending this month raises hopes for a new bid window soon. South African independent power producers (IPPs) are hoping for the return of a national procurement program next year following a stop-gap auction ending this month. Offers to cover 2 gigawatts of “risk-mitigation” IPP capacity were due by Dec. 22, after an […]
Bids Listed to Plug South Africa’s Power Generation Shortage
SOUTH AFRICA : GRS completes construction of the Greefspan II solar power plant
The Spanish company GRS Energy, completes the construction of the Greefspan II solar power plant in the Northern Cape Province in South Africa. It has built this solar park in partnership with the Spanish group TSK and the South African company Umbono Energy Partners. The plant, which has a capacity of 63.2 MWp, is owned […]
Amazon to Make Solar, Wind Investments in South Africa
In a bid to generate a clean and stable electricity supply for its data centers in South Africa, U.S. multinational Amazon is developing utility-scale wind and solar projects. According to a recent announcement by the company, 26 projects with a total generation capacity of 3.4 GW will be developed across eight countries, bringing its total […]
SOUTH AFRICA : Vesconite equips its Virginia plant with a 60 kWp solar system
Vesconite Bearings, a producer of polymer bearing materials, has just installed a 60 kWp solar photovoltaic system in the extrusion unit of its factory in Virginia (Free State). The small roof-mounted, grid-connected power plant provides three-quarters of the electricity needed to run the extrusion unit. The small rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at the Vesconite […]
South Africa’s cities to switch to solar as Eskom monopoly ends
South Africa’s biggest cities are preparing to source their own power after the energy ministry this month approved letting them wean themselves off the state utility that’s subjected cities to outages for the past 13 years. Johannesburg and Cape Town, which have a combined population of about 10 million people, plan to diversify away from […]
South Africa’s Cities to Switch to Solar as Power Monopoly Ends
State decides cities no longer forced to buy Eskom’s power Cape Town, Johannesburg consider solar plants, landfill gas South Africa’s biggest cities are preparing to source their own power after the energy ministry this month approved letting them wean themselves off the state utility that’s subjected cities to outages for the past 13 years. Johannesburg […]