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South Africa’s Eskom helps 3.5GW of new wind power to connect

South Africa’s grid operator Eskom is making almost 3.5GW of transmission capacity available f...

Vestas wins first order for V163-4.5MW wind turbine

Vestas has secured the first order for its V163-4.5MW onshore wind turbine as part of a 373MW supply...

Seriti plans South African wind farm to power coal mining

South African coal mining firm Seriti will build what could be the country’s largest wind farm to he...

'No grid access': South Africa rejects 4GW wind in tender

South Africa rejected bids for more than 4GW of wind capacity in its latest tender because it was un...

South African coal giant Seriti to take control of 3.5GW renewables player Windlab Africa

South African coal giant Seriti Resources has agreed to buy a controlling stake in renewables develo...

Wind farm commissioning spree in Middle East and Africa

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) region has seen a spate of commissioning in recent weeks, with a nu...

South Africa turns to renewable energy to combat blackouts

South Africa plans to double the capacity available in its next renewable energy tender as part of a...

South Africa selects 1.6GW wind in latest renewables tender

Wind accounts for majority of capacity selected in South African renewables auction, but is beaten o...

South African wind industry mourns death of Ntombi Ntuli

South African Wind Energy Association CEO Ntombi Ntuli “changed the face of the country's wind indus...

South Africa launches 1.6GW onshore wind tender

Energy minister launches a bidding window for 1.6GW wind and 1GW solar capacity, and announces that ...

Enel teams up with Qatar fund for African renewables development

Enel Green Power and the Qatar Investment Authority have agreed to form a new joint venture to devel...

Amazon knocks Google off top spot as 'world's biggest' renewable energy buyer

With the addition of 26 new utility-scale wind and solar projects in Australia, South Africa, Europe...

African chemicals giant launches renewables hunt

South African chemicals and mining giant Sasol has launched a search for 600MW of wind and solar pow...

New offshore wind partnership targets South Africa

Swedish developer Hexicon has formed a joint venture with South African counterpart Genesis Eco-Ener...

South Africa dismisses coal lobby legal challenge

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has rejected a legal challenge against state utility Eskom si...

Middle East and African installations slow in 2019

Wind power installations slowed in Africa and the Middle East last year, according to Global Wind En...

Wind set for bulk of new South African capacity to 2030

South Africa's government expects 14.4GW of new wind power capacity to be installed between 2022 and...

Eskom warned against contract renegotiations

Debt-ravaged state utility Eskom is considering renegotiating contracts with companies successful in...

Updated: Vestas to supply Enel in South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: Vestas will provide Enel Green Power with 111 turbines at three projects with a combin...

Nordex to supply 252MW in South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: Nordex will install 80 turbines at two projects awarded capacity in round four of the ...

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