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REH commissions its third hydro power plant South Africa
(10/08/2016)
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Stortemelk Hydro, the third hydro power plant developed in South Africa by hydro-power
developer, owner and operator, Renewable Energy Holdings (Pty) Ltd (‘REH’) commenced
commercial operations on 29 July 2016. The combined capacity of the REH’s portfolio of
hydro power plants in South Africa is 11MW with an annual generation in excess of 70GWh.
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South Africa to add 6.3 GW to future REIPPPP tenders
(16/04/2015)
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South Africa intends to procure an additional 6,300 MW of renewable energy capacity in future tenders following the "extremely successful" fourth bid window, which saw contract awards for 1,121 MW.
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Aurecon appointed EPCM role for Stortemelk hydropower plant
(14/11/2014)
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Construction of the 4.5 MW Stortemelk hydropower plant near Clarens in South Africa has begun after Stortemelk Hydro (Pty) Ltd, an SPV majority owned by Renewable Energy Holdings Pty) Ltd (REH) reached financial close for the development.
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SMA launches inverter-factory in South Africa
(07/08/2014)
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The SMA Solar Technology AG (SMS) launched an inverter-factory for local production in Cape Town, South Africa. It consists of a production line, storage facilities and a test center for central inverters.
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Solar panel production plant launched in W Cape
(05/08/2014)
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Western Cape Premier Helen Zille says the opening of a solar panel manufacturing plant in Cape Town is good for job creation and has the potential to create secondary industries.
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South African firm builds solar PV weather reference station
(21/07/2014)
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South African firm Sinetech built southern Africa's first accurate solar PV panel and weather reference station on the company's roof at Strijdom Park. It will be used to generate real-time, objective solar PV panel data, in combination with weather data, specific to South Africa but of benefit to a global audience.
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138 MW Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm inaugurated
(10/07/2014)
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Globeleq, the leading private power generation company in Africa has celebrated completion of another of its renewable energy projects in South Africa, the 138 MW Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm located between the towns of Jeffreys Bay and Humansdorp in the Eastern Cape.
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MTN unveils first concentrated solar plant
(10/07/2014)
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Telecommunications giant MTN this week unveiled Africa's first concentrating solar cooling plant, paving the way for South African companies to adopt similar strategies to reduce their carbon footprint.
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South Africa enters solar power world top 10
(08/07/2014)
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South Africa has now connected more than half a gigawatt of utility-scale solar power, moving into the world top 10 of countries harnessing renewable energy from the sun, according to figures released last month by Wiki-Solar.org.
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Two of the largest solar energy plants in South Africa come online
(28/05/2014)
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SolarReserve, a leading global developer of utility scale solar power projects and advanced solar thermal technology, today announced that two 75-megawatt (MW-DC) solar photovoltaic (PV) projects have completed construction and are fully operational and successfully helping to power the Eskom South African electric grid with renewable energy.
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R3bn solar plants unveiled in Northern Cape
(16/05/2014)
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A consortium led by British company Globeleq officially launched two solar power plants, representing a combined investment of R3-billion, in the Northern Cape this week.
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Results of the 4th National Energy Barometer Survey (NEBS)
(14/04/2014)
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Each year building owners and facility managers enter their buildings in the National Energy Barometer Survey (NEBS) to compare how they have improved their energy use against others in a similar industry - hospitals, offices, car dealers, hotels and shopping centers.
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Bloemwater head office powered by microhydro plant
(14/03/2014)
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During the South African Water Week, which is taking place from March 17 to 23, research body the Water Research Commission (WRC) is launching the Bloemwater hydropower project, in an attempt to save on energy costs for the Bloemfontein area.
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Solar power shines into Africa
(01/03/2014)
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A shopkeeper in the rural Kenyan town of Bomet sells more than 200 small solar lamps each month. After charging in direct sunlight each lamp lights a small room from dusk to dawn.
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NuPlanet looking for PROJECT COORDINATOR
AND ANALYST
(20/02/2014)
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NuPlanet is a renewable energy project developer based in Cape Town. They are part of a group that specialises in the development, ownership and operation of small and medium hydro power plants across Southern Africa.
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South Africa demonstrates algae-to-energy technology
(30/01/2014)
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Innovative technology that uses algae to convert waste coal dust into a clean, high-quality coal which can readily be processed into biofuel was publicly demonstrated at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth on Monday.
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Sod turning for the Grassridge Wind Energy Facility in Port Elizabeth
(16/10/2013)
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Construction of the Grassridge Wind Energy Facility in Nelson Mandela Bay officially began today, with project representatives from the Department of Energy (DoE), InnoWind (Pty) Ltd, PPC Ltd and community representatives from Motherwell turning the first soil of the R 1.2 billion wind farm.
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US agency provides grant to support rooftop solar plans for Western Cape government in South Africa
(11/09/2013)
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The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) awarded a US$ 545 000 grant to the Green Cape Sector Development Agency NPC (Green Cape), serving on behalf of the Western Cape Government's (WCG) Department of Transport and Public Works, to evaluate the technical and financial feasibility of implementing a large-scale rooftop solar photovoltaic project for the generation of renewable energy for the WCG’s own use in its buildings situated in Cape Town's central business district.
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Biogas installation at Northern Water Works inaugurated
(20/08/2013)
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In what has been hailed as a first of its kind in South Africa, City of Johannesburg water utility, Johannesburg Water (JW),officially launched its pilot Biogas Project at the Northern Works Waste Water Treatment Plant on Tuesday, 20 August 2013.
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Map boost for SA wind energy projects
(01/08/2013)
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South Africa's renewable energy efforts ramped up with the launch of the country's first large-scale high-resolution Wind Resource Map on Wednesday.
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Company to build R5m solar PV system at Anglo's Kriel colliery
(20/06/2013)
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Mining major Anglo American has awarded SolarPower Africa the contract to build a 240 kWp grid-connected, ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) system to provide electricity to the central administration offices at the Kriel colliery, in Mpumalanga.
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Green light for Eskom's Sere wind farm
(21/05/2013)
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The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has given state company Eskom a licence to go ahead with its Sere wind farm near Koekenaap in the Western Cape.
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Eskom asks for 16% tariff increase
(22/10/2012)
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Power parastatal Eskom has asked the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) for a total 16% tariff increase over the next five years.
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South Africa's first grid tied PV plant unveiled in Ekurhuleni
(12/10/2012)
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The City of Ekurhuleni showed its commitment to promote low carbon technologies when executive mayor, Mondli Gungubele officially unveiled what is claimed to be the first and only solar plant in the country in Wattville, outside Benoni, on Friday.
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Minister opens SA's first utility-scale solar inverter factory
(21/09/2012)
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International power equipment supplier 3W Power/AEG Power Solutions has officially opened a manufacturing facility, in the Western Cape, which has the capacity to produce 200 MW/year of solar inverters, as well as electrical distribution boxes.
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SA Department postpones 3rd Bid of REIPPPP
(13/09/2012)
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The Department of Energy has announced that the 3rd bid submission date for the Renewable Independent Power Producers programme will be postponed to 7 May 2013 due to, amongst others, representations from the market, the need to focus on Window 1 and 2 financial close processes, and to update the RFP accordingly for subsequent windows.
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IEA, GIZ to support the development of South Africa’s Solar Energy Roadmap
(09/07/2012)
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The Government of South Africa, supported by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the German Development Agency (GIZ), is in the process of developing a national solar energy technology roadmap, which aims to identify the steps the country should take to increase the uptake of solar energy.
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South African Green Hour celebrates a year on radio
(05/07/2012)
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The Green Hour radio program, an initiative of the Southern African Association for Energy Efficiency (SAEE) and Kingfisher FM in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB), celebrates its first anniversary after producing 44 energy efficiency and sustainability awareness shows.
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Eskom, TIA call for ocean-energy innovation bids
(01/06/2012)
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The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and State-owned power utility Eskom launched an ‘open innovation challenge’, through which they hope to stimulate the development of commercially viable ocean-current-energy technologies.
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South Africa: Study into R20bn Umzimvubu dam, including hydro option
(23/03/2012)
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A detailed feasibility study for the Umzimvubu water project, in the Eastern Cape, was started in January, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said in a written response to a Parliamentary question posed by the Democratic Alliance’s Gareth Morgan.
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Atlas to help tap Soth African wind potential
(13/03/2012)
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South Africa has released its first verified numerical wind atlas, which will help identify wind energy development sites in three provinces as the country pushes to increase its use of renewable energy sources.
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Novatec Solar to enter South African CSP market
(10/02/2012)
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Novatec Solar has joined ABB in entering the South African CSP market. ABB have signed an agreement with FG Emvelo, an independent solar power plant company, to develop high-efficiency concentrating solar power (CSP) plants at Karoshoek Solar Valley in Northern Cape province, South Africa.
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GL Garrad Hassan Opens Cape Town Office
(06/01/2012)
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To support the developers and financiers of South Africa's burgeoning wind power industry GL Garrad Hassan opened its first office in the Rainbow Nation, in Cape Town on 1 January 2012.
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SA initiative to grow renewables industry
(03/11/2011)
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South Africa will launch an ambitious project aimed at boosting its "green" economy and reducing the country's carbon footprint during the United Nations Climate Change Conference starting in Durban on 28 November.
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World Bank Supports South Africa’s Renewable Energy Plans
(27/10/2011)
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The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $250 million in funding for the Eskom Renewables Energy Support Project (ERSP) to help implement the pioneering and innovative Upington concentrating solar power and Sere wind power plants in South Africa.
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South Africa goes ahead with RE tender
(31/07/2011)
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The Department of Energy (DoE) has released information about the submission of proposals for the financing, construction, operation and maintenance of renewable energy projects including onshore wind, solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, biomass, biogas, landfill gas and small hydro.
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South African minister Rob Davies representing SARi in Berlin, Germany
(05/07/2011)
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The South African Embassy in Berlin together with Africa-Verein and Siemens held a reception for DTI Minister Rob Davies in Berlin. Minister Davies met wth the representatives from German Businesses in the renewables sector and spoke about South Africa’s long term, ambitious targets for developing renewables.
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SA Government confirms inclusion of price competition in first renewables round
(04/07/2011)
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The South African government has confirmed that price competition will feature in the procurement process for the first round of renewable energy projects, with the 2009 renewable energy feed-in tariffs (Refit) to be use as a “ceiling” price against which potential developers should tender their offers.
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Eskom gets $365m renewable energy loan
(06/06/2011)
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted Eskom a $365 million loan for financing Sere, the 100 MW wind project which the parastatal plans in the Western Cape and a planned 100 MW concentrating solar power project in the Northern Cape.
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