South African electric equipment supplier Zest WEG Group, through its subsidiary company, Zest Energy, and in collaboration with an engineering, procurement and construction management contractor, has been awarded a contract by water and sanitation services provider Johannesburg Water for the delivery of a 1.2 MW biogas power generation plant.

Construction group Basil Read confirmed on Thursday that it, together with partners, had submitted a solar photovoltaic (PV) bid under the Department of Energy’s second bidding round for the procurement of renewable energy capacity from independent power producers (IPPs). The South African government is in the process of procuring 3 725 MW of renewables capacity [...]

Experts estimate that South Africa has the capacity to develop between 10 gigawatts and 15 gigawatts of wind energy in the future. Speaking to Business Report at the launch of South African Wind Atlas in Cape Town, South African National Energy Research Institute researcher Andre Otto said the best wind energy locations in South Africa [...]

The small wind power market holds “enormous potential”, especially for nonelectrified areas in developing countries, yet only a handful of governments are offering specific support policies for small wind generating capacity, the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) said in a report this week. “Wherever the wind blows, small wind turbines can provide electricity at affordable [...]

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The South African government is considering turning to the private sector to help it close the prevailing funding gap to implement projects to deal with the serious acid mine drainage (AMD) problem being experienced across the Witwatersrand basins, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa revealed on Thursday. It was estimated that [...]

There needs to be a collective effort by all South Africans to find a long-term solution to the acid mine drainage (AMD) crisis, Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said on Thursday. “A call is made to all of South Africa – experts, community members, women and children – let’s focus on solutions,” she told reporters [...]

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has become the first South African parastatal to achieve a Green Star South Africa (SA) rating for one of its buildings, the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) said on Tuesday. Sanral’s new corporate head office, in Pretoria, was awarded a 4-Star Green Star SA – [...]

Anglo American enterprise development arm Zimele reported on Tuesday an “overwhelmingly” positive response from small enterprises in its Green Fund, with over 100 responses since its launch in November last year. Zimele committed R100-million over seven years to its Zimele Green Fund – an amount that could be increased if there were sufficient enterprises and [...]