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SOUTH AFRICA: Cartoon Network raises awareness of e-waste management during holidays

Engie launches construction of its Grootspruit solar farm in South Africa

Just re-elected, President Ramaphosa promulgates South Africa’s climate law

Transboundary waters: Zimbabwe joins two UN global conventions

We are not just following the energy transition, we are defining it

Interview

SOUTH AFRICA: $250m Nedbank loan to support water supply in Limpopo

Sustainable innovation: Breega launches $75 million fund to finance start-ups

The AEF, Africa’s leading energy event, returns to Barcelona on 25 June 2024

25-28 June, Barcelona

African Parks continues to rewild 120 white rhinos in the Kruger Park

Candi raises $38m to supply solar energy to South African businesses

South African ports begin decarbonising with solar power at Richards Bay

UAE’s Amea Power raises $108m for its Doornhoek solar farm in South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: mining company Sibanye signs for 140 MW of wind energy

$234 m invested in SA’s 1st network of EV charging stations in the Free State

SOUTH AFRICA: Fortuna water plant relaunched as matter of urgency after its extension

Amea enters the South African market with the Doornhoek solar farm

Retrospective

War in Sudan, circular economy… five things to remember this week

Cape Town and Pretoria offer a better quality of life than London and Rome (Numbeo)

WCEF2024

Circular economy: in Brussels, the EU unveils a €40m initiative for Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC commits $300m for housing and clean energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Adac starts decarbonising its data centres with solar power

SOUTH AFRICA: Interwaste inaugurates the 1st leachate treatment plant in Delmas

Retrospective

Tension between Gaborone and Berlin, hydrogen in Morocco: what to remember this week?

SOUTH AFRICA: intensive lion and rhino farming now banned

In the heart of South Africa’s coal industry, $243M is invested in a 155 MW wind farm

What will change with South Africa’s new waste tyre management plan?

SOUTH AFRICA: the Port of East London goes desalination for drinking water

SOUTH AFRICA: Nordex bounces back with a new 336 MW wind turbine order

AFRICA: a report identifies the main culprits of air pollution

Smart Energy: Innovate UK to connect start-ups in South Africa

Interview

Laurent Clément (EDF): “Africa is home to energy innovation ecosystems”

Retrospective

GCF investments, Morocco’s bid for green hydrogen… five facts to remember

Wind power: Enel launches work on its Impofu wind farms (330 MW) in South Africa

Water: Zimbabwe to serve 132,009 people in the South African town of Musina

SOUTH AFRICA: the rehabilitation of the Kempsdale reservoir is launched

The Seychelles and South Africa in the Top40 countries with lush biodiversity

MWC 2024: MTN and Ericsson to support the achievement of SDGs via digital technology

Mining: in South Africa, Anglo American accelerates its energy transition with EDF

Retrospective

Energy Charter Treaty, waste management in Lagos… five top stories this week

SOUTH AFRICA: tax exemptions from 2026 for the EV market

SOUTH AFRICA: the giant MTN connects to sustainability with a new solar park

Solar, wind and storage in one: Oya reaches a milestone in South Africa

Geordin Hill-Lewis: “Cape Town focuses on environmental sustainability”.

Mayor of Cape Town, South Africa

Retrospective

Death of President Geingob, solar power in Madagascar… five news items to remember

Teboho Makhabane : “Sanlam is catalyzing transformative green economic development”

In partnership with Vuka Group

Hydroelectricity: property developer Growthpoint bets on South Africa

Africa’s Green Economy Summit opens in Cape Town,from 21 February

February21-23,Cape Town,SouthAfrica

Plastic pollution: 76 WTO member states advocate sustainable trade practices

Floods, plastics pollution, solar energy… five news highlights this week

Retrospective

Wind power: Denmark’s Vestas wins a new 108 MW order in South Africa

Solar energy: driven by South Africa, the continent deployed 3.7 GW in 2023

SOUTH AFRICA: Globeleq refinances its Aries and Konkoonsies solar power plants

SOUTH AFRICA: Saint-Gobain to green its factories with solar energy

SOUTH AFRICA: EDF and Mulilo to invest $375m in electricity storage

Renewable energy in Africa: three key sectors to watch in 2024

SOUTH AFRICA: Kenhardt solar farms come on stream in the Northern Cape

Huawei Leads Africa’s Digital Education Transformation

South Africa and Egypt top regional sustainability rankings in 2023

SOUTH AFRICA: a NASA space mission maps Cape Town’s biodiversity

SOUTH AFRICA: the AfDB finances $300 million for energy and climate resilience

Ivory Coast seeks South African expertise to preserve its biodiversity

SOUTH AFRICA: Mercedes urges authorities to accelerate electric mobility

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town to create six nature reserves and renovate nine others

SOUTH AFRICA: CSIR’s biodegradable plastic wins UNEP award

SOUTH AFRICA: the World Bank lends $1 billion for the energy transition

SOUTH AFRICA: the AfDB gives itself 5 years to increase investment in the SDGs

SOUTH AFRICA: three banks to raise $1 billion for the energy transition

Pyrolysis, anaerobic digestion, dry fermentation. ways to clean pollution in Africa

Hydrogen-powered mobility: BMW, Anglo American and Sasol invest in South Africa

Solution: green hydrogen mobility reinvented in South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mountain operations to be solar-powered

AFRICA: Platinum Rhino Farm bought out in extremis, but will be closed down

Climate summit: so far divided, Africa adopts the “Nairobi Declaration”

Education systems faced with the challenge of climate change: where does Africa stand

SOUTHERN AFRICA: AfDB training in climate-smart agriculture

Sept 27-28, 2023, Johannesburg

BRICS SUMMIT: $170m announced for the LHWP water project in South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: TCS Sustainathon competition focuses on sustainable water management

AFRICA: intelligent mobility to be discussed in Johannesburg on 1 October

1-4 October 2023, Johannesburg

SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria limits fishing to halt the decline of the Cape penguin

SOUTH AFRICA: MIGA issues $18 million guarantee for BTE solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC lends $236 million to Absa to finance green buildings

SOUTH AFRICA: green start-ups Baom Eco and BioAge win Green Pitch 2023 awards

Zineb Sqalli: “Gender equality and ecological transition go hand in hand”

SOUTH AFRICA: women-owned DLO invests in Longyuan Mulilo wind farms

SOUTH AFRICA: Standard Bank to invest $250m in sustainable energy & housing with IFC

SOUTH AFRICA: Cennergi closes the financing for its solar farm in Limpopo

SOUTH AFRICA: Mulilo to sell 75 MW of solar power to manufacturer Air Products

AFRICA: CFM invests $102m in Release by Scatec’s solar solutions

SOUTH AFRICA: modernised Darvill plant recycles wastewater into drinking water

SOUTH AFRICA: eight towns targeted by Coca-Cola’s “Clear Rivers” initiative

SOUTH AFRICA: the GCF pledges $235 million for the reuse of treated wastewater

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec raises $270m for its solar farms in Grootfontein

AFRICA: Engie and Meridiam acquire renewable energy producer BTE

SOUTH AFRICA: Alpha invests €60m in PET recycling plant in Ballito

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town municipality releases $64m for climate resilience

SOUTH AFRICA: near Cape Town, the Blaauwberg nature reserve is reforested

SOUTH AFRICA: 89 MW Castle wind farm enters construction phase

SOUTH AFRICA: CAPE to spend $959m on water and sanitation by 2026

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec completes sale of Upington solar complex for $49m

AFRICA: Smart city experts meet in Johannesburg on 27 June

June 27-29, 2023, Johannesburg

SOUTH AFRICA: UAE’s Amea Power to sell 85 MWp of solar power to GreenCo

SOUTH AFRICA: Pepsico to convert waste into fertiliser and electricity

SOUTH AFRICA: Military takes up waste recycling in Limpopo in response to pollution

AFRICA: OceanHub Africa’s call for projects to protect marine ecosystems

AFRICA: Rabat, Tunis and Cairo among the world’s best smart cities

SOUTH AFRICA: solar-powered charging station goes into service in Cape Town

SOUTH AFRICA: A programme to attract private investment in hydropower

SOUTH AFRICA: Decentral raises $12 million to provide solar to businesses

AFRICA: DPA to Provide 12MW of Solar Power to Adac’s Data Centres

SOUTH AFRICA: 12 reservoirs to boost water supply in Gauteng by 2028

SOUTH AFRICA: Vestas wins 373 MW order for three wind farms

SOUTH AFRICA: New standard launched to improve plastic management

AFRICA: Inspired Evolution raises $199 million for the energy transition

SOUTH AFRICA: Faced with power blackouts, Gauteng is betting on an 800 MWp solar park

SOUTH AFRICA: responsAbility provides $10m to supply solar to businesses

SOUTH AFRICA: Total and Mulilo to supply 260 MW of clean energy to Secunda

SOUTH AFRICA: The country’s largest water reservoir goes operational in Vlakfontein

SOUTH AFRICA: Floods kill 12 and threaten biodiversity

SOUTH AFRICA: Tzaneen Dam Rehabilitation Project to Start in March 2023

SOUTH AFRICA: Environmentalists keep up the pressure against TotalEnergies

GREEN HYDROGEN : Fortescue in battle order in Namibia and South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: Rhino poaching moves to regional parks

SOUTH AFRICA: Seriti to green coal production with 155 MW of wind power

SOUTH AFRICA: Stanlib to buy 258 MWp Upington solar complex

AFRICA: SEFA Grants $1 Million to Seven Countries to Develop Electric Mobility

SOUTH AFRICA: More than 100 cheetahs will go to India to reintroduce the species

SOUTH AFRICA: CFM invests $38 million in waste-to-energy project

AFRICA: The giant Danone wants to reduce methane emissions from its activities

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel to sell 220 MW of wind power to Sasol and Air Liquide at Secunda

SOUTH AFRICA: Globeleq refinances its 31 MWp Soutpan solar plant

SOUTH AFRICA: EDF launches construction of the 140 MW Coleskop wind farm

SOUTH AFRICA: Investec obtains $80M to finance climate projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Joint venture to build two battery recycling plants

AFRICA: Activist Alizée Mabilon to cycle through 11 drought-stricken countries

SOUTH AFRICA: not far from Pretoria, Mooikloof will be built as a green city

SOUTH AFRICA: Voltalia starts work on a solar park (148 MWp) in Bolobedu

SOUTH AFRICA: Amea wins contract for 120 MW solar power plant in Doornhoek

COP15: South Africa calls for genuine commitments in Montreal

SOUTH AFRICA: Hive to invest $6bn in green ammonia at Nelson Mandela Bay

SOUTH AFRICA: Potsdam sewage treatment plant to be upgraded in the face of pollution

AFRICA: In 2023, the Africa Energy Indaba accelerates electric mobility in Cape Town

March 7 to 9, 2023, Cape town

SOUTH AFRICA: KfW and AFD provide €600 million for energy transition

SOUTH AFRICA: $17m to reduce flooding in the Western Cape

SOUTH AFRICA: PPAs for Brandvalley, Rietkloof and Wolf wind farms

SOUTH AFRICA: Financial closing of the Phezukomoya and San Kraal wind projects

SOUTH AFRICA: EIB and DBSA to co-finance €400m for clean energy

COP27: CIF pledges $350m to scale up climate solutions

SOUTH AFRICA: CIF supports energy transition with $500m

SOUTH AFRICA: AngloGold Ashanti to issue $250m green bond by 2023

SOUTH AFRICA: Heineken Brewery to build a 6.5 MWp solar farm in Sedibeng

SOUTH AFRICA: Saudi Arabia’s Acwa to invest $10bn in green hydrogen

SOUTH AFRICA: Controversy over a new gas project by TotalEnergies

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol and ArcelorMittal focus on hydrogen to decarbonize industry

AFRICA: OceanHub Africa awards six start-ups for sustainable solutions

AFRICA: Suez completes acquisition of industrial waste specialist EnviroServ

SOUTH AFRICA: Voltalia to sell 148 MWp of solar power to Rio Tinto from 2024

SOUTH AFRICA: EDF and Anglo American launch green energy joint venture

SOUTH AFRICA: EDF signs power purchase agreements for three wind farms

SOUTH AFRICA: Rhinos have lost 75% of their population in less than ten years

SOUTH AFRICA: Revego invests in 3 solar farms in the Northern Cape and Limpopo

SOUTH AFRICA: 10 start-ups to compete for the Energy Investment Village in Cape Town

SOUTH AFRICA: Redefine issues $85m green building bond

SOUTH AFRICA: SAPPI’s Umkomaas plant focuses on sustainability to beat pollution

SOUTH AFRICA: Biodiversity at risk after mining dam collapse

SOUTH AFRICA: Sola secures $179m to supply 200MWp of solar power to Tronox

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town’s Vissershok landfill to generate electricity by 2025

SOUTH AFRICA: juwi takes over operation of the 85 MW De Aar 1 solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol and Itochu join forces to export green hydrogen

SOUTH AFRICA: Eksfin guarantees $102m for Scatec’s Kenhardt solar project

SOUTH AFRICA: SSML and PVT Group accelerate green mobility in Stellenbosch

SOUTH AFRICA: Magnora gets green light for 260 MW of solar power

AUSTRIA: Poachers slaughter 150 vultures in 2 days

SOUTH AFRICA: 84% of tourists vote to ban trophy hunting

SOUTH AFRICA: 17th National Parks Week opens in September 2022

AFRICA: BII and FMO invest $116 million in sustainable infrastructure through AIIF4

SOUTH AFRICA/KENYA: Wrap funds two waste management innovations

SOUTH AFRICA: Desalination to be focus of a conference in Cape Town in November 2022

22-23 November 2022, Cape Town

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel commissions its Soetwater wind farm in the Northern Cape

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec Starts Construction of Kenhardt Solar Plants

SOUTH AFRICA: PETCO recycled 2.1 billion plastic bottles in 2021

SOUTH AFRICA: Lafarge launches “EcoPact”, a low carbon concrete for eco-construction

AFRICA: Actis confirms sale of renewable energy producer Lekela Power

AFRICA: H2O Securities launches 1st crypto water token and raises $150m

SOUTH AFRICA: PETCO awards companies for sustainable waste management

AFRICA: AFD trains 29 young people in sustainable development practices

SOUTH AFRICA: CFA launches call for low-carbon projects

SOUTH AFRICA: GoMetro to test electric minibuses in Stollenbosch by 2023

SOUTH AFRICA: Karusa wind farm (147 MW) finally goes into commercial operation

SOUTH AFRICA: uMhlathuze in the running for the IHPA Green City Award

AFRICA: at least six cities in a global ranking of 100 sustainable cities

SOUTH AFRICA: NERSA approves 80 MWp solar project at Grootegeluk mine

SOUTH AFRICA: Suez buys EnviroServ and establishes itself in waste management

SOUTH AFRICA: State strengthens Western Cape waste management system

SOUTH AFRICA: BTE acquires Sonnedix and takes over Prieska solar project

SOUTH AFRICA: Towards a sustainable solution for baboon management in Cape Town?

SOUTH AFRICA: Vantage to power its data centres with solar energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Regulator Approves 16 Green Energy Projects Totalling 211 MW

AFRICA: Masdar and Infinity to Buy Wind Power Producer Lekela

SOUTH AFRICA: AIIM invests in 3 solar plants (30 MWp) for Harmony

SOUTH AFRICA: Kibo and Hasta join forces for electricity storage

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec signs PPAs for 3 solar projects (540 MWp) with storage

SOUTH AFRICA: SIAWECCA call for entries for SDG innovations

SOUTH AFRICA: drone fishing banned for its impact on biodiversity

AFRICA: Averda Secures $30m IFC Loan for Waste Recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: The fight to preserve the wild coastline of Mpondoland

AFRICA: Oslo launches new climate and renewable energy fund

SOUTH AFRICA: State strengthens waste collection in 20 cities

SADC: Kibo diversifies and invests in electricity storage with Enerox

SOUTH AFRICA: Anglo American launches first hydrogen-powered mining truck

SOUTH AFRICA: HydroNET, a center to streamline water management

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol invests in hydrogen-based aviation fuel

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC lends $38 million to Business Partners for green buildings

DRC: Afrique RSE to integrate sustainability rules into OHADA texts

SOUTH AFRICA: ArcelorMittal to build two 100 MW clean energy plants

SOUTH AFRICA: Cyril Ramaphosa in court for climate inaction

SOUTH AFRICA: in the face of deadly rising waters, the state alerts the population

SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria launches a tender for 2.6 GW of clean energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Extrupet to build 4th plastic recycling plant in Cape Town

SOUTH AFRICA: Amatola completes extension of Nooitgedacht drinking water plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Standard Bank to raise $17bn for green finance by 2026

SUEZ, a pioneer in water management, is strengthening its activities in Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: State ordered to act on air pollution in Mpumalanga

SOUTH AFRICA: The World Bank issues its first Rhino Bond for black rhinos

SOUTH AFRICA: Municipalities have a manual on green finance

SOUTH AFRICA: Sola to solarise (200 MWp) Tronox mines and smelters

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec refinances three of its solar PV plants

SOUTH AFRICA: construction of Amazon headquarters suspended for biodiversity

AFRICA: eWaka launches into electric vehicle market with its range

SOUTH AFRICA: Anglo American signs agreement with EDF for 3 to 5 GW of clean energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Bio2Watt to recover agricultural waste to supply electricity to SAB

SOUTH AFRICA: GreenCape call for applications to boost green start-ups

SOUTH AFRICA: Gautrain rail network to be powered by green energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Pilanesberg mine to get 75 MW of clean energy by 2024

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town gets a second mobile waste recycling unit

SOUTH AFRICA: Norfund and CDC invest in green energy via H1 Capital

SOUTH AFRICA: when technology invites itself into Cape Town’s road traffic

SOUTH AFRICA: 147 MW Roggeveld wind farm begins commercial operations

SOUTH AFRICA: German carmaker Audi launches its “e-tron” range of electric vehicles

AFRICA: DFC provides $45 million loan to Averda for plastic recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: Magnora buys AGV and enters the clean energy market

AFRICA: WasteAid support against plastic pollution in Johannesburg and Douala

SOUTH AFRICA: a factory will recycle electronic waste in Gauteng

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town launches tender for 300 MW of renewable energy

SOUTH AFRICA: UNIDO and Flanders support green economy in the face of climate change

SOUTH AFRICA: Kibo to generate electricity from plastics in Gauteng

SOUTH AFRICA: Redstone Solar Thermodynamic Project’s first debt drawdown

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town prepares to tender for IPP power purchase

SOUTH AFRICA: In Kouga, authorities accelerate the ambition of a smart city

SOUTH AFRICA: Total and Chariot sign for a solar park at the Tharisa mine

SOUTH AFRICA: Johannesburg to host Smart Cities Summit in June 2022

June 7-9, 2022, Johannesburg

SOUTH AFRICA: GBCSA and CT join forces for energy efficiency in buildings

SOUTH AFRICA: Eleksa to conquer the electric vehicle market

SOUTH AFRICA: Controversy over hunting trophy ban in London

SOUTH AFRICA: Biodiversity at risk after mining dam collapse

AFRICA: KTN Global and UK Aid call for innovations in waste management

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC underwrites Nedbank’s green bond Nedbank for green buildings

AFRICA: the energy transition at the Africa Energy Indaba in Cape Town in 2022

March 1 to 2, 2022, in Cape Town

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel commissions its 145 MW Garob wind farm

SOUTH AFRICA: The V&A Waterfront to get a desalination plant

AFRICA: “Omicron” causes a new postponement of the COP 15 on biodiversity

SOUTH AFRICA: AFD lends $100M to FirstRand for climate change mitigation projects

SOUTH AFRICA: French company EDF obtains the construction of 3 wind farms of 420 MW

SOUTH AFRICA: Can Pretoria speed up the move away from coal?

Green Hydrogen: Research and Development Advances in Africa 

SOUTH AFRICA: Norfund and UKCI co-finance wind farm joint venture

SOUTH AFRICA: Mahlako supplies 10 MWp of solar power to Amazon via wheeling

Africa bets on renewable energy for its electrification

SOUTH AFRICA: GBCSA certified a record 140 ‘green’ buildings in 2021

SOUTH AFRICA: New plant recycles polystyrene into pavers in Khaya Khanya

SOUTH AFRICA: “Packa-Ching” initiative awarded for its impact on pollution

COP26: South Africa receives an $8.5 billion check for its energy transition

AFRICA: Anglo American’s plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040

AFRICA: GEAPP alliance pledges $100 billion for renewable energy in 10 years

SOUTH AFRICA: Mainstream to generate 1.27 GW of clean energy under REIPPP

SOUTH AFRICA: Avian flu decimates endangered Cape Cormorant

SOUTH AFRICA: 25 new green energy projects launched under REIPPP

SOUTH AFRICA: Rewoven inaugurates Äänit award through recycling of used textiles

BOTSWANA: Khato Civils brings water to Mmamashia with 100 km of pipeline

SOUTH AFRICA: Mangaung gets $2 million for solid waste management

SADC: AIIM raises $376 million to finance renewable energy through Ideas

SOUTH AFRICA: EDF and Pele to supply 100 MWp solar power to Mogalakwena mine

LESOTHO-SOUTH AFRICA: AfDB Lends $86 Million for LHWP Phase II

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol to produce and export green hydrogen from Boegoebaai

SOUTH AFRICA: Redemption center improves waste management in Buffalo

AFRICA: AWP initiative to accelerate wind energy development

AFRICA: London to focus on climate finance over next 5 years

SOUTH AFRICA: Exxaro accelerates sustainability with 70 MWp solar plant

SOUTH AFRICA: 63 penguins stung to death by a swarm of bees

SOUTH AFRICA: 40 Redefine buildings certified Green Star EBP, a first

SOUTH AFRICA: Greefspan II solar power plant starts commercial operations

SOUTH AFRICA: Rouxville drinking water plant to be restarted before the end of 2021

SOUTH AFRICA: Mediclinic signs $152 million for green energy via Energy Exchange

SOUTH AFRICA: Engie and Scatec to supply green hydrogen to Mogalakwena mine

AFRICA: Trine invests €5m in solar energy provider Solarise

AFRICA: Averda Gets $30m From HSBC For Waste Recovery

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom’s corporate customers to choose clean energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom to invest $7.3bn in solar and wind farms over 9 years

SOUTH AFRICA: 5th REIPPP round registers 102 proposals for 2.6 GW

SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria embraces CO2 capture and storage technologies

AFRICA: PepsiCo to reduce water consumption, impact south of the Sahara

AFRICA: KTN Global launches call for innovations in waste recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: UK Climate Investments commits $34m to renewable energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom to reduce coal-fired power generation by 12 GW by 2031

SOUTH AFRICA: Northern Cape’s Prieska wastewater treatment plant goes operational

SOUTH AFRICA: Absa and Arep join forces for renewable energy financing

SOUTH AFRICA: Fortress launches bonds for 5.8 MWp of solar power

SOUTH AFRICA: Revego buys Metier’s assets in three 360 MW wind farms P

SOUTH AFRICA: Boikanyo solar power plant (50 MWp) starts commercial operations

SOUTH AFRICA: Absa refinances 3 clean energy power plants owned by Globeleq

SOUTH AFRICA: RBPlat plans to equip its BRPM mine with a 30 MWp solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Recycler Extrupet acquires a 1.3 MWp solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town wants its own clean energy facilities

SOUTH AFRICA: EDF connects Wesley-Ciskei wind farm (34.5 MW) to Eskom’s grid

SOUTH AFRICA: Oyster Bay wind farm begins commercial operations

AFRICA: Six companies awarded for low-carbon projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Kudoti wins Nestlé waste management award

SOUTH AFRICA: Golden Arrow introduces electric buses to its fleet in Cape Town

SOUTH AFRICA: CDC invests $36 million in Divercity for sustainable housing

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol and IDC to develop green hydrogen market

SOUTH AFRICA: 3 boreholes supply 2,000 households with drinking water in Ga-Mopedi

SOUTH AFRICA: CDC invests $50m in the Redstone solar project (100 MW)

AFRICA: Pacja and Paneltech commit to the circular economy of plastics

SOUTH AFRICA: Cormorant birds driven to extinction by overfishing

AFRICA: The continent is tackling the tide of waste that fouls the environment

AFRICA: water, at the heart of the continent’s environmental challenges

World Environment Day 2021 : Feature “Restoring Ecosystems in Africa”

In partnership with SUEZ

SOUTH AFRICA: New weir supplies 150 farms in Holsloot

SOUTH AFRICA: AFD finances the preservation of Table Mountain Park

LESOTHO: Tender for Water Transfer Tunnel to Katse Dam

SOUTH AFRICA: New hope for cleaning up the Vaal river?

LESOTHO: TCTA Secures $1.09bn for 2nd Phase of Highlands Water Project

AFRICA: Towards the creation of a water resources management platform

AFRICA: sustainable tourism and biodiversity, a marriage of reason

SOUTH AFRICA: Elandsberg classified “protected environment” for its water resources

SOUTH AFRICA: Lesedi to convert plastics into electricity via pyrolysis

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC lends $150m to Absa to finance green projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Acwa Power raises $498m for its Redstone concentrated solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: DPA Cancels 10 MWp Solar Power Lease

SOUTH AFRICA: BioTherm’s 123 MW Golden Valley Wind Farm Goes Live

SOUTH AFRICA: Government to ban captive breeding of lions

SOUTH AFRICA: Drought-stricken Nelson Mandela Bay opts for desalination

SOUTH AFRICA: Nestlé joins forces with Polyco to recycle polyolefin plastic

SOUTH AFRICA: WasteAid supports innovation in waste management

SOUTH AFRICA: An alliance between Sasol and Toyota for green hydrogen transport

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol and Air Liquide tender for 600 MW of green energy

SOUTH AFRICA: A bond issue for the preservation of black rhinos

SOUTHERN AFRICA: AFD launches call for applications for pro-nature projects

AFRICA: The major challenges of access to drinking water

SOUTH AFRICA: Fibre promotes recycling of food and beverage cartons

SOUTH AFRICA: London supports the green economy through 10 climate projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Red Rocket commissions its Kruisvallei hydropower plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Cenfura and DNA launch mini-grids with payment in utility tokens

SOUTH AFRICA: Engie acquires 40% of the Xina Solar One power plant

AFRICA: the new GACERE alliance for the adoption of the circular economy

SOUTH AFRICA: Towards the approval of a solar project at the South Deep Gold Mine

SOUTH AFRICA: DBSA launches green bond for climate projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Will Pretoria adopt the 30% biodiversity target?

AFRICA: AREP’s investment will enable the expansion of energy company Sola

SOUTH AFRICA: Séché buys Spill Tech and strengthens its position in waste management

SOUTH AFRICA: De Wildt PV solar power plant (50 MWp) goes into operation

SOUTH AFRICA: Three rounds of tendering for 6.8 GW of renewable energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Zeerust solar power plant (75 MWp) goes into commercial operation

Solar Show Africa: Solar market players will be in Johannesburg in August

24-25 August 2021 in Johannesburg

AFRICA: calls for tenders to develop the resources of the Orange basin

AFRICA: Enel and QIA join forces to exploit renewable energy sources

SOUTH AFRICA: WWF supports government in the fight against poaching

SOUTH AFRICA: juwi to equip the Evander mine with a 9.9 MWp solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Johannesburg hosts a conference on waste in February 2021

9-11 February 2021 in Johannesburg

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC grants $200M for green energy financing

SOUTH AFRICA: BioTherm connects its Golden Valley wind farm (120 MW) to the grid

SOUTH AFRICA: Buy Back Centers sell waste in Khayelitsha

SOUTH AFRICA: Acwa Power refurbishes its Bokpoort thermodynamic solar power station

SOUTH AFRICA: GRS completes construction of the Greefspan II solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Peace Parks will participate in the “2020 Beyond Sport Global Awards”

SOUTH AFRICA: Vesconite equips its Virginia plant with a 60 kWp solar system

SOUTH AFRICA: the government approves 2 documents to preserve biodiversity

SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria cancels Thabametsi coal-fired power plant project

SOUTH AFRICA: Waterloo solar power plant (75 MWp) goes into commercial operation

SOUTH AFRICA: Coega plant to resume production of biomass pellets

SOUTH AFRICA: Government funds 13 youth-led green projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Abengoa to build a solar system (3.5 MWp) at the Vametco mine

SOUTH AFRICA: Lekela adds 140 MW to the grid from Kangnas wind farm

SOUTH AFRICA: Ford to equip its Pretoria plant with a 13.5 MWp solar system

SOUTH AFRICA: GRS will operate the Lesedi and Letsatsi solar parks for 5 years

AFRICA: RBH invests $20m in DPA to provide solar energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel Green Power inaugurates its 140 MW Nxuba wind farm

SOUTH AFRICA: Cities can buy directly from IPPs

SOUTH AFRICA: Perdekraal East wind farm to deliver 110 MW in 4 weeks’ time

SOUTH AFRICA: BioTherm commissions 2 solar power plants in the Northern Cape

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol and AEPW join forces against plastic waste

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom to buy 6.8 GW of clean energy from IPPs from 2022 onwards

SOUTH AFRICA: Sawea and Sapvia train in the field of renewable energies

SOUTH AFRICA: A new initiative to strengthen the protection of rhinos

SOUTH AFRICA: Bokamoso PV solar power plant (68 MWp) goes into operation

SOUTH AFRICA: BioTherm Energy connects its Excelsior wind farm (33 MW) to the grid

SOUTH AFRICA: The government has its plan to fight climate change

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town to host the International Waste Congress in 2024

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC and FMO Fund SME Green Projects through FirstRand

SOUTH AFRICA: Stanlib invests in Mulilo, a renewable energy producer

DRC: Chinese companies to head consortium for Inga III dam

SOUTH AFRICA: Water infrastructure to be built in the Eastern Cape

SOUTH AFRICA: Randfontein wastewater treatment plant reactivated

SOUTH AFRICA: Rosatom introduces new solution for water purification

SOUTH AFRICA: Rhino poaching falls by 50%, but remains alarming

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom invites tenders for electricity storage

LESOTHO: Results of phase 2 of the Highlands Water Project expected in 2026

SOUTH AFRICA: Coca-Cola launches returnable bottles in three provinces

SOUTH AFRICA: Solareff to supply solar energy to Hyprop’s shopping centres

SOUTH AFRICA: Plastics Pact registers six new members

SOUTH AFRICA: Veolia and TheMakerSpace launch third place for circular economy

SOUTH AFRICA: ArcelorMittal calls for tenders for several solar power plants

SOUTH AFRICA: Government opens dumping ground in Greater Kokstad

AFRICA: Building Energy joins forces with Evolution II for renewable energies

SOUTH AFRICA: Electrolux and PowerOptimal join forces for solar water heaters

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol bidding for renewable energy/power plants

SOUTH AFRICA: Vaal River clean-up project to be completed in June 2020

SOUTH AFRICA: Hexicon and Genesis join forces to explore offshore wind energy

SOUTH AFRICA: MIGA grants $116 million in guarantees for 4 renewable projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Evaluation and R4AWM install waste recovery containers in Grandwest

SOUTH AFRICA: Municipalities to be energy independent soon

SOUTH AFRICA: AIIF2 sells its shares to IDEAS in 2 renewable energy projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Talbot to manage gypsum from mine waste water treatment

SOUTH AFRICA: Covid-19 jeopardizes national green energy plans

SOUTH AFRICA: Exxaro buys out Tata Power’s shares held in Cennergi joint venture

SOUTH AFRICA: GreenCape launches investment fund for green SMEs

ANGOLA / NAMIBIA: Concluded agreement for Baynes dam construction in 2021

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec Solar puts latest solar power plant into service

SOUTH AFRICA: Juwi to run Touwsrivier concentrating solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Government releases ZAR25M for drought mitigation plan in Western Cape

SOUTH AFRICA: Multotec builds solar power plant for its Spartan plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Standard Bank raises $200 million in green bonds; a record

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec Solar connects its second solar power plant to Upington

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town to host hydropower forum in April 2020

SOUTH AFRICA: Waste disposal site under construction in Mossel Bay

SOUTH AFRICA: The future of electric mobility to be discussed in March

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec Solar connects Sirius 86 MWp solar power plant

AFRICA: African Marine Waste Network to meet in April 2020 in Port Elizabeth-SA

April 20-23, 2020, Port Elizabeth

SOUTH AFRICA: Cenfura and C4D will provide mini-grids to 6,500 communities

SOUTH AFRICA: MTN wants to use 100% green energy to feed its grid

SOUTH AFRICA: Government highly controversial Boulders wind project

SOUTH AFRICA: SolarSaver set up mini-solar power plant on Lynnwood Lane

SOUTH AFRICA: Sola Group to supply 8.7 MWp of solar energy to Anheuser breweries

AFRICA: Solar Show Africa 2020 will focus on solutions and innovations

March31-April 1, 2020, Johannesburg

SOUTH AFRICA: Ecology and environment laboratory in place

SOUTH AFRICA: Government will invest $61.4 billion for drinking water over 10 years

LESOTHO: Government launches construction project for Polihali dam

IVORY COAST: Lifiled wins 2019 EDF Pulse Africa Award

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel launches construction of Karusa and Soetwater wind farms

SOUTH AFRICA: Averda will manage waste from ArcelorMittal for 3 years

SOUTH AFRICA: Electricity production will be more eco-friendly in 2020-2030

SOUTH AFRICA: Liquid Telecom’s headquarters now has a 1.2 MW DPA solar off grid

SOUTH AFRICA: Dhybrid and Blockpower install off grid in Kruger Park

SOUTH AFRICA: GDT partners with Volco to set up 5 recycling plants for tyres

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom launches major tender for electricity storage

SOUTH AFRICA: Plentify wins EDF Pulse Africa tour

ZAMBIA: Planning to import 300 MW of electricity from South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: Exxaro, coal king, acquires Cennergi and its wind farms

SOUTH AFRICA: New liquid waste not permitted in landfills

SOUTH AFRICA: Pilot project for building a road out of recycled plastic

SOUTH AFRICA: PPA Company equips Nelson Mandela University with solar off-grid

SOUTH AFRICA: Training on wastewater treatment as of September 2019

SOUTH AFRICA: Reinforcement project for Clanwilliam dam to be completed in 2023

SOUTH AFRICA: Xina Solar 1 power plant (100 MW) in Abengoa is serviceable.

SOUTH AFRICA: UKCI invests some $17 million in two wind projects

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Sola Group obtains $26 million to supply off-grid to companies

SOUTH AFRICA: Nissan, BMW and Volkswagen intend to invest in the electric car market

AFRICA: “Rhino bonds” to be issued by 2020 to protect black rhinos

SOUTH AFRICA: Research programme on plastic waste to be launched soon

SOUTH AFRICA: Kangnas wind farm to be commissioned by end 2020

SOUTH AFRICA: MIGA issues $98 million guarantee for 100 MW solar power plant

AFRICA: Scientists initiate SafeWaterAfrica for wastewater treatment

IFAT Africa: the growing show reaches Southern Africa

Africa faces a ‘waste tsunami’ if landfills are not urgently regulated

SOUTH AFRICA: Zandvliet wastewater treatment plant extension project on track

South Africa: Oldenburg partners with Buffalo City in to tackle climate change

IFAT Africa: aspiring Engineers compete in the University Challenge Africa

IFAT Africa: how cleaner cities will help us meet the Sustainable Development Goals

IFAT Africa: experts gather in Johannesburg to solve environmental challenges

SOUTH AFRICA: Vestas to build Wesley-Ciskei wind farm for EDF

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel begins Garob wind farm construction (140 MW)

SOUTH AFRICA: GBN consortium launches water project in Limpopo Province

AFRICA: Nine research projects on sustainable cities, promoted by LIRA 2030 Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Germany invests €10 million in climate research

SOUTH AFRICA: Government sued for “deadly pollution”

SOUTH AFRICA: Globeleq Africa acquires a number of renewable power plants

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel starts Oyster Bay wind farm construction (140 MW)

SOUTH AFRICA: Carbon Tax Act comes into force in June 2019

SOUTH AFRICA: Mainstream speeds up wind projects in Perdekraal and Kangnas

SOUTH AFRICA: Radisson Blu Hotel in Cape Town sets up desalination plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Nedbank issues green bonds for renewable energy

AFRICAN UTILITY WEEK: Climate change and sustainable growth issues

Cape Town, May, 14-16 2019

SOUTH AFRICA: Eighty percent against coal, in favour of renewable energies

SOUTH AFRICA: IFAT Africa, the leading trade fair for an emerging waste market

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom negotiates import conditions for electric cars

SOUTH AFRICA: State allocates $24 million to rehabilitate wastewater treatment plants

SOUTH AFRICA: BRICS supports Eskom and renewable energies

SOUTH AFRICA: Juwi designs solar-wind hybrid power plant for Orion Minerals

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel launches construction of 140 MW wind farm in Nxuba

SOUTH AFRICA: Shell aims to launch electric car charging stations

SOUTH AFRICA: Sanccob rescues 2,000 pink flamingo babies

SOUTH AFRICA: New concentrated solar power plant in Kathu by Engie

SOUTH AFRICA: Zayed Awards for Sustainable Development recognise two students

IFAT Africa, the environmental exhibition, benefits from the beverage industry fair

SOUTH AFRICA: Woolworths plans to eliminate plastic bags in all its stores

Water Show Africa: Water professionals will focus on climate impact

March 26-27, 2019 - Johannesburg

SOUTH AFRICA: Karoshoek solar power plant already operational

SOUTH AFRICA: Solar project in North Cape receives AfDB funding

SOUTH AFRICA: United States promotes energy storage development

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom launches technology to store energy

SOUTH AFRICA: French company Séché Environnement to acquire Interwaste

SOUTH AFRICA: Students produce urine-based bricks

SOUTH AFRICA: Vestas to build 2 wind farms for Enel in Western Cape

SOUTH AFRICA: Towards the creation of a green bank

SOLAR SHOW AFRICA, African operators in solar energy to meet in Johannesburg

march, 26-27 2018, Johannesburg

IFAT AFRICA 2019: the trade fair for water and waste professionals in South Africa

July 9-11, 2019 - Johannesburg

SOUTH AFRICA: Symposium on sustainable cities scheduled for November 2018

November 5-6, 2018 - South Africa

AFRICA: EDF and Gibb create joint venture specialised in renewable energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Energy storage project receives UK funding

SOUTH AFRICA: Nordex to supply turbines for two wind projects in Cape Province

SOUTH AFRICA: Biodiversity economy could create 162,000 jobs

SOUTH AFRICA: ELB-KCC to build a 25 MW biomass power plant in Mpumalanga

SOUTH AFRICA: German Juwi to build three 250 MW solar power plants

SOUTH AFRICA: ABSA releases $1.5 million for 12 renewable energy projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Biomass at the centre of discussions in Johannesburg

AFRICA: IDEAS Fund acquires majority share in 9 solar and wind energy projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Old Mutual launches its off-grid wastewater recycling system

SOUTH AFRICA: Vantage Capital invests $144 million in six wind and solar projects

SOUTH AFRICA: SRS certified “Responsible Recycling” for electrical waste

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel Green Power completes 700 MW wind power funding

SOUTH AFRICA: Lucky Star inaugurates 2 desalination plants built by ImproChem

SOUTH AFRICA: Organic Matters turns restaurant waste into compost

SOUTH AFRICA: New Development Bank grants $300 million for renewable energy

SOUTH AFRICA: CEF and Acwa Power co-finance Redstone solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Siemens Gamesa to deliver 109 wind turbines in the Cape Town region

SOUTH AFRICA: The Zebra salt battery, suitable for storing renewables

SOUTH AFRICA: An irrigation system that reduces water consumption by 70%

SOUTH AFRICA: Japan commits to cooperation in water management

SOUTH AFRICA: Producing urine-based fertilizers thanks to waterless urinals

SOUTHERN AFRICA: BBOXX and DC Go join forces to electrify the townships

SOUTH AFRICA: Mainstream raises $520 million for the construction of 2 wind farms

SOUTH AFRICA: Desalination plant running on solar energy soon

SOUTH AFRICA: Averda to use RFID chips to track hospital waste

SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria launches a call for tenders for green energy contracts

SOUTH AFRICA: World Bank assures Lekela Power for 360 MW of wind turbines

ECOAFRIBUILD 2018, the green and sustainable building exhibition

SOUTH AFRICA: Diverting Icebergs to solve the drinking water crisis

SOUTH AFRICA: First continental employer in renewable energies

CHAD: The great return of rhinos to Zakouma after 50 years of absence

SOUTH AFRICA: Recycling waste to make money in Cape Town

SOUTH AFRICA: UN drills elected officials on ecological transition

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