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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Private generation registrations surged to new record in 2025

    Private generation registrations surged to new record in 2025 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) registered a record private power generation capacity in 2025, roughly the equivalent ot that of one and a half Kusile or Medupi power stations. Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Mulilo secures another R1.3-billion investment

    Mulilo secures another R1.3-billion investment Norwegian investment fund Norfund has acquired a minority stake in South African renewable energy developer and independent power producer (IPP) Mulilo for $75 million (R1.28 billion). The investment was facilitated through a partnership with...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nersa must go — De Ruyter

    Nersa must go — De Ruyter Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter believes that deregulation of the electricity industry — including abolishing the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) — could help fix high electricity prices. During a recent BizNews Investor Conference...
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  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom battling against private power push

    Eskom battling against private power push Eskom appears determined to defend its monopoly and return South Africa to a scenario where the state-owned power utility is the sole electricity supplier. That is the view of EE Business Intelligence head and energy expert Chris Yelland and Efficient...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    SA data centres must reduce Eskom reliance — Communications department

    SA data centres must reduce Eskom reliance — Communications department South Africa's Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) wants data centre providers to reduce their dependency on the national power grid. This was revealed in its National Policy on Cloud and Data...
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  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Real reason for drop in Eskom load-shedding

    Real reason for drop in Eskom load-shedding The extended relief in load-shedding in the past two weeks is not because of the improved performance of Eskom's generating fleet but due to a drop in demand for the power utility's electricity. That is according to EE Business Intelligence founder...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Ramaphosa says end of load-shedding "within reach", takes credit for rooftop solar uptake

    Ramaphosa says end of load-shedding "within reach", takes credit for rooftop solar uptake President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the worst of load-shedding is behind South Africa and that the end of the rotational power cuts is "within reach". Ramaphosa made these remarks in his 2024 State of the...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nersa approves power distribution licences to 3 private solar plants

    Nersa approves power distribution licences to 3 private solar plants South Africa’s energy regulator approved three licenses to operate electricity distribution facilities as the nation endures almost-daily power cuts. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) granted distribution...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Red Rocket energy company raises R3 billion for new projects

    Red Rocket energy company raises R3 billion for new projects South African renewable energy developer Red Rocket raised $160 million (R3.07 billion) in funding from management and investment partners to help the business expand across the region. The Cape Town-based company has built hydro...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Private power demand helps boost South Africa's GDP growth

    Private power demand helps boost South Africa's GDP growth Fixed-investment spending in South Africa grew by the most in almost three years in the second quarter as companies and households invested in alternative energy sources because of persistent power cuts. A sharp rise in investments in...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Energy One Stop Shop aims to fast-track private power projects

    Energy One Stop Shop aims to fast-track private power projects Trade, industry and competition minister Ebrahim Patel launched the Energy One Stop Shop and Energy Resilience Fund on Thursday, 27 July 2023. This is part of the Energy Mitigation Strategy through the National Energy Crisis...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    New private power grid connection rules are bad news — IPP associations

    New private power grid connection rules are bad news — IPP associations New rules for connecting large-scale private power to the grid threaten to scare off investors, a major representative in the industry has warned. The South African Independent Power Producers Association (Saippa) has told...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom is losing business to private power

    Eskom is losing business to private power South Africa’s independent power producers are eating into Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.’s electricity sales, which are projected to fall 2% per year between now and 2027, according to Fitch Ratings Ltd. Pressure on sales volumes is one of the factors that...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Private sector will add 4,000MW of capacity to South Africa's grid by end of 2024 — Government

    Private sector will add 4,000MW of capacity to South Africa's grid by end of 2024 — Government South Africa expects private companies to add more than 4GW of electricity generation capacity to the grid by the end of 2024, as the government accelerates efforts to increase private sector...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom issues second land leasing tender for private power

    Eskom issues second land leasing tender for private power Eskom has issued a second tender for land leases that could see the building of as much as 500MW of generation capacity, it said in a statement. The request for proposals, that will close on Feb. 27, is part of a program to encourage...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Stats SA looking to add privately-generated power to country's electricity stats

    Stats SA looking to add privately-generated power to country's electricity stats South Africa’s statistics agency is considering including self-generated power in its monthly electricity-generation data as more households and businesses reduce their reliance on state-owned utility Eskom...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Private power companies leasing land from Eskom to provide 2,000MW of renewable electricity

    Private power companies leasing land from Eskom to provide 2,000MW of renewable electricity Eskom has signed leasing contracts with four renewable energy companies to build new renewable energy facilities on land owned by the power utility. The four companies — HDF Energy SA, Red Rocket SA...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Joburg seeking 500MW of private power to fight load-shedding

    Joburg seeking 500MW of private power to fight load-shedding Johannesburg’s municipality intends buying 500 megawatts of electricity from independent producers to help avert ongoing power outages in South Africa’s biggest city. A request for proposals is awaiting approval from the National...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    South African municipalities threatened by private power

    South African municipalities threatened by private power Poor service delivery could see South African municipalities lose revenue from electricity tariffs as more private power producers are expected to come online in the coming years. That is according to economist Dawie Roodt, who recently...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    Joburg suburb wants to kick out Eskom and get private gas power

    Joburg suburb wants to kick out Eskom and get private gas power A section of the Linbro Park suburb near Sandton in Johannesburg wants to ditch Eskom and get electricity from a private power producer instead, Sunday newspaper Rapport reports. Greenstone Energy has asked the National Energy...
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