solar power

  1. 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...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Going solar 40% cheaper than three years ago

    Going solar 40% cheaper than three years ago South African households installing an off-grid solar power system in 2025 will spend nearly 40% less than those who did the same during the country's load-shedding crisis. The prices of photovoltaic (PV) panels, inverters, and batteries have...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom chairman says media reporting on improvements is racist

    Eskom chairman says media reporting on improvements is racist Eskom board chair Mteto Nyati says the South African media's reporting on the power utility's turnaround has been unbalanced due to racism. Speaking to Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh during an episode of This Economy, Nyati said the media tries...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom's new solar rules will save households R400 million — Outa

    Eskom's new solar rules will save households R400 million — Outa Energy expert Chris Yelland estimates that Eskom's relaxation of small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) rules will save households with rooftop solar a combined R400 million in compliance costs. Effective 1 October 2025, Eskom no...
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  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Sapvia clashes with Outa and Afriforum about solar registration

    Sapvia clashes with Outa and Afriforum about solar registration The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (Sapvia) believes that Eskom and municipalities' additional requirements for grid-tied solar power systems that go beyond ensuring safe operation are not illegal. The association...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Private solar power embarrasses Eskom

    Private solar power embarrasses Eskom In August 2025, rooftop solar power capacity surpassed the combined output of all of Eskom's utility-scale renewable power stations for the first time. According to the National Transmission Company of South Africa, the capacity of "behind-the-meter"...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Africa's solar panel imports surge

    Africa's solar panel imports surge African nations are ordering more solar panels from China, with imports of the clean-energy technology surging 60% in the 12 months through June, according to climate think tank Ember. While South Africa remained the biggest importer, 20 other countries on...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    EV charging on an off-grid system in Botswana

    EV charging on an off-grid system in Botswana MyBroadband recently charged an electric vehicle (EV) on an off-grid power system in Botswana during a weekend family trip across the border and was impressed with how much range we got in a day. The system was located on a farm on the outskirts of...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    More warnings about increases in solar power import taxes

    More warnings about increases in solar power import taxes The Association for Renewable Energy Practitioners (Arep) has criticised a proposal to increase import tariffs on components used in the assembly and manufacturing of solar and wind power equipment. Business Times has seen Arep's...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Solar power price cuts could be coming to an end

    Solar power price cuts could be coming to an end The big plunge in solar power system prices in South Africa over the past few years could be coming to an end. Global prices of solar panels, inverters, and batteries dropped sharply in 2023 and 2024, largely due to substantial overproduction in...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Strange issue with solar power production

    Hi everyone I noticed a strange problem with our solar power system's production in Pretoria today (29 May 2025). The specs are as follows: 6 x 545W JA Solar panels 5kW Deye hybrid inverter 2 x 5.12kWh Dyness DL5.0C batteries Early on in the day, I noticed that solar production was picking up...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Solar surge coming to Africa

    Solar surge coming to Africa African countries maintained a brisk pace of solar power installation last year and the sector looks set to keep growing in 2025, according to a new industry report. The Global Solar Council (GSC) estimated that the continent added 2,400 megawatts of solar...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Electricians can approve embedded generation systems — ECASA

    Electricians can approve embedded generation systems — ECASA Eskom Direct and certain municipalities are making it more expensive for households and businesses to make their grid-tied PV solar systems legally compliant than necessary, according to a major electrician representative in South...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa's biggest solar power farms

    South Africa's biggest solar power farms South Africa's Independent Power Producer (IPP) Procurement Programme has opened the country to private renewable energy investment, with 39 gigawatts of capacity planned to be built by 2030. Because of this, private companies have been able to build...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Good news for engineers in South Africa

    Good news for engineers in South Africa Private engineering firms are set to benefit big-time from the drastic changes and expansion of South Africa's electricity transmission network in the coming years. That is according to National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA) interim CEO...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Increased solar and wind power making grid stability management trickier

    Increased solar and wind power making grid stability management trickier The increased use of solar and wind power in South Africa could cause significantly increased instability in the country's electricity transmission grid. If not adapted appropriately, the risk of controlled power outages...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom, Joburg, and Tshwane explain grid disconnection processes

    Eskom, Joburg, and Tshwane explain grid disconnection processes The impending overhaul of South Africa's electricity tariff determinations could make it more attractive for South African households and businesses to become electricity-independent and sever their connection to the national grid...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa's solar power potential going to waste

    South Africa's solar power potential going to waste South Africa is making efforts to increase the use of solar photovoltaic energy. But it’s happening at a very slow pace. Solar photovoltaic contributes less than 5% to the country’s energy mix, despite the sunny climate, which is very...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    SA-developed solar-powered blinds could launch in 2024

    SA-developed solar-powered blinds could launch in 2024 29-year-old electrical maintenance technician Lisa von Benecke hopes to launch her solar-powered blinds in South Africa this year. Von Benecke recently told Rapport she got the idea for the blinds while frustrated with load-shedding and...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    Three decades of government failure on electricity provision

    Three decades of government failure on electricity provision In 1994, Apartheid ended and the African National Congress (ANC) won South Africa’s first ever democratic elections, promising “Electricity for All” as part of its Reconstruction and Development Programme. Back then, only 36% of all...
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