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African law firm grows by 12% as surge for Mining, Environmental, and Energy expertise grow
20th June 2024 Last year NSDV announced a 70% women-led legal team. This year the firm appointed another three women and is happy to announce that it has kept... →
City of Tshwane pushing ahead with plan to procure 1 000 MW by 2026 
By: Terence Creamer 19th June 2024 The City of Tshwane is signalling its intention to proceed with plans to procure and/or revive 1 000 MW of electricity generation capacity by 2026... →
Fast-greening Richards Bay Minerals now eyeing on-site renewables, storage, aggregation
By: Martin Creamer 19th June 2024 Energy-intensive Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), which consumes an average of 1.8 terawatts of power a year, was able to secure its latest 140 MW wind... →
Only 40% of developing-country utilities are financially sustainable, World Bank warns
By: Schalk Burger 19th June 2024 The majority of electric utilities in developing countries are ill-equipped to meet growing demand for power and add more renewable energy into the... →
Rampant cobalt smuggling and corruption deny billions to DRC
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th June 2024 The country’s extractive reform strategy doesn’t address the impact of illegal cobalt mining on people, the environment and the economy. The... →
Eskom targets JETP funds and partnerships for 2 GW clean-energy pipeline
By: Terence Creamer 14th June 2024 Having recently confirmed a decoupling of its just energy transition strategy from the decommissioning of its coal-fired power stations, Eskom is... →
Benchmarking study highlights slow pace of South Africa’s grid-connection system
By: Terence Creamer 12th June 2024 A new benchmarking assessment of South Africa’s electricity grid access queueing mechanisms indicates that Eskom’s systems are slower and less... →
Decarbonizing South Africa’s Shipping and Trucking Sectors
12th June 2024 This white paper presents the findings and recommendations from a First Movers Coalition workshop held in South Africa in March 2024, which focused... →
