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South Africa launches renewables procurement round for 5 000 MW of wind and solar 
By: Terence Creamer 14th December 2023 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has released the much-anticipated and delayed seventh bid window (BW7) of the Renewable... →
Holding the Line for 1.5°C at COP28: Update on Energy Negotiations
12th December 2023 As COP28 reaches its final days, the draft of the final Global Stocktake text contains major gaps, deliberate omissions, and unacceptable loopholes... →
From trash to power: how to harness energy from Africa’s garbage dumps - and save billions in future damage
12th December 2023 New research on garbage dumps in 44 sub-Saharan African countries shows that 95% are unregulated. The landfill sites still take in new garbage even... →
Hive Hydrogen project will show how just energy transition is possible, says Gcabashe
By: Martin Creamer 11th December 2023 Through its green ammonia export project in the Eastern Cape, the leadership of Hive Hydrogen South Africa intends to show how a just energy... →
Section 12BA – Light at the end of the tunnel?
11th December 2023 National Treasury has released proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act to encourage taxpayers to invest in alternative energy generation as a... →
Passage of NHI Bill would spell disaster for the health sector – BLSA
By: Darren Parker 11th December 2023 Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso has warned of the deteriorating health sector without the prospect of recovery, owing in large... →
Hive Hydrogen, Itochu sign co-op memo on $5.8bn Coega green ammonia export project
By: Martin Creamer 11th December 2023 Hive Hydrogen South Africa and Itochu Corporation of Japan have signed a memorandum of co-operation to advance Hive’s Coega green ammonia export... →
COP28: South Africa pioneered plans to transition to renewable energy – what went wrong
7th December 2023 South Africa’s experience in piloting a new type of climate finance vehicle can inform debates about how to fund a just transition from fossil... →
