Ekurhuleni receives approval to buy up to 2,400 MW from independent producers, as the opening of electricity procurement extends to municipalities.
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Afrique du Sud
- NEWSOIL
South Africa: new tax relief to cushion fuel costs
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 3 minutes readPretoria is reinstating temporary gasoline and diesel tax reductions from November 4 to January 5 to limit the effect of rising prices.
- NEWSMINING
Springbok: Lithium Africa receives two financing offers, including $60 million
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 4 minutes readLithium Africa has received two non-binding proposals to finance development of Springbok, its lithium project in South Africa’s Northern Cape. One combines prepayment with purchasing all spodumene concentrate produced during the first three years. The other envisages a $60 million investment by a lithium processing group backed by a Fortune Global 500 company, in exchange for 55% of Lithium Africa’s interest in the project.
- NEWSMINING
Southern Africa: zinc production capacity expands
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 5 minutes readOngoing investment in three mines in southern Africa could strengthen the continent’s zinc production capacity. The most visible development is the completion of Gamsberg’s second phase in South Africa, where annual concentrate capacity is expected to increase from around 250,000…
- EVENT
South Africa: students propose practical approaches to the electricity crisis
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 5 minutes readThe AEW 2026 Future Leaders Student Challenge rewarded three proposals covering affordable electricity, solar irrigation and the conditional closure of a coal-fired power plant.
- NEWSENERGYGAS
South Africa: D3 Energy secures strategic status for its gas project
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 5 minutes readLe statut SIP 20f accordé à D3 Energy couvre ses permis ER315 et PR016 en Afrique du Sud. Il renforce la visibilité du projet, sans constituer une autorisation …
- NEWSMINING
South Africa: Lithium Africa targets 2027 with a Springbok processing plant
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 5 minutes readLithium Africa veut construire une unité de séparation en milieu dense à Springbok et vise un premier concentré de spodumène en 2027. Le calendrier dépend encore des forages, …
- NEWSGAS
South Africa: Main Street studies FLNG and FPSO options for two gas discoveries
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 5 minutes readL’opérateur du bloc 11B/12B étudie des solutions flottantes pour développer les découvertes de Brulpadda et Luiperd, dont l’exploitation commerciale reste complexe. Le choix entre une évacuation par gazoduc …
- NEWSENERGYGAS
South Africa: Pretoria turns to batteries and gas to strengthen the grid
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 6 minutes readLe gouvernement sud-africain veut lancer une première procédure portant sur 4 600 MW de stockage par batteries et 5 000 MW de production électrique à partir du gaz. …
- NEWSENERGYMINING
South Africa: a $181 billion investment target to turn into projects
by Mapathé SOWby Mapathé SOW 4 minutes readPretoria vise environ 3 000 milliards de rands d’investissements entre 2026 et 2030, soit près de 181 milliards de dollars. Le défi sera de convertir les annonces en …
