Canadian Solar Bags 256 MW Contracts For South Africa Largest Solar PPAs Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar Inc. has announced that its majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar Co., Ltd. (“CSI Solar”) signed a 256 MW solar module contract with SOLA Group, a Cape Town-based independent power producer. The 256 MWs will supply the first two largest utility-scale solar power projects in South Africa, which are based on private power purchase agreements (PPAs). […] Read more
Talesun Solar, Artsolar Set Off Operation of 325 MW Solar Facility in South Africa Updated On Mon, Nov 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Germany manufacturer of photovoltaic modules Talesun Solar has announced that it has put the 325MW solar power PV module facility into operation in South Africa. The solar power project has been jointly built by Talesun Solar and ARTsolar. ARTsolar claims to be South Africa’s only locally-owned solar panel manufacturer that specialises in the manufacture of […] Read more
Mainstream Inks Deal to Develop RE Plants in South Africa Updated On Mon, Oct 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Global green energy player Mainstream Renewable Power has signed a lease agreement with South Africa’s national electricity company – Eskom – for a 1,650-hectare site where it plans to build and operate renewable energy plants. The quantum of the renewable energy project has not yet been disclosed by the company. The official statement of Mainstream […] Read more
Energy Consultancy ABL Group to Assess 2 GW RE in South Africa Updated On Tue, Sep 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy ABL Group- an energy and marine consultancy – has said that it been contracted by various developers to provide energy yield assessment for more than 2 GW of potential solar and wind power plants in South Africa. ABL said that about 1.5 GW of the energy yield assessment work is related to nine potential solar […] Read more
South Africa Gets New Generation Of String Inverters by Sineng and PNS Updated On Sat, Sep 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Sineng, a high-tech company with headquarters in Bengaluru, recently unveiled a new generation of three-phase string inverters with a focus on the South African market’s commercial and industrial sectors. The launched string inverters have rated capabilities of 50kW, 120kW, 250kW, and 275kW. Sineng hopes that its cutting edge technology , as well as after-sales support […] Read more
Offshore Wind Market Player Magnora Gets Authorisation To Develop Solar Project In South Africa Updated On Wed, Aug 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Norway-based renewable energy player Magnora ASA has announced that one of its solar power projects in South Africa has been granted environmental authorization, which it claims to be a major milestone for the project. According to the official statement of Magnora, the approved solar project will have a total installed capacity of approximately 260 MW […] Read more
South Africa Moves A Step Closer to 540 MW Solar and 1.1 GW Storage With Scatec PPA Signing Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Oslo, Norway headquartered, Scatec ASA has signed a power purchase agreement for three co-located solar and storage projects under the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP) alongside the South African government. The PPA will run for 20 years. This agreement also included 540MW of solar power capacity. With this, South Africa is one […] Read more
South African Miner Harmony Gold To Add 30 MW Solar For Cleaner Mining Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading South African Mining firm Harmony Gold Mining has begun to construct a 30 MW solar PV plants in South Africa. The effort is part of its ESG goals to achieve a lower carbon footprint. The action plan is divided into three parts: Phase I, Phase II and Phase III. Phase I has mandated the […] Read more
Now, A Hydrogen Valley In South Africa Pipeline Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy South Africa’s Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the South African National Development Institute are creating a Hydrogen Valley in partnership with Anglo American, Bambili Energy and ENGIE. A press statement released by mining major Anglo-American reads, “The proposed hydrogen valley will stretch approximately 835 kilometres from the platinum group metals-rich Bushveld geological […] Read more
