SAPVIA mourns passing of Ntombifuthi Ntuli
The passing of Ntombifuthi Ntuli is a tragic loss to South Africa. A bold and brilliant leader, Ntombifuthi played an instrumental role in South Africa’s energy transition. Since her appointment as CEO of the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA), our two organisations have worked more closely t
Keeping it local: lessons learned and how we make the most of South Africa’s solar PV sector.
STATEMENT – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Striking the right balance is never easy. There has been much debate around the removal of the local-content requirement on aluminium frames for photovoltaic panels by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic). The decision has caused questions to be
SAPVIA welcomes embedded generation threshold increase
Media Statement – For Immediate Release The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) thoroughly endorses today’s announcement by the President to raise the licensing threshold for embedded generation plants to 100MW. Welcoming the news, the South African Photovoltaic Industry Assoc
SA’S RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR RESPONDS TO COMMENTARY
MEDIA STATEMENT – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 27 May 2021 Responding to negative comments made at the Dublin Climate Dialogues last week, by the Mainstream Renewable Power’s former-Chairman, Dr. Eddie O’Connor, on Africa’s capability to handle renewable energy investment, the South African renewable ene
New decade, new approach – Solar industry body, SAPVIA, elects new board
South Africa’s leading member Association for the promotion of solar PV is marking stepping into a second decade of success with the election of a new board. In a year packed with online meetings and events, SAPVIA’s Annual General Meeting was hosted virtually and brought together players from across
Mahlako Financial Services announces a first of its kind R1,5Billion Energy Fund
Johannesburg, 7 April: Energy growth is causally linked to the well-being and prosperity of a nation. Recognising the energy infrastructure gap in South Africa and the need to transform the sector, today Mahlako Financial Services, a subsidiary of the Mahlako a Phahla Investments, announces its maiden R1,
RES4AFRICA FOUNDATION AND SAPVIA SIGNED A MOU TO STRENGTHEN THEIR COLLABORATION FOR AFRICA’S ENERGY TRANSITION
Rome/Johannesburg, 1st March 2021 – Renewable Energy Solutions for Africa Foundation (RES4Africa) and South Africa Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen their cooperation in the promotion and implementation of sustainable energy solutions as key cataly
GoodWe signs Europe-wide cooperation with Krannich
GoodWe inverters are now also available from Krannich in Europe Krannich Solar, one of the leading wholesalers for photovoltaics, has signed a cooperation agreement with GoodWe for the worldwide sale of their products. After successful cooperation in countries such as Australia and India, Krannich extends
Commentary: Anti-renewables lobby should ‘stick to the facts’
Lobbyists opposed to government’s plans on achieving energy security have used yesterday’s appearance by Deputy President David Mabuza in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to muddy the waters around the success that the Renewable Energy (RE) sector has already delivered. The concern has been ex
EASE LICENCING RESTRICTIONS ON EMBEDDED GENERATION BELOW 10MW
Small-Scale Embedded Generation key to rapidly expanding electricity generation capacity Cape Town, South Africa, December 2019 – The most recent round of load shedding, which has been implemented by Eskom over the past week, has provided further evidence of the power utility’s increasing inability
