AECI’s 4MW solar park powers a greener future with Energy Partners
AECI commissioned a 4MW solar park at its Modderfontein site, partnering with Energy Partners as the supplier for this...
Solar Skyscraper: Making the impossible possible
Business Day interviewed Energy Partners' CEO, Manie de Waal, about the groundbreaking Metalbox installation – South...
Energy Partners unveils South Africa’s first solar facade skycraper
Fairvest Limited’s Metalbox skyscraper is “history in the making”, a landmark in sustainable architecture and testament to...
Cutting-edge hybrid power system takes Heidelberg Mall 100% off-grid
Energy Partners (“EP”), a pioneer in South Africa’s energy solutions sector, has successfully delivered a 3.2 MWp, 3.1 MWh...
Evaluating Eskom’s bold turnaround claims: what SA’s C&I companies need to know
Arguably, the most talked-about point to emerge from this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) was that ‘the end of...
Kimberly-Clark, Energy Partners sign PPA for one of Cape Town’s largest rooftop solar systems
Kimberly-Clark (K-C), one of the world's leading manufacturers of personal care and hygiene products and owner...
Accelerating South Africa’s automotive industry to Net Zero: The embedded generation imperative
As the world races to net-zero emissions by 2050, the global automotive industry is at a crossroads, facing the...
Atlantis Foundries’ CEO outlines factors behind innovative PPA
“At the end of the day, we decided that we’re good at manufacturing castings, not creating electricity – that’s not our...
Servitisation can unlock capital and build food production resilience in ‘interesting times’
Almost 60 years ago, on 6 June 1966, a young Robert F. Kennedy told an audience at the University of Cape Town, “There is a...
Daimler’s Atlantis Foundries signs Western Cape’s largest embedded solar Power Purchase Agreement with Energy Partners
Atlantis Foundries (Pty) Ltd (AF), one of Africa’s largest foundry operations, has signed a long-term Power Purchase...
Energy Partners invests R360 million in Clover SA energy servitisation solution
South African dairy giant, Clover S.A., has unleashed the benefits of servitisation at its Queensburgh mega-factory, by...
How to simplify your operations with a single contract
South Africa, and countries around the world are experiencing rapid increases in technical skills shortages. In many areas,...
Is Going Off Grid SA’s biggest Energy Myth?
Eskom’s load shedding schedule for the next six months indicates that businesses across the country can expect a...
Why Nersa’s Electricity Price Hike for Solar Users is Doomed from the Start
A new electricity pricing methodology, proposed by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) on 30 September...
With Partnerships, Sustainable Energy becomes Possible
Going Green with a Multi-pronged Approach
Reducing carbon footprint, cutting down on energy spend and building sustainable businesses have become priority goals for...
Solar-Assisted Refrigeration can Significantly Cut Costs
South African retailers looking for ways to recover from the latest lockdown, as well as recent countrywide looting and...
Battery Storage is the Next Frontier
Sustainable energy has seen exponential growth in South Africa, primarily led by the rise of solar energy and power...
Sustainable Energy Accelerates Evolution
2020 saw a number of significant developments in the local energy space and, while this sector generally tends to shift...
Breede River Valley: A Hotspot for Solar Power
The Breede River Valley, located in the Western Cape, is widely recognised not only as a top tourist destination, but also...
Solar Power Make Businesses More Resilient
Eskom has recently stated that it will avoid load shedding until at least July of this year. However, there is still fear...
Eskom’s Proposed Pricing Plan Can’t Stop Solar Power
Eskom’s recent announcement of a new suggested pricing structure is widely perceived as a reactive measure by Eskom to...
Increasing Opportunities for Power Purchase Agreements
Solar power generation continues to gain traction in South Africa, and an increasing number of businesses in the country...
Paying Year-End Bonuses with Energy Savings
By engaging in power purchase agreements (PPA), businesses can afford to spend more on perks for their employees – such as...
Eskom’s Turn-Around Plan Will Not Solve the Crisis
In the 2019 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement delivered this afternoon, Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni made it very...
Agriculture could Contribute to the National Grid with Solar Energy
With commercial solar energy becoming increasingly affordable as the cost of photovoltaic (PV) systems continues to...
Thresholds On Private Power Generation Holding Agri Businesses Back
While the current regulations on private power generation (embedded energy generation) have aided many agriculture...
Eskom’s Turn-Around Plan Will Not Solve the Crisis
Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement commentary: In the 2019 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement delivered this afternoon,...
Africa’s Largest Rooftop Solar Power Purchase Agreement
Two years ago, the first power was generated under the largest single roof solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in Africa...
Recent Tariff Hikes Increase Viability of Renewable Energy
Electricity tariffs for municipalities in South Africa increased by an average of 13.07% on the 1st of July, continuing the...