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JUWI To Build 340MWp Solar Projects For South African Mining, Energy, & Data Center Leaders In 2025

February 9, 2025 admin 0 Comments africa, clean power, juwi, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar power plants, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:04:15 +0000

The South African solar industry has been on a roll over the last couple of years. Utility-scale plants were getting a lot of interest starting about 10 years ago due to South Africa’s well respected Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). The program was the main driving force … [continued]

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Volvo Cars Looks To Bolster Its Growing EV Market Share In South Africa, Adds Flagship Volvo EX90

January 30, 2025 admin africa, BMW, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, South Africa, volvo, volvo cars, volvo ex30, volvo ex90

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 04:58:10 +0000

Volvo’s flagship luxury SUV, the EX90, will join the South African lineup in the 1st half of 2025. After several years of having BMW top the BEV sales charts and also have the largest market share, Volvo Cars South Africa is now firmly in the driving seat. BMW had been … [continued]

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The Volvo EX30 Leads The Way In South Africa As BEV Sales Go Up 35% In 2024

January 30, 2025 admin africa, BMW, bmw ix3, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, market research, research, South Africa, volvo, volvo ex30, volvo xc40

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 23:32:56 +0000

Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEV) breached the 1,000 units per year mark in South Africa for the first time ever in 2024. Last year, 1,257 BEVs were sold in South Africa, up 35% from 929 units sold in 2023. The Volvo EX30 led the way with 406 units, taking … [continued]

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You Can Lease A Neta V In Kenya For Just $30 Per Day!

January 12, 2025 admin africa, clean transport, electric cars, electric taxis, Electric vehicles, hozon neta v, Kenya, mojaev, nairobi, neta, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 16:51:54 +0000

South Africa is one of the largest markets for sales of brand new vehicles in Africa. Just over half a million new vehicles are sold in South Africa each year. South Africa is the biggest economy on the continent. However, what really makes a big difference is the country’s well … [continued]

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South Africa Introduces Tax Incentives to Encourage Local Production of Electric Vehicles

January 10, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green economy, Manufacturing, policy & politics, South Africa, south africa evs

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:38:21 +0000

There are calls for wider incentives, including the reduction of import duties levied on EV imports, in South Africa. The automobile manufacturing sector is a critical pillar of South Africa’s economy. The country’s automotive industry contributes 5.3% to GDP (3.2% manufacturing and 2.1% retail). In 2023, the export of vehicles … [continued]

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South Africa’s ICE Vehicle Exports Decline by 23% In 2024

January 10, 2025 admin africa, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev production, green economy, Manufacturing, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:51:40 +0000

Growing competition from EVs in key markets cited as one of the reasons for sharp decline. Six years ago, I wrote an article on how South Africa could miss out on the massive opportunities from the EV transition if the country did not act fast enough. That’s because the auto … [continued]

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Second Unit of South Africa Nuclear Plant Back Online After Major Maintenance

December 31, 2024 admin International, koeberg, load shedding, maintenance, news, Nuclear, power, South Africa

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:20:07 +0000

Eskom, South Africa’s major utility, said the second unit of the Koeberg nuclear power plant in that country was reconnected to the national grid after a major maintenance project. Eskom […]

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Explosion at Coal Power Plant in South Africa Injures Nine

December 16, 2024 admin Accidents, Business, Coal, coal power, eskom, Explosion, full coverage, injuries, International, matla, news, O&M, Safety, South Africa, Technology, transformers

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:56:44 +0000

A transformer explosion at Eskom’s coal-fired 3.6-GW Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, on Dec. 12 injured nine employees, including one critically. The incident, caused by a ruptured high-pressure […]

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Zimbabwe Reduces Import Duty On Electric Vehicles From 40% to 25% Starting January 1, 2025

December 2, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, South Africa, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 22:20:32 +0000

Yesterday, Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister, Professor Mhtuli Ncube, presented the 2025 National Budget under the theme “Building Resilience for Sustained Economic Transformation.” There were a lot of mixed reactions to most of the stuff announced in that proposed budget. Most of the feedback focused on the plethora of additional taxes proposed … [continued]

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CHARGE Officially Opens 1st Off-Grid, Green EV Charging Station In South Africa

December 1, 2024 admin africa, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, grid, Off The Grid, Solar energy, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 02:16:28 +0000

At about this time last year, we wrote about Zero Carbon Charge’s plans to roll out electric vehicle charging stations charged 100% by renewable energy. At that time, they had just announced the start of construction at one of their sites, the start of South Africa’s first national network of … [continued]

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