South Africa’s Water Crisis: Urgent Need for Innovative Solutions

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South Africa is facing significant challenges in providing adequate water access to millions of its citizens, indicating a need for a new approach.

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• February 22, 2025: Construction of EDF’s 420MW wind farm cluster in South Africa is progressing well.
• February 22, 2025: Eskom reports that loadshedding has been suspended, thanks to sufficient emergency reserves.
• February 21, 2025: ACWA Power is developing a hydrogen bridge connecting Europe with the Middle East and North Africa.
• February 21, 2025: Donald Trump threatens to disrupt the supply of critical minerals worldwide, but there are positive developments to consider.
• February 21, 2025: Enlit Africa, Africa’s premier end-to-end power, energy, and water conference & expo, will take place from May 20 to 22, 2025, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
• February 21, 2025: The Africa Energy Indaba 2025 will feature an impressive lineup of speakers.
• February 21, 2025: Despite its crucial role in the energy transition, natural gas continues to face significant challenges.
• February 20, 2025: Platinum miner Northam has signed a wheeling Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 140MW of wind power.
• February 20, 2025: A study indicates that reducing the number of solar panels per string can lower the risk of hotspots.
• February 20, 2025: LONGi has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against JinkoSolar in the United States.
• February 20, 2025: ACWA Power has signed a PPA with Egypt’s EETC for a 2GW wind project.
• February 19, 2025: EEP Africa 2025 is now accepting proposals.
• February 19, 2025: A study reveals that Algeria has significant potential to produce green hydrogen at a cost as low as $4 per kilogram.
• February 19, 2025: GreenGo Energy has secured land for a large-scale green hydrogen project in Mauritania.
• February 19, 2025: Ferrochrome producer JINAN Group plans to build a 20MW solar PV plant in Zimbabwe.
• February 19, 2025: Solarcentury Africa has partnered with Zambia’s IDC to develop a 67MW solar power plant.
• February 19, 2025: Nigeria has submitted a budget application for the rollout of solar mini-grids in universities, teaching hospitals, and government institutions.
• February 19, 2025: The Two Rivers Complex in Nairobi is set to expand its solar capacity to 3.2MW.

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• February 15, 2025: South Africa’s Independent Power Producers Office (IPP Office) has awarded preferred bidder status to an IPP currently engaged in litigation.
• February 14, 2025: Eskom has committed to addressing past misconduct and enhancing governance as it uncovers one billion in fraud.
• February 14, 2025: Eskom calls for Small-Scale Embedded Generators to register their solar installations.
• February 14, 2025: A hydrogen project in Morocco has received €30 million in funding from KfW.
• February 14, 2025: Two run-of-the-river hydro projects totaling 10.65MW have reached financial closure in Burundi.
• February 14, 2025: bp has decided to reduce its investment in renewable energy.
• February 14, 2025: Rand Water has highlighted extremely high water consumption levels in Johannesburg and Tshwane.
• February 14, 2025: Claim your FREE PASS to the Africa Energy Indaba Exhibition.
• February 13, 2025: Sustainable economic growth in South Africa is projected to stem from renewables, rather than coal.
• February 13, 2025: Utility-scale solar installations reached 182 GW in 2024.
• February 13, 2025: Astronergy has signed a three-year agreement with Energy3000 Solar GmbH.
• February 13, 2025: JinkoSolar is suing Waaree Energies for alleged TOPCon patent infringement in the US.
• February 13, 2025: Wärtsilä’s ES&O division has introduced Quantum2, a utility-scale energy storage solution.

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• January 28, 2025: An estimated 600 million Africans currently lack electricity, highlighting the urgent need for the green energy transition to begin with them.
• January 3, 2025: The trend of curtailing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems is expected to persist, with overbuilding of PV becoming a standard practice.
• December 23, 2024: The energy economy in the MENA region is heavily reliant on oil and gas, which account for roughly 97% of its energy consumption.
• November 19, 2024: Global growth in solar PV is projected to slow in 2025 due to economic fluctuations and policy changes.
• November 12, 2024: World leaders must be held accountable regarding climate change, backed by scientific evidence.
• November 6, 2024: African nations should not have to incur debt to address climate damages they did not cause.

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• December 23, 2024: Solar Power Africa will co-locate with the Africa Energy Indaba, making it one of the continent’s largest energy events.

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