Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development: Uganda

A new chapter for a company rich in tradition The former MAN Energy Solutions is now operating under a new name and has become Everllence. The new brand identity applies worldwide and marks a significant milestone in the company’s strategic development.CEO Uwe Lauber symbolically unveiled the new company nameplate at headquarters in Augsburg, Germany earlier […]

Mulilo, a leading Independent Power Producer (IPP), has been awarded four projects under Round 3 of South Africa’s Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP). These projects will deliver a combined 493 MW / 1972 MWh of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) installations under 15-year power purchase agreements with Eskom. All awarded projects […]

Powering AI data centres, accelerating large-scale solar projects and leading the global energy transition are just three of the critical topics up for debate at next month’s Africa Energy Forum (aef), kicking off for the first time in Cape Town, South Africa, 17–20 June 2025. Forum sponsor Sun Africa returns for the third consecutive year, […]

The IPP Office, a key institution driving South Africa’s energy transition, has consistently prioritised youth and community development in its work. From delivering large-scale renewable energy projects to fostering job creation and skills development, the Office’s mission goes beyond power generation—it’s about powering people. We’re delighted to announce the IPP Office as the Overall Summit […]

The African Development Bank Group and the Private Infrastructure Development Group have agreed to work together to unlock long-term local currency capital for energy, infrastructure, industrialization, housing and other productive sectors across Africa. The agreement was signed on 14 May at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan by Solomon Quaynor, African Development Bank Vice-President for Private […]

CAPE TOWN, 13 March 2025 – Red Rocket, a leading renewable energy independent power producer, has reached financial close on the first phase of the Overberg Wind Farm, marking a major milestone in South Africa’s clean energy transition. Adding to Red Rocket’s impressive portfolio of wind farms, Overberg Wind Farm will be the latest in […]

I grew up in a modest home in Thaba Nchu, a town just outside Bloemfontein in the Free State, as the youngest in a medium-sized family with two older siblings. I was surrounded by love, discipline and hope. But life changed quickly. I lost my mother at six and my father at thirteen. Orphanhood wasn’t […]

De Aar, South Africa – 18 March 2025 Mulilo, a leading independent power producer in South Africa, has successfully reached Financial Close on the Du Plessis Dam Solar PV2 facility, a 105MW (75MWac) solar photovoltaic project near De Aar in the Northern Cape. This landmark project is one of the first in South Africa to […]