South Africa: Renewables

South Africa's environmental approval process has achieved remarkable efficiency, authorizing 4,861 MW of electricity generation capacity in just 100 days.

Following the conclusion of the 2026 Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town, one observation is clear: the energy sector across the African continent is evolving at pace.

South Africa's renewable energy sector is rapidly transforming as the IPPPP targets 20,340 MW by 2030. With grid constraints, market restructuring, and rising energy demand reshaping the landscape, maintaining strategic alignment with tax policy has become critical for Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and investors navigating capital allowances, cross-border structuring, transfer pricing, VAT complexities, and carbon tax implications.

South Africa's efforts to tackle climate change are intensifying as government looks to sharpen its focus on emissions reductions. The Climate Change Act, signed on 23 July 2024, underscores this commitment.

Internationally the sentiment is to move away from fossil fuel, given that globally we teeter on the tipping point and are likely to exceed the temperature increase...

On 1 August 2024 National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) released the draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, draft Revenue Laws Amendment Bill, draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill...

The inaugural Africa Climate Summit ("ACS") held in Nairobi earlier this month culminated with the adoption of the "African Leaders Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change and Call to Action"

Welcome to the 17th issue of ENSafrica's TMT ENSight, focusing on topics, news and analysis of novel and interesting developments in the technology, media, and telecommunications space.

There are so many ESG-related publications and developments that it is hard to keep abreast of them all. For this reason, HSF publishes a monthly tracker of ESG-related publications...