ESI Africa

17/06/2025

Can data centres drive sustainability in Africa?

In this exclusive ESI Africa Insights interview, Jakob Carnemark, CEO of Endeavour, shares how their data centres are designed to:
💧 Use zero water & produce clean drinking water
⚡ Support the grid & improve energy efficiency
🤖 Leverage AI for education, local manufacturing & infrastructure

Endeavour is reimagining data centres as sustainable infrastructure for Africa and beyond.

🎙️ Interview recorded at 2025
📺 Watch here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0l1_wW0

13/06/2025

In this ESI Africa Insights episode, we speak with Jovan Vujasinovic, CEO of VF Holding, a consulting and investment company active in energy, IT, agriculture, and real estate.

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In this ESI Africa Insights episode, we speak with Jovan Vujasinovic, CEO of VF Holding, a consulting and investment company active in energy, IT, agricultur...

13/06/2025

Nandu Bhula, country manager at ACWA Power, says while they may be known in South Africa for working on energy projects, they are now expanding into the water and green hydrogen space.

Nandu Bhula, country manager at ACWA Power, says while they may be known in South Africa for working on energy projects, they are now expanding into the wate...

13/06/2025

Rahul Das, Executive Vice President: International Sales, Cyanconnode, explains they provide omni-IT communications for smart metering across water, electricity and gas via a standards-based interoperable solution which has been deployed across India, Thailand, the UAE and UK and Suth Africa is their next regional focus.

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Rahul Das, Executive Vice President: International Sales, Cyanconnode, explains they provide omni-IT communications for smart metering across water, electric...

13/06/2025

Rosatom Central and Southern Africa CEO Ryan Collyer explains the broad range of products the company can offer. They are particularly excited by the possibilities that Small Modular Reactors and floating nuclear power plants offer to Africa for electricity generation.

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Rosatom Central and Southern Africa CEO Ryan Collyer explains the broad range of products the company can offer. They are particularly excited by the possibi...

12/06/2025

In this edition of ESI Africa Insights, we spotlight Keetmanshoop, Namibia’s rising energy and industrial hotspot. Join us as we speak with Annelise Knaus, Mayor of Keetmanshoop, and Easter Isaak, Chairperson of the Management Committee, about how the town is positioning itself at the heart of Africa’s green energy transition.

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In this edition of ESI Africa Insights, we spotlight Keetmanshoop, Namibia’s rising energy and industrial hotspot. Join us as we speak with Annelise Knaus, M...

12/06/2025

South Africa has invested more than R1.49 billion in its Hydrogen South Africa programme, signalling a bold step towards a cleaner, inclusive and job-rich future.

Speaking at the Green Hydrogen Summit 2025 in Cape Town, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Africa is uniquely positioned to become a global green hydrogen leader, thanks to its mineral wealth and renewable resources.

The recently launched Green Hydrogen Report pulls together insights from 35 in-depth studies, offering the clearest vision yet of Africa’s hydrogen potential.



The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa

Green hydrogen is a way to marry Africa’s mineral riches with our renewable energy endowment to decarbonise heavy industries, said Ramaphosa

12/06/2025

Dan Naidoo, Regional Manager Operations at uMngeni-uThukela, says the Water Service Provider has been working hard over the past two years to live up to its new function as Regional Water Utility for KZN.

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Dan Naidoo, Regional Manager Operations at uMngeni-uThukela, says the Water Service Provider has been working hard over the past two years to live up to its ...

11/06/2025

Yunus Kemp, ESI Africa Senior Journalist on the ground, says the wind farm is now halfway through its 20-year PPA with Eskom, which serves as the power offtaker as well as utility

11/06/2025

Ahead of Global Wind Day 2025 (15 June) the South African Wind Energy Association (Sawea) hosted media at Aurora Wind Power's West Coast One wind farm in Vredenburg in the Western Cape. The wind farm marked it 10th year in operations on 9 June.

Aurora Wind Power's West Coast One is a 94MW wind farm with 47 wind turbines. The wind farm producers around 279.48GWh in a year, which is enough to power 106,000 households. This means the particular wind farm offset 271,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions every year. This equates to approximately 5% of households in the Western Cape.

11/06/2025

Deon Henriksen, Vice President – Electrification and Automation at Siemens, says they are excited about renewables because this is where their products shine.

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11/06/2025

Sengipile Simelane, Group Executive: Power and Industry at Necsa says they see a place for nuclear energy across Africa.

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Sengipile Simelane, Group Executive: Power and Industry at Necsa says they see a place for nuclear energy across Africa.The South African Nuclear Energy Corp...