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Norton Rose Fulbright
Investors may be wary of of committing funds to energy projects in Africa because they perceive the risks to be too great.
Herbert Smith Freehills
Herbert Smith Freehills' Africa practice continues to perform strongly in the 2024 edition of Chambers Global, with top tier rankings in the following Africa-wide categories...
Norton Rose Fulbright
During a panel discussion at the 2024 Investing in Africa Mining Indaba, held in Cape Town in the week of 5 February, panellists engaged on the main corruption risks in mineral supply chains...
Herbert Smith Freehills
If SA is to attract investment into the sector, the serious challenges range from illegal mining to raising capital.
ENS
On 17 November 2023, the Department of Water and Sanitation ("DWS") published the much anticipated proposed amendments to the National Water Act, 1998 ("NWA"). For a water-scarce country such as South Africa...
Andersen in South Africa
The energy sector is a global juggernaut, with companies often navigating complex international landscapes. For local and overseas companies considering the disposal of business...
Herbert Smith Freehills
The following article by Martin Kavanagh, a partner based in our London office and the co-Head of the firm's Africa Practice Group, was first published by Business Day ahead of AOW 2023...
Andersen in South Africa
The renewable energy industry is experiencing a monumental shift, and the landscape is changing at an unprecedented pace.
ENS
Explore Africa's evolving mining policies, their impact on economic development, and opportunities for cross-border operations.
Andersen in South Africa
Many people feel that a massive overhaul of the Energy sector, to allow for large scale private power generation, is needed to resolve the perennial and devastating energy crisis currently facing South...
ENS
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.
Herbert Smith Freehills
On 25 July 2019, the City of Johannesburg's electricity service provider, City Power, suffered a ransomware attack which encrypted its databases, applications and network.
ENS
Experts estimate that globally, USD100-billion of climate finance is being lost through a lack of accountability, transparency and participation per year.
Centurion Law Group
As per a recent report by the International Energy Agency, 43% of Africa's population, primarily in sub-Saharan regions, lacks access to electricity. Enhancing access to a clean...
Centurion Law Group
Solar energy, an age-old source of power, has seen a modern resurgence with technological advancements. It harnesses sunlight and converts it into electricity either through photovoltaic...
ENS
For international oil companies ("IOCs") to develop oil and gas fields sizable funding is required, however, there has been a noticeable trend by some financial institutions...
ENS
Estimates suggest that the Namibian Government could receive close to USD106-billion (NAD2-trillion at the time of writing) from its petroleum royalties alone...
Centurion Law Group
Entering 2023, South Africa's struggle with load shedding lingers, now in its 16th year. To resolve South Africa's energy crisis, an investment of roughly R1.2 trillion by 2035...
Centurion Law Group
In a televised speech earlier this summer, South Africa's Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, pushed back strongly against environmental groups' efforts...
Herbert Smith Freehills
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...
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