R21m Solar Project Creates Local Jobs
The City of Cape Town is investing R21 million in solar power at its Wesfleur Wastewater Treatment Works in Atlantis to reduce electricity costs and...
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City Electrifies 55 Masonwabe Homes
Fifty-five Masonwabe households in Gugulethu are being connected to formal electricity as Cape Town expands safer energy access while creating local work opportunities for local...
Cape Town Builds Hybrid Power
Cape Town has launched South Africa’s first metro-built hybrid power plant, combining solar and battery storage to cut energy costs, strengthen resilience and create local...
City Protects Power From Vandalism
Cape Town is strengthening measures to protect its electricity network after spending approximately R75 million repairing and replacing infrastructure damaged by vandalism and theft during...
Cape Town Cuts Eskom Reliance
Cape Town has signed its first power purchase agreements with independent electricity producers, securing 70MW of solar power at rates below current Eskom prices. The...
Cape Town Repairs 9,572 Streetlights
Cape Town energy teams attended to 9,572 streetlight service requests in one month as the City continues investing billions in electricity infrastructure and tackling vandalism....
Cape Town Puts R1.2bn Behind Energy Security
Cape Town’s Draft 2026/27 Energy Budget places energy security, infrastructure upgrades and affordability at the centre of the city’s long-term power strategy. The City of...
Latest City-wide LED streetlight upgrades hit Green Point, Sea Point
The City’s Energy Directorate’s light-emitting diode (LED) streetlight upgrade project is making steady progress across the metro following successful rollouts on main arterial routes in...
