In this thought leadership article, Janice Foster, Energy Managing Director at Zutari, looks to the possibilities Africa offers for a reimagined and regionally interconnected power system.

At Windaba 2025, building on the momentum of Day 0, which saw industry and government pulling together around localisation and human-centred renewable energy development, Minister of  Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa delivered the opening keynote on Day 1 of the conference. He raised a call to action – laying out South Africa’s blueprint for an inclusive, secure, and sustainable energy future, one driven by reform, industrialisation, and partnerships.

Olivia Barker, a Grade 11 learner from St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls Pretoria, emerged as one of South Africa’s brightest young scientists at the 45th Eskom Expo International Science Fair (ISF), held at the Emperors Palace Convention Centre in Kempton Park from 6 to 10 October 2025.

The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has announced an ambitious Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2025 aimed at resolving the country’s long-standing electricity shortfall and jump-starting economic growth. 

In mid-October the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) presented its financial results for the year ended 31 March 2025 to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy (PCEE) showing positive results for the group, with a net profit after tax of R125.2 million, 93% achievement on its Shareholder Compact targets and a clean audit opinion. The session followed the PCEE’s oversight visit to the Necsa Group at Pelindaba on 8 October 2025 where they were given an overview on company activities and visited the research reactor, medical isotope production facilities and the Necsa Learning Academy.