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South Africa’s top 10 extra virgin olive oils (EVOOs) for 2026 have been announced at the Absa Top 10 Olive Oil Awards, following a second round of judging for 33 gold medal-winning oils from the SA Olive Awards.
For years, the sales pitch for a battery hinged on Eskom’s operational failures. Power goes off; your home or business stays on. It was compelling. Now, in no small part thanks to the thousands of behind-the-meter solar installations, the grid is behaving very differently.
At the 2026 African Energy Awards in Cape Town, the African Energy Chamber recognised key players powering Africa, including Eni’s discoveries in Angola and the Ivory Coast, the Dangote Refinery’s production ramp-up, and TotalEnergies’ Hydra hybrid project in South Africa.
The new utility-scale solar park in the North West will supply cost-competitive, wheeling renewable electricity to South African businesses, strengthen energy security and support local economic development in the Maquassi Hills.