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Tiger Brands signs electricity wheeling agreement to purchase renewable energy in transition to cleaner energy sources at manufacturing sites
Tiger Brands CEO, Tjaart Kruger with Apollo Africa CEO, Nico de Bruyn, with Praveen Balgobind, Chief Manufacturing Officer, Tiger Brands (far left) and Trevor Gore, Business Development Manager, Apollo Africa (far right) Johannesburg. 21 May 2026. Tiger Brands has signed a landmark electricity wheeling agreement with renewable energy supplier Apollo Africa to help reduce its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, beginning with its manufacturing sites in Gauteng. Set t
Why Tariff Reform Will Make or Break South Africa’s Electricity Market
South Africa’s electricity reform debate often centres on generation. How many megawatts are coming online, how quickly projects can be built, and how to unlock private investment. Yet these reforms are entirely dependent on the underlying issue of tariffs, writes Nico de Bruyn, CEO of Apollo Africa. Tariffs represent the critical commercial operating system of any future energy market. It’s where confidence is built or destroyed. Even where a project has a credible generator
Energy Trading as a Pillar of Electricity Market Reform
South Africa’s electricity market is evolving rapidly, shaped by a convergence of policy shifts, technological advances, and growing global trade requirements. Yet, a persistent challenge is the understanding of the role of electricity traders within the energy market, what they do, why they exist, and how they underpin both investment and competitiveness in the electricity sector, writes Nico de Bruyn, CEO of Apollo Africa.
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