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Etana Energy is a black-controlled clean electricity trader that supplies electricity generated by renewable energy projects to business customers in South Africa. By virtue of its NERSA-issued electricity trading licence, Etana is able to buy electricity generated by Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and/or prosumers and sell this to customers connected to Eskom’s grid, and where wheeling arrangements have been put in place, the municipal distribution network. This currently includes Nelson Mandela Bay Metro and the City of Cape Town. Etana’s customers benefit from certified low carbon electricity at prices competitive with Eskom or municipal tariffs, forward price certainty, flexible contract terms and durations, and qualifying B-BEEE expenditure. IPPs get a bankable long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Etana, which assumes and manages the allocation and settling of electricity bills with customers and Network Operators, and the customer credit risk in its customer pool. Etana’s shareholders H1 Holdings, Neura Technologies and Chariot Transitional Power, bring a wealth of relevant experience from the renewable energy and electricity trading industries. Etana has offices in Cape Town, Gqeberha and Johannesburg.
Overview
Location
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Gqeberha
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2021
Mentions in press and media 4
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| May 25, 2026 | Cape Town pioneers pooled wheeling of renewable electricity | Cape Town has wheeled renewable electricity across multiple buildings simultaneously for the first time, in a pooled arrangement that its architects say solves one of the biggest commercial obstacles to scaling private power deals. Energy t... |
| Sep 15, 2023 | History made as electricity wheeled over Cape Town’s grid | The first electrons of clean, green energy have been wheeled over the City of Cape Town’s grid by Growthpoint Properties and electricity trader Etana Energy. Wheeling, where electricity is bought and sold between private parties, uses the g... |
| Etana Energy | “Powering Your Business with Renewable Energy Through the Grid” |
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FAQ about Etana Energy
When was Etana Energy founded?
Etana Energy was founded in 2021.
What has the press written about Etana Energy?
Parsers VC has collected 4 articles mentioning Etana Energy, among them “Cape Town pioneers pooled wheeling of renewable electricity” (May 25, 2026) and “History made as electricity wheeled over Cape Town’s grid” (Sep 15, 2023).
Is Etana Energy still active?
Yes, Etana Energy is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 29, 2026.