Renewable energy investors need policy certainty
By Larry Claasen
Despite the rapid growth in South Africa’s renewable energy sector, it has not yet reached the scale where it has reached a...
Will cost about R40m to get Atlantis SEZ rail line operational
By Larry Claasen
The Atlantis Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is still keen on restarting its rail service.
This follows the SEZ’s rail link with the Port...
Transnet encourages business to use Maersk’s facility at Belcon
Transnet hopes Maersk can help reduce congestion at the Port of Cape Town
By Larry Claasen
Transnet hopes that the creation of the A. P. Moller...
B.E.D. Cape Town: 25-million fasteners a year ensure ‘the perfect fit, fast’ for the...
Even with a component as small as a nut or a bolt, the Bolt and Engineering Distributors (B.E.D.) Group’s Cape Town branch plays an...
Where is the gas coming from?
Robin Hayes questions the economics of gas to power proposals of the new IRP.
THE 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) released by the Department of...
WearCheck – lubrication tips – Volume 4
Lube tip: identifying commercial oil brands
QUESTION: Why can't my condition monitoring lab specify which brand of oil is in use?
ANSWER: Specific tracers can...
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t
By Chris Hattingh
In its 25 January statement, the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee paints a stark picture of South Africa.
“The operation of...
The world of WACO – everything electrical!
Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, one-stop electrical products supplier and distributor WACO has become a byword as the go to company for everything...
Battery-backed solar scheme at Kenhardt underwhelming
In this edited article first published in the Daily Friend on 19th January 2024, Ivo Vegter looks beyond the hype and concludes it is...
IPP Red Rocket to use $160m (R3bn) cash to generate 5GW project development by...
By Larry Claasen
Cape Town-based Independent Power Producer (IPP) Red Rocket plans to use the $160-million it got last year to become a major player...
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