Outsmarting Eskom’s proposed Demand Side Management solution
SOUTH Africa is currently experiencing longer power outages due to components within the transmission and distribution network failing as a result of load shedding,...
Technology answers the call of solar panel theft
By Rodney Taylor, Managing Director, Guardian Eye
MANY financial institutions have come up with innovative ways to fund solar installations, and the net result has...
Comment on the City’s draft Energy Strategy
THE City has drafted an energy strategy entitled ‘Our Shared Energy Future: The 2050 Energy Strategy for the City of Cape Town’, and it...
Load shedding constrains manufacturing – Q2 Absa survey
CONFIDENCE levels in the manufacturing sector remain near the low points reached during previous business cycles, as load shedding weighs on sentiment, the Q2...
Backup power solutions and supply
Since 1993, Diesel Electric Services (Pty) Ltd has specialised in the design, manufacture, delivery, installation, commissioning and after sales service of power generation equipment.
As...
Trend is toward larger power plant solutions, says Zest WEG
WHETHER companies need power to survive loadshedding or to raise their production output, the trend is for these power generating systems to get bigger.
According...
Lightening the Load: How to keep load shedding levels low
The reduction in load shedding of late has left South Africans unsure about how to feel, with emotions ranging from elation to mistrust and...
Northern Cape has potential to contribute more to economic growth
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says the Northern Cape is expected to play a big role in South Africa’s mining and energy...
Power grid records improvements
Although the demand for electricity is increasing, Eskom is able to maintain a much lower stage of load shedding due to the improvement of...
Eskom welcomes DFFE decision on Minimum Emission Standards
Eskom has welcomed the decision by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s National Air Quality Officer to grant the organisation a postponement...
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Northern Cape highlights compelling investment opportunities
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