Ready for generation, but who forgot the fuel?
By Robin Hayes
AMID our continuing electricity crisis – we’ve been load shedding for 14 years now - it’s taken ten years for DMRE (The...
Experts give bleak outlook for load shedding in South Africa: report
Energy experts have warned that maintenance being done on Eskom’s ageing and failing fleet of power stations is ineffective – with the power utility...
Western Cape Disaster Management Centre plans for loadshedding situation
Anton Bredell, Western Cape Mister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning hosted a meeting with stakeholders at the Provincial Disaster Management Centre...
Stage 6 load-shedding: On energy, cities are doing it for themselves
While Eskom CEO André de Ruyter was announcing that Stage 6 load-shedding in South Africa could be implemented, City of Cape Town officials were...
Government commits to supporting a hydrogen project in the Western Cape
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and Western Cape Provincial government have committed to putting support mechanisms to help resource a...
The dual advantage of investing in energy-efficient technology
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An achievable game plan to end load shedding in South Africa
South Africa’s ballooning load shedding problem is significantly worse than generally recognised, but insights from the empirical evidence demonstrate that practical pathways exist to...
IOPSA drives quality solar-water heater installations
The Institute of Plumbing South Africa (IOPSA) is helping to drive quality solar-water heater installations, maintenance and repair in the country. This is as...
How is Saldanha Bay strategically positioned to become a hydrogen hub?
ONE of the most significant challenges facing large scale adoption of renewable energy boils down to one problem: How can we efficiently store and...
Diarise: Enlit Africa – 7-9 June 2022 at CTICC
RENEWABLE energy has the opportunity to deliver an energy sector that is providing decarbonised energy access to communities across Africa, bringing the realisation of...
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