Eskom’s latest price increase request is a threat to South Africa’s SME sector
Eskom’s recent calls for a further 20,5% electricity tariff hike is outrageous and is the last straw for SMEs hopes of sustained recovery and...
7 GW installed power capacity milestone reached in Africa
THE technology group Wärtsilä first began its Africa operations in Tanzania back in 1975. Since then, the group has delivered more than 600 installations, supplied...
Eskom’s request to pollute above legal limits denied, impacts ability to provide electricity
Power utility Eskom applied for certain exemptions from minimum air quality standards for its Matimba and Medupi power stations, but was reportedly denied.
Earlier this...
Installation of MV board minimises downtime
IN a process that minimised disruption to the customer’s plant, Zest WEG has supplied one of its locally manufactured MTW05 Medium Voltage (MV) switchboards...
Turnkey natural gas power plant
LOAD SHEDDING, unreliable power supply and increasing electricity costs are realities that businesses in South Africa must contend with. This was a key factor...
Light at the end of Eskom’s tunnel? World leaders pledge billions to aid SA
Some much-needed light has emerged for Eskom and South Africa in the form of good news after it was announced at the COP26 World...
SA plans next phase of new 2,500MW nuclear plant
South Africa is forging ahead with plans for a new 2,500-megawatt nuclear power plant in a bid to boost energy security and wants to...
Some 70 000 old electricity meters have been replaced
The City of Cape Town’s R196 million programme to install new prepaid meters has been ongoing for approximately eight years and is nearing completion...
More than a flick of a switch, but soon SA will be charging ahead
Legal experts warn much will depend on new regulations due by 10 August, but are cautiously optimistic about the country’s future after President’s 100MW...
There’s a right, a wrong and then there’s the truth
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