Tag: Electricity
Cape Town’s electricity wheeling pilot gets the greenlight
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that 15 commercial electricity suppliers will start wheeling electricity through Cape Town’s grid following City Council approval...
President outlines progress on Energy Action Plan
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated government's commitment to resolving the energy crisis as soon as possible.
The President was addressing the National Assembly on Wednesday...
Cape Chamber welcomes City of Cape Town bid to absorb Eskom clients and infrastructure...
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomes news that the City and Eskom are in discussion about the possible transfer of Eskom staff...
Higher load shedding stages back
State power utility Eskom has announced that load shedding will be ramped up to higher stages due to delays in the return to service...
Request for proposals on renewable energy published
Government has released the first Request for Proposals (RFP) under the Integrated Renewable Energy and Resource Efficiency Programme (iREREP/Programme).
The Department of Public Works and...
Electricity Minister visits Eskom power stations
In the next two weeks, Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, will be visiting all 14 Eskom power stations to...
Mixing energy sources pays dividends for businesses
REMEMBER the time before loadshedding when we had an abundant, reliable and stable electricity supply and we could plan our expansion and production schedules...
TotalEnergies signs Renewable Power Purchase Agreements with Sasol and Air Liquide
TOTALENERGIES has signed Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPA) with Sasol South Africa and Air Liquide Large Industries South Africa for the supply of 260...
Opinion piece: Smart cities and the sum of their parts
By Thabang Byl, Digital Energy Lead at Schneider Electric
Business premises is one of the first places companies take stock of when assessing their electricity...
Free-to-use electricity smart meter software pilots in South Africa
Streamlining processes across the board between municipalities and end-users, Access
Energy is a freely licensed software solution that reads smart meters, stores the meter data...
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City working to resume Bayside Canal upgrade in Milnerton
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate remains committed to completing the multi-million rand Bayside Canal upgrade in Milnerton. Work on site...