Tag: Load shedding
Battery price drop boosts Africa’s solar energy storage – AFSIA
By Larry Claasen
THE slow uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) has inadvertently led to a battery price drop, resulting in cheaper solar storage on the...
Escalating Load Shedding Across Africa Highlights the Imperative for Energy Initiatives Like the Africa...
The recent escalation to Stage 6 load shedding in South Africa, coupled with severe power outages in neighbouring African countries, underscores the critical need...
Eskom saves R13.7 billion on diesel
Due to load shedding being suspended for over seven months, Eskom’s diesel savings have reached R13.7 billion year-on-year.
In a statement last week, Eskom said...
Eskom delivering ‘exceptional’ performance but Minister remains cautious
Minister of Energy and Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has warned that although Eskom has delivered exceptional performance to keep load shedding at bay, the...
The SAB Foundation and Industrial Development Corporation launch Township Energy Fund to mitigate energy...
RECOGNISING the negative impact of load shedding on SMMEs and the additional costs associated with adopting alternative energy sources, the SAB Foundation has partnered...
Energy resilience is becoming a business incentive for the City of Cape Town
By Larry Claasen
And lower tariffs could also be on the cards.
THE City of Cape Town's efforts to reduce its dependence on troubled power utility...
City wheeling toward energy secure future
On Thursday 4 April 2024, the Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Councillor Beverley van Reenen, delivered a keynote address at the 3rd Annual Electricity...
Understanding standby, prime and continuous gensets
South African businesses are increasingly using generator sets to combat power disruptions, but often struggle with selecting the right genset for their needs. Craig...
Cape Town businesses take back power amid electricity crunch
Cape Town’s most successful inner-city business owners are heeding the call to conserve power for the continued prosperity of the city’s vital central business...
Port inefficiency threatens to overtake loadshedding as single biggest threat to national wellbeing
John Lawson - CEO of the Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industry
 Another year, another blast of hot air about the state of the nation.
But...
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Cummins secures contract to maintain Transnet’s aging tugboat fleet
By Larry Claasen
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