Tag: solar
Government works to process renewable energy project applications
Government is processing applications for various projects to produce 9 789 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy, says Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Barbara Creecy.
“As our...
Shedding light on the City’s solar plans
The Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Councillor Beverley van Reenen, on Tuesday, 16 May 2023, spoke at a Small-Scale Embedded Generation (SSEG) event hosted...
Solar power market is set for 2023 upswing
WITH the solar power sector expected to rise sharply throughout 2023, installation and testing engineers will need access to the best tools to work...
REIT investing in on-site solar power solutions for businesses
GAIA Fund Managers has launched South Africa’s first specialist real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in on-site private electricity generation for commercial and industrial...
Solar installers face cable challenges
SPEAKING at the opening of its new Cape Town branch in Montague Gardens, Helukabel South Africa branch manager Thomas Hall, warned of the pitfalls...
Solar may be the best property investment you make this year
The solar panel tax incentive, announced in the National Budget in February, provides a one-year window of opportunity for homeowners to make the switch...
Eskom aims to recoup up to 1500MW from electricity demand reduction
Eskom Acting Group Chief Executive, Calib Cassim, says the power utility has launched a national demand side management initiative which could save some 1500MW...
Cape Town launches R1,2bn solar plant project with help from C40 and GIZ
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that the City will design, build, and operate a R1,2 billion solar PV plant with battery storage...
The numbers….don’t add up
The Editor muses
NUMBERS from Eskom that it needs 53GW of renewable power over the next ten years, might be quantumly correct, but even if...
A lack of solar skills can hamper rooftop solar uptake
With dire warnings that load shedding – blackouts - will be a constant reality for South Africans for the foreseeable future, rooftop solar power...
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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...