The secret of the electricity tariffs
29 June 2012: IOL News Online The National Energy Regulator (Nersa) has decided how much City Power may charge you for electricity from Sunday, but won’t say what this is. Nersa officials confirmed that the regulator, which sets electricity prices, made a decision on tariff applications by City Power a
Brighter future by 2030
29 June 2012: Mail and Guardian Online The solar project is one of 15 renewable energy and energy-efficiency demonstration sites co-ordinated by Project 90 by 2030 across South Africa. The aim is to show the technology available to ordinary households to relieve them of the need to rely on burning fossil
Africa: Beyond Capitalist Green Economy – in Defence of Mother Earth and the Commons
All Africa News Online: 28 June 2012: The Democratic Left Front calls for action against destructive corporate interests that are driving the commercialisation and commodification of the natural environment. As a South African eco-socialist organisation which actively mobilised at the Durban COP17 Summit,
Challenging solar PV predictions
Climate Spectator Online: 28 June 2012: A number of important things are happening right now in the global PV market that are likely to shape the next few years in PV. Firstly, the German government is set to announce a compromise deal on feed-in tariffs tomorrow. Reportedly, the proposed 20-30 per cent c
Base load programmes coming soon: Energy Department
Business Live Online: 28 June 2012: There is a plan to introduce base-load programmes for the integrated resources plan (IRP) 2010 coal and gas projects within the next few weeks‚ the Department of Energy said on Thursday. It said these programmes would take into account the respective lead times for th
SA we need your help- Eskom
i Africa Online: 28 June 2012: Eskom on Wednesday said while it was determined to prevent load shedding, South African consumers also need to do their bit. The power utility said demand has increased by 1000 megawatts during the evening peak as the winter chill sets in. The winter weather has resulted i
Eskom monopoly rewards inefficiency
Business Report Online: 28 June 2012: Alarm bells should be ringing regarding state-owned monopoly Eskom’s plans to nearly double the price of electricity from the level of 50c a kilowatt-hour at financial year end 2012, to 97.5c in 2017. These targeted increases amount to 14 percent a year, well above
Development of sustainable energy systems in a number of African countries
EA Energy Analyses Online: 22 June 2012: Ea Energy Analyses has carried out a number of projects in several African countries, focusing on the development of energy systems and markets, and the integration of renewable energy. In South Africa, Ea Energy Analyses assisted the South African government in
Binational Commission drives renewable-energy programme
Africa Investor Online: 22 June 2012: The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusam- menarbeit (GIZ), in Sep-tember last year, on behalf of the German Government, started the roll-out of the R120-million South African–German Energy Programme (Sagen), which will focus on improving framework conditi
Solar and Renewable energy finance experts unite to discuss the future of South African solar
Renewable Energy World Online: 22 June 2012: This year’s Solar South Africa got off to a fantastic start and we welcomed more than 150 attendees to the Michelangelo hotel in Johannesburg. Kicking off with keynotes from government departments and agencies including the Department of Energy, National Trea