ISMO Bill reveals need for electricity sector restructure
Engineering News – Online 28 March 2013 The Portfolio Committee on Energy on Thursday said it had adopted the long-awaited Independent System and Market Operator (ISMO) Bill, but the process reaching this point had revealed the need for the restructuring of the electricity sector. The adoption of th
New Medupi Strike: DA
Moneyweb 26 March 2013 The Medupi power station under construction in Limpopo has been hit by another strike, the DA claimed on Tuesday. “Reports today that strikes at the Medupi Power Plant have erupted once again are [an] indication that urgent action is needed,” Democratic Alliance spokeswo
Policy Still a Concern for Renewables Investors in Top 10 Nations
Renewable Energy Wold.Com 26 March 2013 LONDON — The global renewable energy sector held steady in the first quarter of 2013, as shown in the quarterly All-Renewables Index from Ernst & Young (EY). So far 2013 has seen few changes on a broad scale, but some interesting trends in many countries.
Policy Support for Solar Power Grows in Sub-Saharan Nations
Renewable Energy World.Com 25 March 2013 LONDON — Much of sub-Saharan Africa has experienced remarkable economic growth since the start of the 21st century. Six of the ten fastest-growing economies worldwide between 2000 and 2010 were in the region and, if current growth rates continue, Africa̵
SA should keep a watch on tides of energy liberalisation in Africa
Business Day Live 25 March 2013 THE domino effect of industrial liberalisation, especially in those sectors to which successive post-independence governments have clung on to, is transforming the economic landscape in the East African community and Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) bloc
Could we be oil-free by 2070?
Money Web 22 March 2013 JOHANNESBURG – In 2070 we could be living oil free. Gas or solar energy could be the energy backbone systems of the future as politics, the economy and social forces act to shape national and international energy polices. This is according to the 2013 Shell Lens Scenarios, wh
Reaching New Heights: Cumulative PV Demand to Double Again by 2015
RenewableEnergyWorld.com 22 March 2013 Although end-market demand in 2012 did not achieve the levels many had hoped for, it still set a new record in terms of annual installed capacity. These demand levels led to another significant milestone, namely contributing significantly to reaching a 100 GW cumula
The Clouds are Getting Greener: Apple Data Centers Powered by 100% Renewables
RenewableEnergyWorld.com 22 March 2013 Just one year after Greenpeace called out Apple for its use of fossil fuels in its “How Green Is Your Cloud” report – which graded Apple no higher than a “D” in four categories consisting of energy transparency, infrastructure siting, energy
Blackouts loom as Eskom feels the heat
Times LIVE 20 March 2013 Planned nationwide load-shedding today, coupled with details of Eskom’s wafer-thin spare capacity, will have consumers and business fearing the worst. An unprotected strike at Exxaro, one of Eskom’s top four coal suppliers, is raging on. Eskom said yesterday it was c
South Africa ‘needs to broaden energy supply to include renewables’
Business Day Live 20 March 2013 THE “power crunch” South Africa was experiencing was evidence the country needed to both increase its energy supply, and broaden it to include more flexible energy sources such as renewables, the Word Wide Fund for Nature’s Living Planet Unit chief Saliem Faki
