Accelerated solar roll-out could help ease SA’s power constraints
Engineering News – ONLINE 14 March 2014 It is unacceptable that South Africa remains in the energy stranglehold of the current unreliable power supply. Last month the nation was again on “a knife edge” and facing an “emergency” as Eskomasked large users to cut consumption by a minimum o
SAPVIA Vice-Chaiperson interviewed on Classic FM
On Monday, 10 March, Mike Levington, SAPVIA Vice Chairperson was interviewed on Classic FM Radio, discussing “Growth of the solar electricity market in South Africa”. To listen to the interview, click on the link below:
Eskom Emergency Shows Urgent Need For Solar Pv
Engineering News – ONLINE 07 March 2014 The current Eskom emergency in which large users are asked to cut demand and consumers suffer from load shedding is “completely unacceptable” according to solar PV industry association SAPVIA chairpersonDavin Chown. Conditions are absolutely ideal for so
Busa calls for new ‘SA first’ response to power crisis
Engineering News ONLINE 13 March 2014 Business Unity South Africa (Busa) announced on Thursday that it intended mobilising a “strategic national response” to the problems associated with South Africa’s electricity shortages, which came into sharp focus again on March 6, when Eskom resorted to
Exosun to supply solar trackers for 12 MW plant in France
Contract with Fonroche Energie includes engineering support services to ensure optimal tracker performance Martillac, France, March 12 2014. Exosun, a leading provider of solar tracking technologies for utility-scale ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) plants, has signed an agreement with Fonroche Energie, a
South African Department of Energy granted preliminary approval to change in financing structure for Soitec 44 MWp solar project
Bernin, France, 12th March 2014 – Soitec (Euronext Paris), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for energy and electronics, today announced that the Department of Energy in South Africa has granted its preliminary approval to a refinancing scheme for Soite
NOTIFICATION OF PUBLIC MEETING Invitation to attend a public meeting to discuss the eight strategic focus areas identified through the Department of Environmental Affairs’ national wind and solar PV energy Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process
DEA and CSIR are planning on undertaking a Provincial Roadshow to engage with local communities within the 8 wind and solar PV focus areas. You are invited to join the public meetings in each of the 8 focus areas during March and April 2014. To view further details, please click here
Eskom mulls restart of some suspended savings schemes in wake of load shedding
Engineering News ONLINE 11 March 2014 Outgoing Eskom CEO Brian Dames reported on Tuesday that the utility was considering restarting some of the energy-saving programmes that were suspended in late 2013 as a result of funding constraints. The approach was likely to be similar to the one taken to ext
Innovent and Powerway PV SA Set To Revolutionize The Solar Rooftop Powergeneration Market in SA and The Rest of Africa
Powerway PV SA, part of Powerway Renewable Energy Co. Ltd has partnered with InnoVent Rental and Asset Management Solutions to launch a pioneering lease finance initiative for solar PV rooftop power solutions, for, commercial, industrial, government and residential use in South Africa and later, the rest
