SA's energy stranglehold
fin24 02 March 2014 IT IS unacceptable that South Africa remains in the energy stranglehold of the current unreliable power supply. Last week the nation was again on “a knife edge” and facing an “emergency” as Eskom asked large users to cut usage by a minimum of 10% to keep the system stable. Sout
Power cuts spark fears of repeat of 2008 crisis
Business Day LIVE 07 March 2014 ESKOM’s load shedding on Thursday raised the spectre of the 2008 electricity crisis that cost the economy billions. But the reasons Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba gave for the controlled power cuts were similar to those of 2008 — depleted coal stockpiles an
January electricity consumption outstripped supply
Engineering News – ONLINE 06 March 2014 As energy utility Eskom on Thursday instituted nationwide load-shedding for the first time since 2008, a report released by Statistics South Africa revealed that the volume of electricity consumed in January increased by 2.8% year-on-year, exceeding a 1
Major business disruptions as SA has first load-shedding relapse since 2008
Engineering News – ONLINE 06 March 2014 State-owned electricity producer Eskom, which declared its fourth power emergency of the 2013/14 summer maintenance season on Thursday morning, began implementing load shedding from 9:00, causing shops to shut, disrupting cellular networks and raising fre
Expert Reference Group (ERG) meetings for the Renewable Energy and the Electricity Grid Infrastructure Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) – 20 February 2014
On 20 February 2014, the Expert Reference Group (ERG) meetings for both the Renewable Energy and the Electricity Grid Infrastructure Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) were held at the CSIR. Presentations delivered on the day can be downloaded by clicking on the links below: ERG_EGI SEA_CSIR
Integrated resource plan for electricity (IRP) 2010-2030 – update report 2013
The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2010-30 was promulgated in March 2011. It was indicated at the time that the IRP should be a “living plan” which would be revised by the Department of Energy (DoE) every two years i.e. an Update is required in 2013. The update report 2013 can be downloaded here &nbs
Presentation to the Parliamentary Committee on Energy – 3rd Quarter Performance (2013/14)
On 11 February 2014, The DoE’s Nelisiwe Magubane presented its 3rd Quarter Performance (2013/14) to the Parliamentary Committee. The presentation can be downloaded here
SAPVIA's Response to integrated resource plan for electricity IRP 2010 -2030
SAPVIA submitted its official written comment to IRP 2010-2030 as per the guidelines from the Department of Energy on 7th February 2014. Click here to view the submitted document.
2012 Salary Survey – Renewable Energy (Solar PV)
The following survey offers an overview of what benefits are offered within the Renewable Energy (Solar PV) industry, main challenges in the attraction and retention of talent as well as the average salary of various roles within the industry, which were applicable to those respondents of the 2012 survey.