Eight-day Sasol Solar Challenge starts on Saturday
Engineering News – ONLINE 26 September 2014 The biennial, eight-day Sasol Solar Challenge kicks off in the country’s capital, Pretoria, on Saturday, and is set to end in Cape Town, on October 4. Fourteen teams will take part, of which eight are local, says race project manager Annalie van Vuu
Energy efficient buildings deliver better returns – study
Engineering News – ONLINE 22 September 2014 Energy efficient commercial buildings in South Africa delivered better returns than non-energy efficient buildings, a new study by the Investment Property Databank and the Green Building Council of South Africahas shown. The study, which investiga
Cape Town signs first embedded electricity generation contract
Engineering News – ONLINE 23 September 2014 In a boost for renewable energy, the City of Cape Town has signed its first small-scale embedded electricity generation contract with Black River Park Investments, an office park in Observatory. The 74 000 m2 office park uses large-scale solar powe
S Africa signs nuclear power deal with Russia
Engineering News – ONLINE 22 September 2014 South Africa signed a nuclear power cooperation deal with Russia on Monday that paves the way for the building of up to 9.6 GW of nuclear power based on Russian technology by 2030, both sides said. The surprise announcement from the sidelines of
Nersa finalising distributed-power, wheeling consultation papers
Engineering News – ONLINE 19 September 2014 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will release a consultation paper in February next year outlining the possible regulatory framework for “distributed power generation” in South Africa, including how “prosumers” could be e
SA electricity prices hurting the poor, despite protection measures – Frost & Sullivan
Engineering News – ONLINE 18 September 2014 Despite apparent legitimate reasoning behind State-owned power utility Eskom’s electricity tariff increases, increased costs would undoubtedly hurt those in the lower portion of South Africa’s income distribution,consulting firm Frost & Sull
With 32 units in need of ‘surgery’, Eskom says unplanned outages to remain
ENGINEERING NEWS – ONLINE 16 September 2014 Electricity producer Eskom warned on Tuesday it would take some time to arrest the current high levels of unplanned outages, revealing that 32 of its 87 coal-fired generating units required “major surgery”, while four were in a “critical condition
Absa, FDA offering rebate on energy efficiency, renewable energy loans
Engineering News – ONLINE 16 September 2014 Barclays Africa group company Absa, in partnership with the French Development Agency (FDA), was offering commercial businesses in South Africa an up to 7% rebate on loans of up to R100-million that are used to fund energy efficiency or renewable en
SAPVIA's 20th Management Committee Meeting, 03 September 2014
SAPVIA’s 3rd management committee meeting for 2014 takes place in Cape Town on Wednesday, 03 September 2014. The agenda of the meeting is available below for SAPVIA members to download. SAPVIA 20th Management Committee Meeting Agenda The minutes of same meeting can be viewed here.
SAPVIA’s 19th Management Meeting, 19 June 2014
SAPVIA’s 2nd management committee meeting for 2014 takes place in Cape Town on Thursday, 19 June 2014. The agenda of the meeting is available below for SAPVIA members to download. SAPVIA 19th Management Committee Meeting Agenda The minutes of same meeting can be downloaded here.
