Renewables body optimistic next bidding round can be ‘expedited’
The South African Renewable Energy Council (Sarec) expressed optimism on Wednesday that the long-awaited fifth bid window (BW5) of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme could be fast-tracked in light of the energy regulator’s recent concurrence with a Ministerial determin
Digitalising Solar Training in Africa – A conversation with Niveshen Govender, SAPVIA COO
Quick Summary We hosted Niveshen Govender, the COO at South African photovoltaic Association who enlightened us on the following: Journey to SAPVIA Role and Achievement of SAPVIA Digital Training Training modules PV Green Card Program Industry Feedback on Digital Training Program Click HERE to listen to
Renewable energy body says it can fix the power crisis
As mentioned earlier, we are living through another round of loadshedding with Eskom saying the power outages are likely to continue throughout the weekend. But one player in the field, the SA Photovoltaic Industry Association, says it has what is needed to fix the energy crisis. Koketso joined on the lin
South Africa: Renewables industry body says SA has what is needed, to fix the energy crisis
Written by Wido Schnabel, Chairperson of the SA Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA ) In 1992, the phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid” was painted by James Carville, Bill Clinton’s political strategist, on the walls of the presidential campaign office. With South Africa facing the most chal
OPINION: SA to slow on renewable energy economic bonanza
If you think I am being dramatic, then you have not been listening By Wido Schnabel In 1992, the phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid” was painted by James Carville, Bill Clinton’s political strategist, on the walls of the presidential campaign office. With South Africa facing the most challenging ec
AltGen: O&M Manager – Solar – Johannesburg
If you have an electrical engineering degree and have at least 4+ years of hands-on experience working on O&M solar PV projects, you could be the ideal candidate to join a rapidly growing team in the solar PV financing space. They are looking for a Solar O&M Manager who can ensure that all proje
AltGen: Project Manager – Renewable Energy – Solar – Cape Town
Our client, who supplies monitoring equipment for rooftop and utility scale renewable energy projects throughout Africa, is seeking an experience Project Manager to join their Cape Town branch. If you are the ideal candidate you will have a depth of renewable energy experience having worked on various ele
TRINA SOLAR REPORTS 245.81% YEAR-ON-YEAR NET PROFIT GROWTH IN 2020 HALF-YEAR RESULTS
Global Total Revenue H1 2020 reached US$ 1.836 Billion Net Profits for Shareholders US$ 72 Million Dubai, UAE – September 20: Trina Solar Co., Ltd., a leading global PV and smart energy total solution provider, has announced the publishing of its half-year financial reports for 2020. The company is repo
