Self-generation could help unlock economic recovery
Infrastructure News 02 April 2020 The economy’s descent into recession has added pressure on the government to throw a lifeline to businesses constrained by Eskom’s load shedding. Moody’s has forecast GDP growth of 0.7% in 2020, down from a previous forecast of 1.5% growth, partly due to the negativ
Self-generation could be key for economic recovery – organisations
Engineering News Online 02 April 2020 The economy’s recent descent into a recession has piled pressure on the government to throw a lifeline to businesses constrained by State-owned utility Eskom’s load-shedding; while the current onset of the Covid-19 pandemic is a further shock that the economy will
Mining industry explores self generation
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration has sent strong signals that the country is entering a ‘new era’ of energy generation since the beginning of the year – a shift that could potentially boost the position of renewable energy producers. Read more here…
Now is not the time to backpedal
Financial Mail 16 April 2020 Financial-Mail_16-April-2020_Page-46_Now-is-not-the-time-to-backpedal-002.pdf
SAPVIA's 1st Networking Event for 2020
SAPVIA held its first Networking Event for 2020 at the iLembe Chamber of Commerce, in Durban on Friday, 06th March 2020. The presentations of the day can be viewed by clicking on the links below: Introduction to Solar PV, Niveshen Govender, SAPVIA PV Waste, Patricia Schroder, Reclite Local Manufacturing a
GoodWe signs Europe-wide cooperation with Krannich
GoodWe inverters are now also available from Krannich in Europe Krannich Solar, one of the leading wholesalers for photovoltaics, has signed a cooperation agreement with GoodWe for the worldwide sale of their products. After successful cooperation in countries such as Australia and India, Krannich extends
Commentary: Anti-renewables lobby should ‘stick to the facts’
Lobbyists opposed to government’s plans on achieving energy security have used yesterday’s appearance by Deputy President David Mabuza in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to muddy the waters around the success that the Renewable Energy (RE) sector has already delivered. The concern has been ex
JinkoSolar Tiger Module: a 2020 High Efficiency Phenomenon
One phenomenon of 2019 is that solar panel manufacturers have focused on increasing the energy density, the efficiency rating of PV modules. These efforts have driven investments on commercial and utility-scale solar power plants as never before. Having looked through the latest news in solar industry, th