Power prognosis improves, but load-shedding risk persists for Wed, Thurs
Engineering News – ONLINE 04 November 2014 State-owned electricity producer Eskom said it was not anticipating any need to introduce load shedding on Tuesday, having avoided load shedding on Monday. In a system update, the utility also reported that the risk of rotational load shedding had reduc
Eskom warns of cuts throughout week after coal silo collapsesBD
Business Day LIVE 03 November 2014 ESKOM on Sunday warned of power outages for most of this week as the state-owned utility started load shedding for the second time this year. Power interruptions and forced reduction of industrial use of electricity are likely to affect SA’s already tepid economic grow
ESKOM: NO BLACKOUTS EXPECTED TODAY
EWN 03 November 2014 Eskom says it’s managed to stabilise the coal supply at its Majuba Power Station in Mpumalanga and is not expecting to implement load shedding today. The utility says this has averted a crisis at its newest power station, following an unexpected collapse of a coal silo at t
ESKOM: MORE BLACKOUTS EXPECTED
EWN 03 November 2014 Eskom has warned of more blackouts this week as it works to get the Majuba power station back online. One of the station’s silos storing coal collapsed at the weekend, forcing the utility to implement widespread electricity cuts. Read more…
Majuba silo collapse pushes system ‘over the edge’, summer load-shedding risk high
Engineering News -ONLINE 02 November 2014 Electricity utility Eskom confirmed on Sunday that the risk of load shedding had increased materially for the coming week in light of a catastrophic failure of the 10 000 t central coal storage silo at its Majuba power plant at 13:12 on Saturday November 1.
Eskom begins load shedding, says outlook for week ‘severely constrained’
Engineering News – ONLINE 02 November 2014 State power utility Eskom began implementing load-shedding at 8:00 on Sunday November 2 and indicated that the system was projected to be “severely constrained” for the coming week, owing to the loss of 1 800 MW at the Majuba power station, in Mp
South African investors bulk financiers of renewable energy success
Engineering News – ONLINE 24 October 2014 South Africa’s financial institutions have been instrumental in funding the bulk of the projects under the Department of Energy’s multibillion-rand Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), delegates heard at the
Giant Flag construction to start next year
Engineering News – ONLINE 24 October 2014 Construction of a R170-million Giant Flag project, in the Camdeboo municipal area of the Karoo, is scheduled to start early next year, creating more than 700 jobs in the area. The 66 ha South African flag would be made up of 2.5-million coloured succulents a
Lending criteria for solar PV projects not inflexible, says consultancy
Engineering News – ONLINE 24 October 2014 Cash-hungry solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in sub-Saharan Africa are largely assessed by lenders on a case-by-case technical basis and, while some standard technical and nontechnical aspects would be required to reach financial close, these are not ent
‘Hype’ surrounding PV microgrids in Africa justified – Canadian Solar
Engineering News – ONLINE 23 October 2014 Photovoltaic (PV) microgrids are increasingly emerging as favourable off-grid power options for the electrification of rural settlements and remote industrial operations in Africa, largely owing to a continued increasing of the diesel price coupled