Govt, solar energy sector to engage over industry ‘master plan’
Engineering News – ONLINE 23 October 2014 Relevant government departments and solar industry stakeholders represented by the South African Photovoltaic Industy Association (Sapvia) are due to meet next week in Kimberley, in the Northern Cape, to decisively bed down an industry “master plan” tha
Larger solar PV allocation would yield grid, localisation benefits – new Sapvia chief
Engineering News Online 16 October 2014 The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (Sapvia) newly appointed CEO, Moeketsi Thobela, says he is hoping to raise the profile of solar PV as a solution to South Africa’s immediate electricity crisis, owing to the fact that the technology can be deploy
Eskom warns on IPP connections as it defers some transmission capex
Engineering News – ONLNE 10 October 2014 State-owned power utility Eskom has made significant changes to its transmission infrastructure expansion plan for the coming ten years, owing to financial constraints that made its previous plan “no longer realistic”. Group executive for transmissi
AN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE ON A GLOBAL REQUIREMENT
AGE Technologies at its core is an innovative company that constantly seek ways of implementing the highest standards of quality and the pinnacle of state of the art technology whilst remaining cost effective. By using tomorrow’s technology today we are capable of developing the latest breakthroughs in
ESKOM DISMISSES CLAIMS POWER CRISIS COULD LAST UNTIL 2020
EWN 03 October 2014 JOHANNESBURG – Eskom says the length of the power crisis will depend on several factors and not just on when the new Medupi andKusile Power Stations come on line. Yesterday, National Planning Commission member Professor Anton Eberhard, said the power crisis could last unt
Call made for commission of inquiry into South Africa’s power crisis
Engineering News – ONLINE 02 October 2014 A respected energy-policy academic has called on President Jacob Zuma to appoint a commission of inquiry into South Africa’s worst electricity crisis in 40 years and to offer policy proposals for reformingEskom and the sector. Writing in the Busines
WWF research demonstrates renewable energy growth opportunities in SA
The World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) has always advocated in favour of renewable energy as a necessity to combatting climate change and increasingly expensive fossil-fuel generated electricity. Our previous work has shown that investing in renewable energy, together with energy efficiency
Mazars Renewable Energy Networking Event: Tax and Commercial Presentations
GreenCape, Mazars and Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr recently partnered together for a networking event on Tax and Commercial Matters Pertaining to the Renewable Energy Sector. Mike Mulcahy, GreenCape, gave an update on the progress of the Atlantis SEZ; Tessa Brewis, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, presented on the seco
Renewables delay a 'concern' as connection risks rise
Engineering News – ONLINE 01 October 2014 Some concern has been expressed about recent delays to South Africa’s hitherto successful Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), under which 26 projects have already been connected to the grid following three bi
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