Eskom energy crisis far from over
EyeWitnessNews – EWN JOHANNESBURG – Although South Africa’s power grid has been stabilised, Eskom says the energy crisisis far from over. The power utility has once again pleaded with consumers to use electricity sparingly. Eskom says the next two years are expected to place strain on its ene
Eskom: Regulator not buying the excuses
Moneyweb 16 March 2014 “Don’t do maintenance at all cost” Throwing money at Eskom is no solution to the country’s power problems. Eskom should stop doing maintenance “at all costs”, improve the quality of maintenance and adhere to coal management protocols. That is the view of the
Regulator rejects Eskom ‘bungling’
The Citizen 17 March 2014 South Africa’s energy regulator is unimpressed with Eskom’s recent maintenance and funding wails, telling it bluntly it should stop futile maintenance at all cost, improve quality and adhere to agreed protocols. The National Energy Regulator (Nersa) has the final say about th
Eskom, Busa team up to ask for more money
FIN24 14 March 2014 Johannesburg – Eskom and Business Unity South Africa (Busa) plans to ask the government to try and find additional funding for Eskom, Die Burger reported on Friday. Eskom introduced load shedding last week, to prevent a collapse of the national power grid due to coal supplies f
Accelerated solar roll-out could help ease SA’s power constraints
Engineering News – ONLINE 14 March 2014 It is unacceptable that South Africa remains in the energy stranglehold of the current unreliable power supply. Last month the nation was again on “a knife edge” and facing an “emergency” as Eskomasked large users to cut consumption by a minimum o
SAPVIA Vice-Chaiperson interviewed on Classic FM
On Monday, 10 March, Mike Levington, SAPVIA Vice Chairperson was interviewed on Classic FM Radio, discussing “Growth of the solar electricity market in South Africa”. To listen to the interview, click on the link below:
Eskom Emergency Shows Urgent Need For Solar Pv
Engineering News – ONLINE 07 March 2014 The current Eskom emergency in which large users are asked to cut demand and consumers suffer from load shedding is “completely unacceptable” according to solar PV industry association SAPVIA chairpersonDavin Chown. Conditions are absolutely ideal for so
Busa calls for new ‘SA first’ response to power crisis
Engineering News ONLINE 13 March 2014 Business Unity South Africa (Busa) announced on Thursday that it intended mobilising a “strategic national response” to the problems associated with South Africa’s electricity shortages, which came into sharp focus again on March 6, when Eskom resorted to
Exosun to supply solar trackers for 12 MW plant in France
Contract with Fonroche Energie includes engineering support services to ensure optimal tracker performance Martillac, France, March 12 2014. Exosun, a leading provider of solar tracking technologies for utility-scale ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) plants, has signed an agreement with Fonroche Energie, a