SAPVIA Meeting with Eskom: 11 October 2012
Representatives of SAPVIA’s Grid Access Unit Steering Committee met with Wolfgang Bohmer, Roy Estment, Kevin Leask and Bernard Magoro from Eskom on the 11th October at Megawatt Park . The purpose of the meeting was to introduce SAPVIA’s Grid Access Sub-Committee; and to continue the discussion aro
Big changes in store for SA’s transmission network as generation mix evolves
Engineering News Online 9 November 2012 The South African electricity transmission system will need to change materially over the next 30 years if the country is to have any realistic hope of moving ahead with its current plan to diversify its generation mix away from coal to the integration of more renew
Developers of Kathu solar park expect to start building this month
8 November 2012 Engineering News Online The developers of the Kathu solar park, in the Northern Cape, expect to be on site before the end of November to begin the construction of an 81 MW tracking solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, which was among the 28 renewable-energy projects to sign power purchase and im
Strong support for SA's renewables model as first deals are concluded
5 November 2012 Engineering News Online There was an overwhelmingly positive reaction from developers, investors, financiers and suppliers on Monday, November 5, to the eventual signing of the agreements needed to facilitate the entry of the first large-scale renewable energy projects into South Africa, s
China announced an anti-dumping probe of European exports of polysilicon used in making solar panels.
01 November 2012: Times Live Online: Beijing’s latest probe follows the EU’s launch of an investigation in September into whether Beijing was improperly subsidizing exports of solar panels. The Ministry of Commerce announcement gave no indication when a verdict might be issued. China and its trading p
Calls to Cut Australia's 20 Percent Renewable Energy Target Rejected
30 October 2012: Renewable Energy World Online: An independent body set up to consider Australia’s official target of generating 20 percent of its energy needs by 2020 from renewable sources has rejected calls from incumbent utilities and heavy industry to scale back the target. In its first major p
Likusasa Portraz Project News
Likusasa has designed and built 11 solar powered sites for the Posts and telecommunications regulatory of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ). These are large sites with an average power consumption of 17kW intended to be shared by four GSM operators. The hybrid power scope of work on each site includes a 42 kWp PV array,
30 October 2012: Eskom and Nersa
4 October 2012: All documentation concerning the 30 October 2012 Eskom and Nersa meeting can be viewed / downloaded here: 30 October 2012: Eskom and Nersa 30 October 2012: Eskom Programme 30 October 2012: Nersa’s Presentation to the Joint Committee on Energy 30 October 2012: Eskom’s MYPD3 Ap
16 October: NERSA Annual Report 2011/2
4 October 2012: The following documentation concerning the notices of parliamentary meetings can be viewed / downloaded here: 16 October: NERSA Annual Report 2011/2
12 October 2012: Meeting with National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) and SA Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA)
4 October 2012: The following documentation concerning the notices of parliamentary meetings can be viewed / downloaded here: 12 October 2012: Meeting with National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) and SA Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA)