Eskom plans yet more hikes
14 July 2012: Business Times Online: Eskom, which generates about 95% of South Africa’s power, said the level of increases would depend on some government decisions, accordi
by Power to, and from, the people
11 July 2012: Techcentral Online: Solar power generation is a great fit for sunny SA. But for a long time it’s been too expensive for individuals, and even most businesses, to
Into Thin Air: The Disappearance of Dozens of Chinese Solar Companies
11 July 2012: Renewable Energy World Online: The bankruptcies of roughly two dozen U.S. and European photovoltaic manufacturers have framed much of the story about an oversupply of
IEA charts path for solar future
10 July 2012: Upi Online: PARIS, July 10 (UPI) — The International Energy Agency said solar radiation patterns in South Africa mean the country could get a bulk of its energ
40% growth in global renewable energy generation forecast
Engineering News Online 5 July 2012: The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday that global renewable power generation would increase by over 40% over the next five yea
Joburg electricity price to rise 12%
iol News Online: 6 July 2012: City Power will raise the price of electricity by nearly 12 percent this week. In return for getting permission to add less than 1 percent extra to th
Small Renewable Energy RFI documents from the DOE
South African Integrated Energy 4 July 2012: The following are RFI documents for the small scale renewable energy projects – published by the DOE on 15 June 2012 – Business A
Eskom looks for longer more predictable tariff timeframe
ESI- Africa Online News: 5 July 2012: Eskom is to apply to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for the third multi-year price determination (MYPD 3), which will s
Eskom committed to SA's growth
iAfrica News 5 July 2012: Power utility Eskom is committed to providing enough electricity to sustain South Africa’s economic growth and development goals, an official said o
SAPVIA Grid Access Unit: Agendas and Minutes of Meeting
Grid access sub-committee meeting agendas and minutes available to SAPVIA members for download here.