Eskom offers industry cheaper surplus power
BDLive 20 July 2016 STATE-owned power utility Eskom is willing to renegotiate tariffs with large industrial customers as it expects to have a surplus of electricity by 2022, executives say. From 2008 to 2015, Eskom resorted to load shedding because of plant breakdowns and late delivery of its new power st
Eskom challenges SA economy to grow
MoneyWeb 20 July 2016 Eskom CEO Brian Molefe on Tuesday challenged the SA economy to grow and create jobs and gave the assurance that Eskom will be able to supply the necessary electricity. At the quarterly State of the System briefing, Molefe said Eskom’s generation performance has been stabilised. The
Eskom moves to raise exports as it closes in on 80% plant-availability goal
Engineering News – ONLINE 19 July 2016 State-owned electricity producer Eskom says it is on course to achieve its stated goal of achieving an energy availability factor (EAF) of 80% well ahead of its 2021 target, reporting a steady recovery in the performance of its fleet of coal-fired power statio
Financing and legal frameworks key for successful renewables projects in Africa
Engineering News – ONLINE 19 July 2016 Less than 30% of renewable energy projects in Africa reach financial close, with the development process highlighted as the riskiest part of the development cycle, according to advisory firm Castalia Africa practice leader Patrick Longmire. Read more here&#
ADB loans South African utility US$1.34 billion with part focus on renewables transmission
PV Tech 11 July 2016 The African Development Bank (AfDB) has agreed to loan Eskom, South Africa’s largest utility, US$1.34 billion to help upgrade and expand its transmission network following the success of its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) . Specifically,
Eskom makes U-turn on renewable energy
ITWeb 07 July 2016 South Africa’s energy mix is expected to shift considerably towards renewables over the next two decades. This is according to Eskom chairperson Dr Baldwin Ngubane, presenting the company’s financial results for the year ended 31 March. Read more here…
Sapvia, German solar association formalise PV cooperation.
The Voice of Renewables 01 July 2016 The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (Sapvia) and German solar association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW-Solar) have teamed up to support the development of the nascent rooftop photovoltaic (PV) market segment in South Africa. Read more here…
SAPVIA collaborates with German BSW-Solar on rooftop PV
ESI-Africa 01 July 2016 The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) and the German Solar Association (BSW-Solar), have agreed to collaborate on various initiatives needed to support the continuous growth and development of the rooftop solar PV market in South Africa. Read more here
Sapvia, German solar association formalise PV cooperation
Engineering News – ONLINE 01 July 2016 The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (Sapvia) and German solar association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW-Solar) have teamed up to support the development of the nascent rooftop photovoltaic (PV) market segment in South Africa. Read more here
South Africa seen as attractive market amid surging global solar PV deployment
Engineering News – ONLINE 24 June 2016 A new study assessing the future role of solar photovoltaics (PV) in the global electricity system suggests that the technology’s installed base could grow to between 1 760 GW and 2 500 GW by 2030 and identifies South Africa as among the most attractive marke
