SAPVIA's 1st Networking Event for 2016 – 19 April
On the 19th April 2016, SAPVIA held its 1st Networking event for the year at The IDC Auditorium in Johannesburg. SAPVIA’s Vice-Chairperson, Mike Levington, lead the day’s proceedings with an update on the Association’s activities and strategy going forward, followed by a very informative pre
GreenPeace Report: Shopping Clean – Retailers & Renewable Energy
GreenPeace Report: Shopping Clean: Retailers & Renewable Energy
Eskom gets R2,6bn loan from Brics-supported bank
ENCA 18 April 2016 Eskom is on the list of recipients awarded the first set of long-term loans by the New Development Bank (NDB), also referred to as the Brics bank. Eskom will get $180-million (R2.6-billion) over 12 to 20 years, for “transmission lines to evacuate 670MW generation and transformation
Power Africa Roadmap
The launch of the Power Africa Roadmap took place yesterday. The Roadmap was originally announced by President Barack Obama during his state visit to SA in 2013. The governments of Norway, Sweden, Canada, United Kingdom, as well as the EU and NEPAD, have since joined as partners. Click here to download
Drive to buy local stalled by ‘tardy’ Treasury
Business Day Live 17 March 2016 The government’s localisation drive had been delayed by a lack of Treasury approval for designations recommended by the Department of Trade and Industry, its director-general Lionel October said on Wednesday. The government’s procurement budget is about R500bn a year a
SAPVIA at the Eastern Cape Sustainable Energy Forum
The Eastern Cape Government held the EC Provincial Sustainable Energy Forum on Thursday, March 10th, in Stutterheim. SAPVIA CEO, Moeketsi Thobela was invited to present on Possibilities for Black Industrialists. The presentation can be downloaded here.
PCE Briefing – NERSA RCA decision
A briefing by the NERSA on its decision on Eskom’s Regulatory Clearing Account application for the first year of the third Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD3) (2013/14) took place on Tuesday, 08 March 2016. The presentation can be downloaded here
Power tariff to rise by 9.4% after Nersa allows Eskom a partial R11.2bn clawback
Engineering News – ONLINE 01 March 2016 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has granted Eskom a partial clawback of revenue and cost variations recorded during the first year of the third multiyear price determination (MYDP3), which runs for five years until March 31, 2018. Nersa m
Acsa launches R16m solar power plant at George Airport
Engineering News – ONLINE 27 February 2016 Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) on Friday launched the first phase of its R16-million solar power plant at George Airport, making it Africa’s first, and currently only, regional airport to be powered through solar energy. Read more here
Sapvia seeks new standards for local PV industry
Engineering News – ONLINE 23 February 2016 The solar photovoltaic (PV) systems market urgently needs an enabling regulatory framework, as well as support for capacity-development efforts, if the sector is to reach its full potential, said the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (Sapvia)
