Fourth renewables bid announcement postponed, amid third-round closure delay
Engineering News ONLINE 24 November 2014 The announcement of the preferred bidders arising from the fourth bid window of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), scheduled for Monday November 24, has been delayed, Engineering News Online can con
Industry ‘must cut 10% of power usage’
Business Day LIVE 24 November 2014 ESKOM on Sunday declared a “power emergency” for large industrial customers, requiring them to immediately reduce their electricity usage by 10%. This followed load-shedding across the country at the weekend. “The power system has experienced an increas
ESKOM: POWER GRID SEVERELY CONSTRAINED
EWN 24 November 2014 JOHANNESBURG – Eskom says although the power grid remains severely constrained, load shedding will not be implemented during the early parts of this week. On Sunday, the power utility declared a power emergency with industrial customers and escalated load shedding to stage two
Photovoltaic Business Delegation from Taiwan On-site appointment request
ITRI and SEMI, South Africa Photovoltaic Delegation organizing group, sincerely request a courtesy visit of 1 – 2 hours to your company on December 04th, which will be a great value to the delegates from Taiwan Solar Cell/Module/Invertor/BOS manufacturers. Click here to view invitation letter
Photovoltaic Business Matching Conference Invitation
The ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) and SEMI, South Africa Photovoltaic Delegation organizing group, are hosting a Business Matching Conference, 02 December 2014 at 10:00~15:00 at the Protea Balalaika Sandton. To view full details, please click here
Economic Development (ED): Hard Facts about the Soft Truth
Economic Development (ED): Hard Facts about the Soft Truth THE SOFT TRUTH After the August 13th review of the REIPP by Liz McDaid (REI4P review) it unfortunately seems as if some ‘soft facts’ are making their way into everyday conversations about Renewable Energy as ‘hard truths’, and with J
SOLAR PV TENDERS OUT IN THE MARKET AS ADVERTISED BY ESKOM
Please login to view the notice regarding tenders as advertised by Eskom on the 17th of November 2014. Click here to view notice. Should you wish to participate in the tender process, please navigate to the follwoing link: http://mp2mas17.eskom.co.za/tenderbulletin/search.asp
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION NOTIFICATION: ENERGY PARTNERS
Energy Partners is in the process of identifying established and reputable engineering, procurement and construction (EPC’s) contractors to design and construct rooftop solar photovoltaic solutions for their extensive base of commercial and light industrial clients. Please login to view full RFI. Clic
SAPVIA's 13th Networking Event: 27 August 2014
Sponsored by: SAPVIA held it’s 13th Networking Event on 27 August 2014 at The Pavilion Clocktower Conference Centre, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town. The event was well attended with just over 80 delegates on the day. SAPVIA’s Chairperson, Davin Chown lead the day’s proceedin
Solar road opens in the Netherlands
CNN 13 November 2014 The world’s first road capable of turning sunlight into energy officially opened for traffic Wednesday in the Netherlands. It’s actually a 230-foot-long bike path in the town of Krommenie. The road is a test route developed by the company SolaRoad. Read more…
