Eskom begins load shedding, says outlook for week ‘severely constrained’
Engineering News – ONLINE 02 November 2014 State power utility Eskom began implementing load-shedding at 8:00 on Sunday November 2 and indicated that the system was projected to be “severely constrained” for the coming week, owing to the loss of 1 800 MW at the Majuba power station, in Mp
South African investors bulk financiers of renewable energy success
Engineering News – ONLINE 24 October 2014 South Africa’s financial institutions have been instrumental in funding the bulk of the projects under the Department of Energy’s multibillion-rand Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), delegates heard at the
Giant Flag construction to start next year
Engineering News – ONLINE 24 October 2014 Construction of a R170-million Giant Flag project, in the Camdeboo municipal area of the Karoo, is scheduled to start early next year, creating more than 700 jobs in the area. The 66 ha South African flag would be made up of 2.5-million coloured succulents a
Lending criteria for solar PV projects not inflexible, says consultancy
Engineering News – ONLINE 24 October 2014 Cash-hungry solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in sub-Saharan Africa are largely assessed by lenders on a case-by-case technical basis and, while some standard technical and nontechnical aspects would be required to reach financial close, these are not ent
‘Hype’ surrounding PV microgrids in Africa justified – Canadian Solar
Engineering News – ONLINE 23 October 2014 Photovoltaic (PV) microgrids are increasingly emerging as favourable off-grid power options for the electrification of rural settlements and remote industrial operations in Africa, largely owing to a continued increasing of the diesel price coupled
Govt, solar energy sector to engage over industry ‘master plan’
Engineering News – ONLINE 23 October 2014 Relevant government departments and solar industry stakeholders represented by the South African Photovoltaic Industy Association (Sapvia) are due to meet next week in Kimberley, in the Northern Cape, to decisively bed down an industry “master plan” tha
Larger solar PV allocation would yield grid, localisation benefits – new Sapvia chief
Engineering News Online 16 October 2014 The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (Sapvia) newly appointed CEO, Moeketsi Thobela, says he is hoping to raise the profile of solar PV as a solution to South Africa’s immediate electricity crisis, owing to the fact that the technology can be deploy
Eskom warns on IPP connections as it defers some transmission capex
Engineering News – ONLNE 10 October 2014 State-owned power utility Eskom has made significant changes to its transmission infrastructure expansion plan for the coming ten years, owing to financial constraints that made its previous plan “no longer realistic”. Group executive for transmissi
ESKOM DISMISSES CLAIMS POWER CRISIS COULD LAST UNTIL 2020
EWN 03 October 2014 JOHANNESBURG – Eskom says the length of the power crisis will depend on several factors and not just on when the new Medupi andKusile Power Stations come on line. Yesterday, National Planning Commission member Professor Anton Eberhard, said the power crisis could last unt
Call made for commission of inquiry into South Africa’s power crisis
Engineering News – ONLINE 02 October 2014 A respected energy-policy academic has called on President Jacob Zuma to appoint a commission of inquiry into South Africa’s worst electricity crisis in 40 years and to offer policy proposals for reformingEskom and the sector. Writing in the Busines
