SAPVIA's 20th Management Committee Meeting, 03 September 2014
SAPVIA’s 3rd management committee meeting for 2014 takes place in Cape Town on Wednesday, 03 September 2014. The agenda of the meeting is available below for SAPVIA members to download. SAPVIA 20th Management Committee Meeting Agenda The minutes of same meeting can be viewed here.
SAPVIA’s 19th Management Meeting, 19 June 2014
SAPVIA’s 2nd management committee meeting for 2014 takes place in Cape Town on Thursday, 19 June 2014. The agenda of the meeting is available below for SAPVIA members to download. SAPVIA 19th Management Committee Meeting Agenda The minutes of same meeting can be downloaded here.
Power system ‘extremely constrained’ this week, Eskom warns
Engineering News – ONLINE 08 September 2014 Energy utility Eskom said on Monday that the electricity system would remain tight over the evening peak on Monday and would be “extremely constrained” for the rest of the week owing to planned and unplanned outages. As a result, a high reliance o
Small-scale IPPs should not delay bids
Engineering News – ONLINE 05 September 2014 While the Department of Energy (DoE) has indicated that standard documents would be developed to reduce transaction costs related to bidding for the small projects Renewable Energy Independent PowerProducer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), local advi
SAPVIA AGM 2014
SAPVIA’s 4th Annual General Meeting (AGM) is took place on Friday, 5 September 2014, in Johannesburg at the Webber Wentzel Auditorium, 10 Fricker Road, Illovo Boulevard, Rosebank. At the AGM the new management board was elected, the budget and strategy for 2014 / 2015 was voted in, and as per
IEP should unequivocally prioritise renewables, energy expert argues
Engineering News – ONLINE 15 August 2014 Describing South Africa’s Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) as lingering in a state of limbo, energy policy expertRichard Worthington said on Friday that any long-term energy plan should “immediately and ambitiously” prioritise the deployment of ren
Power system to be ‘extremely tight’ during Monday evening peak
Engineering News – ONLINE 11 August 2014 South Africa’s power system was expected to be “extremely tight” over Monday’s evening peak owing to the cold weather, with demand forecast at 33 675 MW, while available capacity – including open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) – would be only 33
IDC funding for green projects totals R14bn
Engineering News – ONLINE 11 August 2014 Since the inception of the New Growth Path in November 2010 – in which South Africa’s renewable energy ambitions are defined – development finance institution, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), has funded 54 green projects in the sol
Brown says decision on Eskom CEO, bailout will be made within weeks
Engineering News – ONLINE 07 August 2014 Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says she has made a decision on her preferred candidate for the position of CEO of Eskom and will present the name at the next Cabinet meeting for approval. She indicated that a Cabinet committee would deliberate o
EIB to provide R1.1bn in funding for Northern Cape CSP project
Engineering News – ONLINE 07 August 2014 State-owned power utility Eskom and long-term lending institution, the European Investment Bank (EIB), have signed a new R1.1-billion, or €75-million, finance contract to support a 100 MW concentrating solarpower (CSP) plant, to be established near
