Infrastructure projects should take lead from ‘successful’ REIPPPP
Engineering News – ONLINE 24 June 2014 It is critical that South Africa’s strategic infrastructure projects are prioritised and implemented by learning from successful programmes, such as the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), as the country’s ec
Joemat-Pettersson plans to set up energy brains trust
Engineering News – ONLINE 24 June 2014 Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says she will be inviting members of the public to recommend people who can serve on a ‘Ministerial Advisory Council on Energy’, which she proposes to establish soon. “I have decided that, over and above the Depa
Municipal infrastructure causes power cuts – Joemat-Pettersson
Engineering News – ONLINE 23 June 2014 Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has blamed municipal infrastructure for some of the power cuts in the country. “Power disruptions are not necessarily… [because of] load-shedding, but in some instances are due to municipalinfrastructur
Eskom on weather-induced demand and post-strike dynamics
Engineering News – ONLINE 20 June 2014 There is little question that electricity utility Eskom has had a difficult start to winter, having already declared several power emergencies and having also resorted to unpopular rotational load shedding. There is also serious concen that Eskom will struggle
Integrated Energy Plan to be published by March 2015
Engineering News – ONLINE 18 June 2014 Following the July 2013 launch of a public consultation phase for the formulation of South Africa’s envisaged Integrated Energy Plan (IEP), The Department of Energy (DoE) has advised that the final plan will be published by March next year. “The fina
Energy sector needs radical transformation
fin24 – ONLINE 17 June 2014 Cape Town – Power constraints call for a “radical transformation” of the country’s energy sector, President Jacob Zuma told South Africans on Tuesday. “We need to respond decisively to the country’s energy constraints, in order to cre
State of the Nation Address: Zuma unveils plans to tackle growth-sapping labour, power woes
Engineering News – ONLINE 17 June 2014 ….. ENERGY SECURITY In response, Zuma promised to respond “decisively to the country’s energy constraints in order to create a conducive environment for growth”. He argued that a radical transformation of the energy sector was required so as to deve
Energy constraints more troublesome than platinum strike – FMF
Engineering News – ONLINE 12 June 2014 The impact of South Africa’s ongoing strained energy supply has been more devastating than the effects of the protracted strike in the platinum belt, the Free Market Foundation (FMF) said on Thursday. South Africa’s economy was 13%, or R366-billion, sm
First Eskom load shedding this winter
Fin24.com 11 June 2014 Johannesburg – Deliberate power cuts, the first of this winter, took place countrywide on Wednesday night, electricity giant Eskom said. “Due to unavailability of some of our generators, we are implementing load shedding for an hour,” said spokesperson Andrew Etzin
South Africa's power grid 'severely constrained' – Eskom
Engineering News – ONLINE 11 June 2014 South Africa’s national power grid is severely constrained due to high demand and outages of someelectricity generating units, power utility Eskom said on Wednesday. “Eskom will utilise all necessary emergency resources at its disposal but
