Eskom shuts BHP smelter briefly to save power
Engineering News – ONLINE 25 June 2013 South African power utility Eskom briefly cut supply to one of BHP Billiton’s aluminium smelters on Monday night after nation-wide demand outstripped supply, a company spokeswoman said on Tuesday. An agreement between state-run Eskom and BHP allow the uti
Carbon tax will not be implemented if not ready – Treasury official
Engineering News – ONLINE 18 June 2013 South Africa’s National Treasury is still aiming to institute a carbon tax on January 1, 2015, but chief director for economic and tax analysis Cecil Morden reports that government will only move ahead should it feel that the tax is ready for implementation
City Power’s R6.7bn capex plan prioritises network stability, smart meters
Engineering News – ONLINE 20 June 2013 Johannesburg’s electricity utility City Power has confirmed that it will invest R6.7-billion over the coming three years in a bid to improve network stability, roll-out of smart meters and electrify areas that remain unconnected. It was confirmed in May that
Renewable Energy Training Workshop: Skilpadvlei Conference Centre, Stellenbosch
Develop and enhance your knowledge in renewable and sustainable energy in support of accelerated and shared economic growth in South Africa while earning CPD points. Stellenbosch University will present a five-day training workshop in renewable and sustainable energy technologies in Stellenbosch. The aim
Solar Indaba Webinar Series: Expanding the South African Commercial PV Market – 25 July 2013
Solar Indaba and SAPVIA’s Rooftop PV Sub-Committee invite you to join the complimentary webinar: Expanding the South African Commercial PV Market Thursday 25 July | 2.00 – 3.00 PM (SAST) As load shedding continues across South Africa and electricity prices increase, the installation of roofto
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Carbon Tax Policy Paper
The Department of National Treasury’s Ismail Momoniat & Cecil Morden delivered the presentation “Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Carbon Tax Policy Paper” to the Standing Committee on Finance in June this year (2013). To view the presentation, click here.
First power from Medupi by end 2013 increasingly unlikely
EE Publishers 17 June 2013 Despite repeated assurances by Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba and Eskom CEO Brian Dames, it is becoming increasingly unlikely that power from Medupi, South Africa’s first new base-load power station in 25 years, will be delivered into the national grid by the end of
Eskom will divert power from Billiton whenever demand exceeds capacity
Business Day – LIVE 14 June 2013 ESKOM has invoked its right to disrupt the power supply to BHP Billiton’s aluminium smelters in the case of an emergency as demand by households showed signs it will exceed the state-owned utility’s capacity to generate enough power this winter. The demand foreca
Germany’s PV Generation Peaked at 23.4 Gigawatts on June 6
greentechsolar 11 June 2013 While the U.S. marks a record first quarter of solar installations at 723 megawatts, andCalifornia hit a record 2 gigawatts of electrical generation from PV last week — Germany is in a somewhat different solar league. According to SMA’s cool interactive PV perfo
US company eyes African PV market
Engineering News – ONLINE 11 June 2013 Nasdaq-listed solar photovoltaic (PV) group First Solar on Tuesday said that it was engaging with several sub-Saharan African governments around the benefits of installing utility-scale PV systems to diversify their energy mix and accelerate energy security. Wh
