SA should keep a watch on tides of energy liberalisation in Africa
Business Day Live 25 March 2013 THE domino effect of industrial liberalisation, especially in those sectors to which successive post-independence governments have clung on to, is t
by Could we be oil-free by 2070?
Money Web 22 March 2013 JOHANNESBURG – In 2070 we could be living oil free. Gas or solar energy could be the energy backbone systems of the future as politics, the economy an
Reaching New Heights: Cumulative PV Demand to Double Again by 2015
RenewableEnergyWorld.com 22 March 2013 Although end-market demand in 2012 did not achieve the levels many had hoped for, it still set a new record in terms of annual installed capa
The Clouds are Getting Greener: Apple Data Centers Powered by 100% Renewables
RenewableEnergyWorld.com 22 March 2013 Just one year after Greenpeace called out Apple for its use of fossil fuels in its “How Green Is Your Cloud” report – which gra
Blackouts loom as Eskom feels the heat
Times LIVE 20 March 2013 Planned nationwide load-shedding today, coupled with details of Eskom’s wafer-thin spare capacity, will have consumers and business fearing the worst
South Africa ‘needs to broaden energy supply to include renewables’
Business Day Live 20 March 2013 THE “power crunch” South Africa was experiencing was evidence the country needed to both increase its energy supply, and broaden it to i
Renewable energy ‘good for SA development’
City Press 19 March 2013 Renewable energy has the potential to spur on socioeconomic development in South Africa, the World Future Council (WFC) has said. According to a new
Coal strike talks fail, power disruption fears intensify
Engineering News – Online 19 March 2013 JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Talks to end the coal strikes at Exxaro coal-mines have been unsuccessful and the fear of electric
Eskom says power supply very tight
Times LIVE 19 March 2013 South African power utility Eskom said on Monday that available spare supply on its electricity network had fallen to just over 1 percent of total capacity
Outages cost mines R481 million
Times Live 19 March 2013 Anglo Gold Ashanti and Sibanye Gold have lost about R481 million after a power outage caused by a lightning strike at an Eskom substation last week forced