Eskom issues disconnection notices as municipal arrears pile up
Engineering News Online 19 March 2013 State-owned electricity utility Eskom has confirmed that a number of municipalities in the Free State, North West, Mpumalanga and, more recent
by New blow to Eskom as software for Medupi fails
Business Day Live 18 March 2013 THE construction of Eskom’s Medupi power plant has hit another major obstacle with the bombshell that critical software for the operating system b
Asia Report: Suntech Debt, Chinese Solar Saga Still Playing Out
RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD.COM 12 March 2013 Suntech has managed to delay a major bond payment for another two months until May 15, but there’s still considerable buzz surroundin
Eskom keeps eye on coal strikes
Business Report 11 March 2013 Production has ground to a halt at another operation of diversified mining house Exxaro Resources after unprotected strikes at two collieries spread t
Solar Photovoltaic Demand to Reach 31 Gigawatts in 2013
RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD.COM 11 March 2013 Another year of single-digit growth forecast for the PV industry, with China, Japan, and India accounting for 36% of global demand
Infrastructure impact to be muted until supportive conditions created for private investment
Engineering News Online 8 March 2013 Constant assurances form senior government leaders, including President Jacob Zuma, that public sector infrastructure spending is gaining mome
OECD critical of SA plan to limit coal exports, keep prices below export-parity levels
Engineering News Online 05 March 2013 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has described as “misplaced” the South African government’s fear that h
Solar batteries could be utilities' next headache
Times Live 08 March 2013 Renewable energy is constantly evolving and challenging traditional utilities but one growing sector could make home-generated power much easier to use and
Solar Energy Technology Road Map (SETRM)
Background: The Solar Energy Technology Roadmap (SETRM) is an initiative of the Department of Energy (DoE) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) supported by CSIR and
Vodacom shows off its solar rooftop – the largest in Africa
Engineering News Online 06 March 2013 Vodacom has unveiled the largest ever array of solar panels on a single building in Africa. The solar array, on the roof of its Century City b