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1% elec tariff hike increases mining costs to R100m/y – industry expert

An electricity tariff rise of only 1% has a devastating impact on the mining industry, as it amounts to increased expenditure of R100-million a year, according to the Chamber of Mines (CoM). It, therefore, really hurts that since April 1, large...

By: Creamer Media Reporter

03 May 13

ELECTRICITY

Cabinet seeks national energy effort

Cabinet has called for a "national effort" to reduce electricity use this winter. Briefing journalists in Pretoria on Thursday, two days after Cabinet's fortnightly meeting, Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane said there were no plans to...

By: Sapa

02 May 13

ELECTRICITY

Nigeria faces long, bumpy road to making the lights work

In an unwanted daily routine lasting 17 years, Phillip Cleatus sits in the dark doorway of his shoe-making shop in Nigeria's northern city of Kaduna, waiting for the lights to come back on. President Goodluck Jonathan is trying to persuade Cleatus...

By: Reuters

02 May 13

COAL

Anglo power project deferred

The go-ahead for the power project that Anglo American Thermal Coal has been facilitating for an independent power producer (IPP) in Mpumalanga has been deferred, Mining Weekly Online can today report. The plan was for group company Anglo...

By: Martin Creamer

29 Apr 13

COAL

Ncondezi appoints Venter as CEO

Following formal board review, Aim-listed Ncondezi Coal has appointed its current COO Paul Venter as CEO and executive director with immediate effect. Venter, who joined Ncondezi as COO in June 2012, had more than 30 years’ experience in the...

By: Natalie Greve

26 Apr 13

ELECTRICITY – 2

Energy company unveils Malawi power-plant plan

ASX-listed miner Intra Energy Corporation has announced plans to develop a 120 MW coal-fired power plant in Malawi that will burn coal from its newly acquired Nkhachira mine, in the north of the Southern African country. Intra Energy chairperson...

By: Marcel Chimwala

26 Apr 13

ENERGY

Gas, electricity not competing energy sources

Gas and electricity might be competing energy forms in developed countries, where they target the same end-use market, but this is not necessarily the case in developing nations, says State-owned power utility Eskom corporate strategy senior...

By: Samantha Moolman

26 Apr 13

ELECTRICITY – 1

Malawi, Mozambique outline new interconnector design

Malawi and Mozambique, which are pursuing plans to interconnect their power grids, have agreed on new arrangements that entail the construction of an 800 kV 1 000 km power line from Tete, in Mozambique, through Malawian territory, to Nacala.

By: Marcel Chimwala

26 Apr 13

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