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Water at centre stage for Schneider Electric

22nd June 2018 Schneider Electric plans to put water at centre stage this month, as it participates in the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) biennial conference and exhibition, taking place in Cape Town from 24-27 June 2018. “Scientists of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission's... →

Zest WEG Group

11th May 2018 Zest WEG Group, a subsidiary of leading Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG, has a strong commitment to contributing to the development of Africa and has been servicing the mining sector on the continent for more than 35 years. An in-depth understanding of the harsh conditions found... →

Zest WEG Group

4th May 2018 Zest WEG Group, a subsidiary of leading Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG, has a strong commitment to contributing to the development of Africa and has been servicing the mining sector on the continent for more than 35 years. An in-depth understanding of the harsh conditions found... →

Fluor Awarded Front-End Engineering and Design and Project Management Consultancy Contract for Phosphoric Acid Production Facility in Egypt

By: Creamer Media Reporter 4th April 2018 IRVING, Texas & CAIRO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was awarded the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by Egypt’s state energy firm Enppi for the offsites and utilities portion of the main plant complex and support services for the Waphco... →

Central utility plant 4 – Phase 1, Thailand

By: Sheila Barradas 23rd March 2018 The owner's engineer services contract for the project has been awarded. →

Federal-Mogul Motorparts to Showcase FP Diesel® Components for Commercial Engines at bauma CONEXPO Africa 2018

12th March 2018 The FP Diesel® brand comprises high-quality and OE quality parts for off-highway and heavy-duty engines Johannesburg, South Africa, March 12th, 2018.Federal-Mogul Motorparts, a leading global supplier of products and services to global manufacturers and servicers of vehicles and equipment in a... →

Oil sands base plant upgrade, Canada

By: Sheila Barradas 16th February 2018 Suncor Energy is seeking regulatory approval to replace the three existing coke-fired boilers at its oil sands base plant with more thermally efficient, natural-gas-powered cogeneration units. →

Langfang gas combined-cycle power plant, China

By: Sheila Barradas 16th February 2018 China's State Power Investment Corporation is building an 800 MW combined-cycle power plant in the Anci Economic Development Zone of Langfang City, in Hebei province. →

Zest WEG Group

5th February 2018 The Zest WEG Group has a strong commitment to contributing to the development of the African region, and has been servicing the mining sector on the continent for more than 35 years. →

Junior projects lighting bright path into Africa for ‘search and solve’ group

By: Martin Creamer 26th January 2018 Motor and controls manufacturer Zest WEG Group, which designs, manufactures, markets and installs electrical products and solutions across the full electrical spectrum, is achieving great success with its new specially crafted ‘pavement pounding, search and solve’ business model that ensures... →

Suncor submits applications to replace coke-fired boilers with 2 cogeneration plants

By: Henry Lazenby 6th December 2017 Canadian fossil energy company Suncor has launched applications with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) to replace coke-fired boilers with two cogeneration units at its oil sands Base Plant, which will add 700 MW of oil sands cogeneration. The plants will serve two purposes:... →

Liquefied natural-gas-fired gas turbine combined-cycle power plant, China

By: Sheila Barradas 1st December 2017 Qingdao Energy Kaiyuan Thermoelectricity is building an 80 MW liquefied natural-gas-fired gas turbine combined-cycle power plant, in Shandong province. →

IDC will invest in infrastructure that unlocks industrialisation

By: Keith Campbell 20th October 2017 The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), South Africa’s development finance institution which exists to fund entrepreneurs and projects in the industrial sector, also seeks to use investments in infrastructure to free up industrial development opportunities. This was highlighted by IDC... →

Tariff push-back

By: Terence Creamer 22nd September 2017 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has outlined the process it will be following to assess Eskom’s request for a 19.9% tariff increase for the 2018/19 financial year, setting a deadline of October 13 for the submission of written comments. Nersa has approved Eskom’s request to... →

Artisan training to benefit welders

By: Nica Schreuder 15th September 2017 By developing local skills and paying attention to quality and on-time delivery, Secunda-based fabrication company Hydra-Arc says it is possible to be successful and competitive in this challenging industry. "The demand for skills development is massive in South Africa, therefore, fully fledged... →

Uncertain power price path heightening grid-defection risk

By: Terence Creamer 15th September 2017 Energy Intensive Users Group of Southern Africa’s (EIUG’s) Piet Van Staden has expressed serious anxiety about the near-term sustainability of South Africa’s electricity industry in light of the prospect of yet more tariffs hikes, which would further damage industrial demand and, in turn, trigger... →

Stakeholders to push back at upcoming hearings into Eskom’s 2018 hike

By: Terence Creamer 14th September 2017 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has outlined the process it will be following to assess Eskom’s request for a 19.9% tariff increase for the 2018/19 financial year, setting a deadline of October 13 for the submission of written comments. Nersa has approved Eskom’s request to... →

Sugar industry to make the most of yield recovery

By: Robyn Wilkinson 21st July 2017 As KwaZulu-Natal’s sugar cane growers start to recover from the effects of the drought, the South African Canegrowers’ Association (SA Canegrowers) is urging the industry to remain resilient and look for opportunities to diversify their operations. →

Quebec govt to invest C$2.13m in Canadian Metals’ silica mine

By: Henry Lazenby 12th July 2017 The Quebec provincial government has given its investment vehicle Ressources Québec approval to invest C$2.13-million in junior project developer Canadian Metals, completing the company’s C$9.2-million global financing plan to implement its Langis high-grade silica project. The government... →

Kiel gas engine cogeneration plant project, Germany

By: Sheila Barradas 7th July 2017 The power station will supply the City of Kiel with electricity and district heating. →

South Africa needs to find middle ground for electricity conundrum – former EIUG chair

29th June 2017 If South Africa wants to prevent its deindustrialisation and find middle ground between the sustainability of State-owned Eskom and the affordability of electricity, a few “holy cows will have to be slaughtered”, former Energy Intensive User Group (EIUG) of Southern Africa chairperson Piet van... →

IRP draft hinders cogeneration opportunities

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 9th June 2017 An unintended consequence of the recently published draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for energy is that because it excludes cogeneration as a viable technology, cogenerators will be unable to participate in the energy market without Ministerial consent, says Paper Manufacturers Association of... →

Warning issued that nuclear ruling may pose risk to legality of IPP programmes

By: Terence Creamer 11th May 2017 The recent nuclear ruling, which set aside the Ministerial determinations designed to facilitate the procurement of nuclear power stations, may also carry risks for the legality of the various independent power producer (IPP) procurement programmes, which are proceeding on the basis of... →

LNG-focused energy firm pursuing ‘diversified’ African investment pipeline

By: Terence Creamer 26th April 2017 Black-empowered energy company African Energy Partners (AEP), which plans to list as a special purpose acquisition company on the JSE’s AltX board on June 1, to raise up to R500-million to pursue liquefied natural gas (LNG) prospects in Africa, reports that its investment pipeline includes a... →

LNG-focused energy aspirant plans June listing on AltX

By: Terence Creamer 25th April 2017 A black-empowered energy company, with a specific focus on liquefied natural gas (LNG), intends listing as a special purpose acquisition company on the JSE’s AltX board in June. African Energy Partners Limited (AEP) will seek to raise up to R500-million to help fund its first “viable... →

Cogeneration valuable to S Africa’s energy mix

By: Robyn Wilkinson 21st April 2017 With cleaner energy technology rapidly advancing and industries increasingly aiming to stabilise their power supply through off-grid generation alternatives, energy solutions provider Vuselela Energy director Jacques Malan is confident that cogeneration systems can offer a valuable power... →

Saudi Arabia embarks on utility-scale renewable energy projects

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 18th April 2017 Saudi Arabia is seeking bids for its first utility-scale renewable energy projects, following the launch of the round one request for proposal (RFP) stage by the country’s Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Minister Khalid Al Falih. The RFP is now live on a 300 MW solar photovoltaic (PV)... →

Biomass solution brings new energy to degraded land

By: Dylan Slater 31st March 2017 A case study into an opportunity for renewable energy development in conjunction with community upliftment, has led to a proposal for biomass production and a 2 MW bio-energy power plant to be built in the Merafong local municipality, west of Johannesburg. →

Lack of reliable power supply hinders Africa’s growth – trade commission

By: Nadine James 17th March 2017 Despite an uptick in planned power-generation projects, it is still fair to say that Africa lacks reliable power supply, which has prevented the continent’s economies from developing in line with their potential, says Austrian Trade Commission Advantage Austria. “The effects of the lack of... →

First continuous hydrothermal liquefaction production plant launched at NWU

By: David Oliveira 17th March 2017 South Africa’s first continuous hydrothermal liquefaction plant was launched at North-West University (NWU) earlier this month, which will result in the production of bio-oils, bio-char, biochemicals and biogas. The plant is one of the outputs of the Department of Science and Technology- and the... →

Aeroderivative gas turbines seen offering stable accompaniment to renewables

By: David Oliveira 27th January 2017 Aeroderivative gas turbine technology could provide an economical and efficient alternative to wind, solar and tidal power generation, particularly as these technologies depend on unpredictable weather. Global engineering firm Siemens sub-Saharan Africa power and gas executive VP Andreas Pistauer... →

Public consultations for IRP, IEP get under way as DoE attracts criticism over timelines, pricing basis

By: Natasha Odendaal 7th December 2016 Planned nationwide public consultations got under way in Boksburg on Wednesday for the Department of Energy’s (DoE’s) long-awaited draft Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) and updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), drawing some industry criticism regarding timelines and an outdated pricing structure.... →

Navoi combined-cycle cogeneration plant project, Uzbekistan

By: Sheila Barradas 11th November 2016 The project aims to build a high-efficiency plant with the capacity to supply 450 MW of power. →

Ferrochrome price in sharp rise

By: Martin Creamer 26th September 2016 The European benchmark ferrochrome price for the fourth quarter of 2016 has been settled at 110c a pound, 12.2% up on the 98c-a-pound price of the third quarter. Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Merafe Resources said last month that it expected to benefit from renewed positive ferrochrome... →

Ipsa delists from Aim

By: Natasha Odendaal 16th September 2016 After failing to conclude an acquisition or acquisitions constituting a reverse takeover within the allotted Aim-dictated six-month deadline, embattled independent power group Ipsa on Friday reported that its Aim-quoted shares would be delisted. The JSE-listed group in February concluded the sale... →

IPP programme beneficial for South Africa

By: Anine Kilian 17th August 2016 Given the environmental and economic benefits of South Africa’s independent power producer (IPP) programme, its continuation and growth will best serve South Africa’s energy needs, says energy solutions provider Energy Partners head of business development Andre Agenbag. Commenting on State-owned... →

Integrated LNG import and natural gas facilities poised to meet energy demand

By: Robyn Wilkinson 8th July 2016 Consulting, engineering, procurement and construction services provider Black & Veatch liquefied natural gas (LNG) technologies VP Shawn Hoffart and power generation technologies VP and director Alap Shah will discuss the benefits of maximising the synergies of combined LNG import and natural... →

Sugar cane production declines by more than 16.3% y/y

By: Samantha Herbst 15th June 2016 As a result of the ongoing countrywide drought, South African cane production declined during the 2015/16 season by more than 16.3% to 14.81-million tons, following an 11.4% reduction recorded in the previous season. “The decrease will impact on the sustainability of the rural economy in both... →

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