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ELECTRICITY

SA urged to create a competitive electricity market

Solving South Africa’s power crisis will assist the country in achieving sustainable economic growth and help government deliver on its National Development Plan, Free Market Foundation director Eustace Davie said on Wednesday. He stated that...
05 Jun 13
 
 
COAL

Adani publishes EIS for $10bn Qld coal mine

The Queensland Resource Council (QRC) on Thursday welcomed the release of an environmental-impact statement (EIS) for the $10-billion Carmichael coal mine and rail project being developed by India’s Adani Mining. QRC CEO Michael Roche said that...
13 Dec 12
 
 
COAL & ELECTRICITY

Ncondezi upbeat about Mozambique coal, power project

Aim-listed Ncondezi CEO Nigel Walls is upbeat about prospects in Mozambique, where the company is developing an integrated coal mine and power project in the Tete province. He said on Tuesday that conditions were “very favourable”, pointing...
04 Dec 12
 
 
Juwi Group

Company Announcement: : juwi Group Introduces Partnership With Austrian VERBUND AG PDF Available

Austrian electricity provider already generates 90 percent of its power from renewable sources
 
 
RENEWABLE ENERGY

Space created for private sector in Morocco’s renewables push, consultancy says

Surging demand and a strong need to reduce dependency on expensive coal and oil imports have motivated the recent development of the renewable energy sector in Morocco, creating considerable opportunities for private sector participation, says...
 
 
ELECTRICITY

Namibia’s mining growth to boost demand for electricity

Namibia’s electricity demand is expected to increase rapidly on the back of an expansion in the country’s mining industry, particularly in the uranium sector. Frost & Sullivan energy and power systems research analyst Sandra Ayingono said...
03 Dec 10
 
 
ELECTRICITY

Namibia’s mining growth to boost demand for electricity

Namibia’s electricity demand is expected to increase rapidly on the back of an expansion in the country’s mining industry, particularly in the uranium sector. Frost & Sullivan energy and power systems research analyst Sandra Ayingono said...
03 Dec 10
 
 
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

South African engineers leave for five-month 
training course in Japan

Three electrical engineers, from State-owned power utility Eskom, who are this year’s recipients of the Hitachi-Department of Science and Technology Scholarship Programme for South African Engineers, have left for Japan as part of a five-month...
08 Oct 10
 
 
CLIMATE CHANGE

Eskom at ‘severe' regulatory risk from climate change – study

South Africa's State-owned power utility Eskom, which produces about one-half of the country's greenhouse gas emissions, is at "severe regulatory risk", nationally and internationally, from climate change, a newly released study asserts. The...
14 May 10
 
 
PRIVATE POWER

IPPs need opportunity to show power won’t be more expensive – CIC

Independent power producers (IPPs) needed to be given the opportunity to demonstrate that they could produce electricity at the same cost or at a lower cost than the national power utility, CIC Energy representative Tore Horvei said on Wednesday....
17 Mar 10
 
 
RENEWABLE ENERGY

Will proposed feed-in tariffs be sufficient to kick-start new-energy economy?

The contemporary energy challenge is probably best defined as discovering and developing the technical solutions that can ensure more and affordable energy, while at the same time reducing the environmental impact of the energy system. This...
30 Jan 09
 
 
Renewable Energy

Will proposed feed-in tariffs be sufficient to kick-start South Africa’s new-energy economy? Video Available

The contemporary energy challenge is probably best defined as discovering and developing the technical solutions that can ensure more and affordable energy, while at the same time reducing the environmental impact of the energy system.
30 Jan 09
 
 
 
 
 
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