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PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS
Sasol to start construction on giant Sandton offices
The Sasol Pension Fund, in a 50:50 partnership with developers Alchemy Properties, will, this month, start construction on a ten-storey, 67 000 m2 office building at 2 Katherine Street, in Sandton. Once completed in the second half of 2016, it...By: Natalie Greve
21 May 13
ELECTRICITY
Moz floods hit power exports
Floods in southern Mozambique have cut power exports to energy-hungry neighbour South Africa in half, an official said on Thursday. Key power lines to South Africa were damaged by the flooding of the Limpopo River, Hilary Joffe, a spokeswoman for...By: Sapa
24 Jan 13
LontohCoal Limited
Commpany Announcement: LontohCoal to Issue 30 Million Shares to Fuel Exponential Growth 
South Africa’s emerging energy giant, LontohCoal Limited, has announced placement of a tranche of 30 million shares with investors globally to raise ZAR360 million.
ENVIRONMENT
Real Economy Report
Energy giant Total South Africa has officially unveiled its first sustainable, energy-efficient service station as part of its local and international push towards a greener approach to its business. Engineering News’s Natalie Greve attended the...
25 Oct 12
Developments to Watch - Karel Smrcka
Germany’s new energy policy a complex puzzle
Germany's new energy policy includes far more than just phasing out nuclear power by 2022. The expansion of renewables like wind and solar power (which will account for 80% of the energy mix by 2050) and the reduction of greenhouse gases by 80% by...By: Karel Smrcka
30 Mar 12
NATURAL GAS
Cabinet backs Karoo natural-gas drilling moratorium
South Africa’s Cabinet endorsed the Department of Mineral Resources’ (DMR’s) decision to declare a moratorium on natural-gas drilling in the Karoo region, government spokesperson Jimmy Manyi said on Thursday.
The Cabinet also appointed a...
By: Loni Prinsloo
21 Apr 11
SHALE GAS
Action group wants moratorium on Karoo ‘fracking’ applications
Treasure the Karoo Action Group (TKAG), an organisation established to promote the environmentally sustainable development of the Karoo, on Tuesday submitted its written objection to energy giant Shell’s application to use hydraulic fracturing...By: Jade Davenport
05 Apr 11
GAS EXPLORATION
Shell promises to incorporate environmental concerns in Karoo plan
Energy giant Shell said on Monday that all concerns raised over the envisaged shale gas exploration activities in South Africa’s Karoo basin would be taken “very seriously” and would be integrated into the environmental management plan...By: Loni Prinsloo
31 Jan 11
SHALE GAS
Shell starts public consultation process for shale gas exploration
Energy giant Shell has appointed an independent consultancy to compile an environmental management programme for its shale gas exploration activities in South Africa’s Karoo basin. Shell submitted an application to the Petroleum Agency of South...By: Loni Prinsloo
17 Jan 11
ENERGY
Shell talks up SA shale gas prospects
Energy giant Shell is confident of finding shale gas in South Africa, CEO Peter Voser said on Monday.
The company has been granted permits to explore for the fuel by Petroleum Agency SA, along with oil and gas company Falcon. Sasol and Anglo...
By: Matthew Hill
13 Sep 10
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
Denmark says keen to be involved in SA CDM projects
Danish energy giant, Dong Energy, and the Danish Embassy in South Africa on Wednesday signed an agreement that would see the embassy assist the company to enter the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) market in South Africa.
The embassy would help...
01 Apr 09
OIL DEAL
Oando reorganises offshore oil deal with Shell
African oil company Oando said on Wednesday that its transaction with energy giant Shell that would see it buying reserves off Nigeria's shoreline had been revised. It first announced the deal on February 25, which would see it buying a...By: Matthew Hill
02 Apr 08
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