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Load Shedding Grief Light at the end of the Tunnel
SA Has Coped with Load Shedding Grief: How to move on
9th October 2023

“Over the past 16 years, the country’s citizens have had to contend with a great deal of loss and uncertainty as a consequence of load shedding. We have all lost something… the biggest being... 


Eskom group executive for distribution Monde Bala
Eskom expects to roll out virtual wheeling scheme before end of 2024
6th October 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity utility Eskom expects to formally roll-out a virtual wheeling scheme, which it has been piloting with mobile telecoms group Vodacom since August, to the rest of the market before the... 


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Noxious trade-offs
6th October 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The decision by Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy to uphold a decision of the National Air Quality Officer (NAQO) to permit the Kusile power station to postpone its... 


Jason van der Poel and Hannah Milner
Opinion: Virtual Wheeling 101
4th October 2023

In this opinion article, Jason van der Poel and Hannah Milner of Webber Wentzel discuss Eskom’s virtual wheeling pilot and how the roll-out of the programme will enable companies with multiple... 


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MTN South Africa progresses network resiliency
4th October 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

South African telecommunications giant MTN has deployed more than 20 000 batteries, 5 000 rectifiers and nearly 900 generators to sites across South Africa and is spending R4.5-billion to... 


Eskom evolving from traditional to virtual wheeling with Vodacom
29th September 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

State-owned power utility Eskom strategy development senior manager Mutenda Tshipala has noted that Eskom is evolving from the traditional electricity wheeling mechanism to virtual wheeling in... 


Vodacom rolls out measures to curb rising battery theft and vandalism
29th September 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications giant Vodacom has been intensifying efforts to protect its sites against increasing theft and vandalism across South Africa’s provinces. In July, Vodacom warned that battery... 


Interim Eskom CEO Calib Cassim
Eskom aiming not to breach Stage 4 loadshedding this summer
27th September 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom is aiming to limit loadshedding to Stage 4 during the summer months to the end of March by restricting unplanned breakdowns to 14 500 MW during what is also its high-maintenance season, when... 


Antamina copper mine expects to start lifespan extension works next year
Antamina copper mine expects to start lifespan extension works next year
25th September 2023 By: Reuters

Peru's largest copper mine, Antamina, plans to start work next year on a delayed project to extend the lifespan of its site until 2036, the firm's president said, while awaiting official approval... 


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Funding increases for small business energy solutions as investment case improves
22nd September 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Different renewable energy, energy storage and/or generator solutions can partially address small businesses' energy related challenges, and funding to install such solutions in small businesses is... 


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Funding increases for small business energy solutions as investment case improves
22nd September 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Different renewable energy, energy storage and/or generator solutions can partially address small businesses' energy related challenges, and funding to install such solutions in small businesses is... 


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Timeous turnaround on motor repair
22nd September 2023

Last month, electric motor repair company Marthinusen & Coutts Zambia was requested by a copper smelter based in the Copperbelt region of Zambia to provide an in-country repair solution to two of... 


Batteries essential part of solar power systems for business customers
21st September 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

A paradoxical risk with regard to the adoption of solar energy as a power source for commercial and industrial customers was loadshedding, vertically integrated independent power producer New... 


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New inverter, battery solutions distributed
21st September 2023 By: Halima Frost

Energy technology provider Midea Energy Solutions, a product division of global appliance and air conditioning manufacturer Midea, has partnered with local distributors Livance Distributors and... 


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Loadshedding and ‘worst-ever’ bird flu hit Astral profit
21st September 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Poultry producer Astral Foods expects to post a loss this year as the company had to foot a R919-million bill to mitigate against loadshedding, while the industry suffers its “worst-ever” bird flu... 


Looming strike by miners raises worry about India Coal supplies
21st September 2023 By: Bloomberg

The world’s biggest coal producer, state-owned Coal India, is facing a potential three-day strike across its core and subsidiary units, according to a stock exchange filing, prompting fears of... 


Cameco has brought its Cigar Lake mine, in Canada, out of care-and-maintenance.
Uranium primed to extend rally on resurgent nuclear power, say analysts
20th September 2023 By: Reuters

Uranium prices are likely to extend a blistering rally and end the year more than 50% higher as mounting worries over climate change accelerate a global shift to cleaner sources of energy including... 


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Vergelegen winery goes off grid
20th September 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The Vergelegen wine estate, in Somerset West, has installed a solar power plant that has taken it completely off the grid. The plant includes six solar tables, comprising 500 panels that cover 1... 


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Plant and equipment hire services expanded
20th September 2023

The range of industrial plant and equipment available for hire has been significantly increased with the expansion of Steinmüller Africa’s Middelburg depot in Mpumalanga. The company is a... 


Power lines
Energy Regulator approves two outstanding licences for new grid company
18th September 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved the two licence applications required for the operationalisation of the National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA),... 


Ironveld smelter
Ironveld’s new power generation capability enables continuous furnace operation
18th September 2023 By: Darren Parker

Iron producer Ironveld confirmed in a September 18 operational update that the successful implementation of newly installed power generation at its Rustenburg facilities, in South Africa, had... 


Growthpoint South Africa CEO Estienne de Klerk
Growthpoint wheels first renewable electricity through Cape Town pilot project
15th September 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties South Africa has become the first party in South Africa to wheel renewable electricity through Cape Town’s energy grid, in... 


How power plant OEMs can help address SA’s electricity crisis
How power plant OEMs can help address SA’s electricity crisis
15th September 2023

As the South African government mulls over ways to improve the performance of Eskom’s coal-fired power stations, collaborating with power plant original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) may be the... 


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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia – update
15th September 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Ethiopia has completed the fourth and final phase of filling a reservoir for the project. 


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Lindi Jumbo graphite project, Tanzania – update
15th September 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Walkabout Resources has reported that civil works are more than 97% complete. 


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Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme, South Africa – update
15th September 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Scatec CEO Terje Pilskog has reported that the R16.4-billion Kenhardt hybrid project, a 10 × 3 site in the Northern Cape, is on track to start producing power later this year. 


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Renewables hosting capacity of existing Western Cape grid could be doubled with 10% curtailment
14th September 2023 By: Terence Creamer

An assessment by two leading European transmission system operators (TSOs) of an Eskom-generated grid analysis shows that the capacity of the existing Western Cape grid to host variable renewable... 


Call For Proposals: Natural Resources And Energy Technologies
Call For Proposals: Natural Resources And Energy Technologies
14th September 2023

Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) was established in terms of the TIA Act, 2008 (Act No. 26 of 2008), with the objective to stimulate,... 


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Fuel for Thought: Liquified Petroleum Gas
14th September 2023

The past several years have shown that a range of fuel options for power generation is an important hedge against instability. Fuel flexibility is a hallmark of Capstone microturbines, which can... 


Copper 360 CEO Jan Nelson.
Copper 360's debut Rietberg mine takes a 220% mineral resource leap
13th September 2023 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s sole listed copper producer Copper 360 (AltX CPR) has announced a significant upgrade of its mineral resources at the company’s Rietberg mine in the Northern Cape. The total resource... 


EU to launch first phase of world-first carbon dioxide border tax
13th September 2023 By: Reuters

The European Union (EU) starts the initial phase of its plan for the world's first carbon border tax next month, requiring importers to report the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of products sold... 


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South Africa to co-host grid financing seminar with JSE in September
10th September 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that he is planning to co-host a seminar with the JSE in September to unpack various financing options for the expansion of South Africa’s... 


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Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme, South Africa – update
8th September 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Two more preferred bidders have signed project agreements, signalling legal close and have until December to reach financial close. 


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Pumps manufacturer excited about expansion into the US
8th September 2023 By: Bridget Lepere

Design, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and repairs specialist Ryalsan North Engineering’s (RNE’s) Pumps Canadian branch is excited about  its expansion into the US market, increasing the... 


solar panels on the roof of Static Powers's factory as part of a 1.1 MW solar photovoltaic grid-tied system
Group installs 1.1 MW solar system at manufacturing facility
8th September 2023 By: Halima Frost

After a year of planning and installing alternating-current and direct-current solutions, standby equipment manufacturer Static Power has commissioned a 1.1 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) grid-tied... 


Atlas Copco introduces NGP 130+, enhances lower end of its premium PSA nitrogen generator offer 
Atlas Copco introduces NGP 130+, enhances lower end of its premium PSA nitrogen generator offer 
7th September 2023

Atlas Copco announced the addition of a new model, the NGP 130+, to its PSA nitrogen generator line-up. At the same time, it is introducing next-generation control and automation technology to all... 


Lindi Jumbo offers opportunity for mining in Tanzania
7th September 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Graphite developer Walkabout Resources is hoping that the development of its Lindi Jumbo graphite mine, in Tanzania, would open the floodgates for foreign investment in the African nation.... 


GE Vernova’s Gas Power sub-Saharan Africa regional sales director Vuyelwa Mahanyele
Technology giant gearing up for South Africa’s gas programme
6th September 2023

GE Vernova is gearing itself up for South Africa’s long-awaited gas programme which is expected to be rolled out in the coming months as South Africa accelerates initiatives aimed at ending... 


South Africa urged to increase pumped storage capacity
4th September 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

It is imperative that South Africa immediately start increasing its pumped storage hydropower capacity, as this will take time and it is becoming increasingly important as the just energy... 


South Africa’s Environment Minister Barbara Creecy
Creecy calls for non-debt instruments to help Africa build climate resiliency
4th September 2023 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has again called for new financial instruments, particularly non-debt instruments, to be pioneered in Africa to assist the continent in overcoming... 


Sea Harvest posts higher interim earnings despite another loadshedding knock
4th September 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed seafood and aquaculture company Sea Harvest has posted a 23% increase in earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) to R352-million for the six months ended June 30, on the back of strong... 


Focus on logistics, consumer retail portfolio sees Fortress reach R30bn in assets
1st September 2023 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed real estate investment company Fortress has increased its portfolio of direct real estate assets to R30-billion and achieved the lowest vacancy rate of 3.7% since its listing in October... 


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Koeberg nuclear power plant steam-generator replacement project, South Africa – update
1st September 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The National Nuclear Regulator has asked State-owned power utility Eskom to undertake additional engineering studies on the Koeberg power station before it can deliberate on its application to... 


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