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South Africa seeks a way to allow Eskom to take on green debt
15th June 2023 By: Reuters

South Africa's finance ministry has appointed a consultant to come up with a plan by August to allow utility Eskom to accept-billions in loans designed to help it cut its carbon emissions when the... 


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Cape Town’s draft energy strategy sets goal of adding 650 MW within five years
14th June 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Cape Town’s energy strategy, which has been released for public comment, envisages the addition of 650 MW of new independent generation within five years in line with the city’s stated goal of... 


Actom Group CEO and Manufacturing Circle chairperson Mervyn Naidoo
Manufacturers, free trade can help to overcome Africa's energy crisis
12th June 2023 By: Schalk Burger

African manufacturers have a significant role to play in helping to remedy the continent’s energy crises by developing innovative solutions for energy storage and access. By creating products... 


A Large white electric concrete mixer with the SANY Logo and green detailing with the Paris landscape in the backdrop
All-electric mixer launched, tested
9th June 2023

Global innovative and sustainable building solutions developer Holcim tested an all-electric concrete mixer truck last month. The eMixer was officially presented to the industry at international... 


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TCO contracts reduce costs, boost efficiency
2nd June 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

The latest National Energy Regulator of South Africa- (Nersa-) approved price increase of 18.55% means that the cost of electricity is now 63.08% more expensive than in April 2019, says motor and... 


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Manufacturer innovates for energy, growing industries
2nd June 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

The ongoing energy supply crisis in South Africa has put the spotlight on the importance of reliable and efficient renewable-energy systems, and the role of the mechanical seal industry in... 


PCC says the transmission grid should be moved to the centre of electricity planning
Climate commission calls for revised IRP to upscale renewables allocation to 60 GW by 2030
1st June 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) is recommending that the next edition of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which is currently under review, caters for the building of between 50 GW and... 


Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe
Mining industry has critical role in closing energy supply gap – Mantashe
31st May 2023 By: Darren Parker

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe is convinced that mining companies can supplement State-owned Eskom’s supply of electricity, and that this would be critical for narrowing the... 


Johannesburg makes loadshedding changes, to exempt key businesses
Johannesburg makes loadshedding changes, to exempt key businesses
26th May 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In an effort to ensure businesses remain invested in South Africa’s biggest city, the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has announced that it will offer some key customers, essential services and... 


Risk of total blackout not keeping me awake at night, says acting Eskom boss
26th May 2023 By: Irma Venter

The risk of a total blackout in South Africa is not keeping him awake at night, says Eskom acting CEO Calib Cassim, but rather any escalation in loadshedding beyond Stage 6. “One of the biggest... 


Eskom's Lethabo power station
BLSA reiterates call for govt to stick to Necom's Energy Action Plan
22nd May 2023 By: Schalk Burger

It is critical that government consolidates around the National Electricity Crisis Committee (Necom) plan and delivers on the implementation timelines as they stand now. "Given that there is 3 GW... 


Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Government pursuing every megawatt of generation it can find, says Ramakgopa
19th May 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

It was “inevitable” that South Africa would have to use powerships to help deal with the country’s power supply crisis, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa told delegates in his closing... 


Image of cooling/refrigeration facility
Outsourced cooling can help market navigate challenges
19th May 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Refrigeration services provider Energy Partners (EP) Refrigeration GM Dawie Kriel stresses that constraints in the local market offer the company opportunities to provide innovative refrigeration... 


Image of Energy Council of South Africa CEO James Mackay, and Eskom's Calib Cassim and Segomoco Scheppers
Risk of total blackout not keeping me awake at night, says acting Eskom boss
16th May 2023 By: Irma Venter

The risk of a total blackout in South Africa is not keeping him awake at night, says Eskom acting CEO Calib Cassim, but rather any upgrade in loadshedding beyond stage six. “One of the biggest... 


An image of Festo's Piezo Valve intergration
Moving into the future with ‘controlled pneumatics’
12th May 2023

Automation company Festo has further developed its compressed air technology to make its pneumatics sustainable, resource saving and energy efficient. While the production of tyres and wafers are... 


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It is critical to assist clients in understanding where a thermal energy offering can fit into their site energy mix
Service provider helps plants improve efficiency
12th May 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

The drive towards reducing carbon footprints while remaining sustainable and profitable operationally and financially has become a priority for the manufacturing and industrial sectors. Within this... 


Danfoss celebrates 30 years in South Africa
9th May 2023 By: Darren Parker

Multinational engineering company Danfoss has celebrated its thirtieth year of operating in South Africa. The global company, which celebrates its ninetieth birthday this year, was founded in 1933... 


Johannesburg skyline
Loadshedding starts to weigh on private sector debt servicing ability
8th May 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Experian Business Debt Index (BDI) declined sharply to 0.996 in the fourth quarter of last year, following a reading of 1.591 in the third quarter, reflecting intense and more frequent... 


A group of men who attended the Utility CEO Forum at the previous Enlit Africa Exhibition
Event to focus on JET
5th May 2023 By: Bonginkosi Tiwane

With this year’s Enlit Africa event themed ‘The Multi-dimensional, multi-sectoral energy transition’, Enlit Africa content head Claire Volkwyn says this was the natural progression following last... 


Diverse approach needed to solve energy crisis
5th May 2023 By: Bonginkosi Tiwane

As a vast continent, with 54 countries and more than 1 000 languages, Africa’s approach to electrification and industrialisation should be both intricate and collaborative, says Frost & Sullivan... 


Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni
Cabinet targets 1 000 MW of demand-side savings as winter approaches
28th April 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Cabinet reports that a target has been set to save about 1 000 MW, or the equivalent of one stage of loadshedding, through demand side management (DSM) measures, but has provided no details as to... 


An aerial view of the Kusile power station
South Africa must stick to plans to deal with electricity crisis – BLSA
24th April 2023 By: Schalk Burger

The National Energy Crisis Committee (NECOM), set up under the Presidency, has brought together the best people and put together a plan that has the best chance of resolving the country's greatest... 


Heat exchanger for fuel cell systems launched
21st April 2023

At centrifugal separation solutions provider Alfa Laval’s net-zero launch event in February this year, the company introduced the AlfaNova GL50, the first heat exchanger developed specifically for... 


An image of the Strategic National Smart Grid Vision for the South African Electricity Supply Industry launch
Smart grid can mitigate system challenges
21st April 2023 By: Nadine Ramdass

The integration of smart technology can ensure reliability and efficiency of the country’s electricity grid.  A smart grid system will be able to effectively manage challenges associated with... 


An image of electricity poles potentially connected to a smart grid
Smart grid offers benefits for all stakeholders
21st April 2023 By: Nadine Ramdass

Implementing a smart grid system in South Africa offers a range of benefits for power generators, electric utilities, customers and society, says UP specialist energy industry consultant Dr Willem... 


Energy storage a short-term solution
21st April 2023

Energy storage, and how it can be integrated into the energy distribution mix and contribute to electricity stability in South Africa, needs to be considered as a short-term solution, says solar... 


Wind turbines, solar panels and transmission infrastructure
World Bank proposes financing framework for developing countries' energy transitions
20th April 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

International finance institution the World Bank has proposed a new framework to help develop a comprehensive financing approach for the energy transition. This comes as developing countries... 


Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
South Africa should not shy away from costs of fixing power crisis – Minister
12th April 2023 By: Reuters

South Africa should not shy away from spending to fix the country's power crisis, its electricity minister told Reuters, ahead of a cabinet decision later this month on his proposals to end the... 


A worker in blue overalls throws material from a heap of wood chips into the air. Saiccor mill in the background
Major player moving to secure power purchase agreements
31st March 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

As South Africa’s energy crisis continues, global renewable resource company Sappi is actively engaging with independent renewable-energy producers to secure renewable energy as and when it becomes... 


Renewable energy infrastructure
Just energy transition to be job-positive, but youth skills and businesses crucial
17th March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa's transition from fossil fuel dependence to a renewable energy-based economy will add more jobs than will be lost in fossil fuel value chains, but the skills that young people have to... 


Mantashe says SA must not ‘walk away from coal’ as Greenpeace disrupts his Indaba speech
17th March 2023 By: Irma Venter

Greenpeace Africa last week disrupted Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe’s opening speech at the Africa Energy Indaba in Cape Town by staging a silent protest in front of the... 


The 4IR Experience Room on UJ's Auckland Park campus
Schneider Electric, UJ open 4IR experience room for engineering students
15th March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Energy management and automation multinational Schneider Electric and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment have unveiled a Fourth Industrial Revolution... 


B4SA chairperson Martin Kingston
B4SA launches independent fund for corporates to support Energy Action Plan
10th March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Business body Business for South Africa (B4SA), together with the Presidency, on March 9 announced the establishment of a Resource Mobilisation Fund (RMF) to help capacitate the National Energy... 


ArcelorMittal's brazil furnace operations image supplied by Bloomberg
Company’s new furnaces under scrutiny
10th March 2023

Luxemburg-based ArcelorMittal’s path to net zero emissions has come under scrutiny as it starts the construction of a new coal-based blast furnace in India which contrasts with low-carbon... 


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How battery storage can help SA navigate its grid and loadshedding challenges
10th March 2023 By: Sabrina Jardim

Amid the current energy crisis, declared to be a state of disaster during last month’s State of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa, battery energy storage systems (BESS) could... 


An image of the inside of Tshwane University of Technology's new auditorium at the Ga-Rankuwa Campus with the LED lighting solution
LED lighting solution for university auditorium
24th February 2023

Lighting manufacturer BEKA Schréder has supplied the light-emitting diode (LED) lighting solution for the new auditorium at the Ga-Rankuwa Campus of tertiary institute Tshwane University of... 


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