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Rand takes big hit as investors worry about Godongwana speech, Beijing developments
25th October 2022 By: News24Wire

On Tuesday morning, the rand approached R18.50/$ - trading at levels last seen in early 2020 as the country digested the implications of the first hard Covid-19 lockdown. The currency is under... 


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PGMs demand may taper off despite robust automotive demand forecast
21st October 2022 By: Darren Parker

Global demand for platinum group metals (PGMs) is forecast to taper off beyond 2030, despite a robust outlook for increasing automotive sales, according to platinum group metals producer Impala... 


Eskom lenders hire PwC as power cuts grip South African utility
19th October 2022 By: Bloomberg

Lenders to Eskom Holdings have hired financial advisers as South Africa’s State-owned power utility restructures its business. The banks asked consultants at PwC to assist them with negotiations,... 


Schneider Electric global marketing director Quintin McCutcheon
Schneider Electric advancing Electricity 4.0, Industry 4.0 with solutions
18th October 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

In continuing efforts to digitize its customers, energy management and automation specialist Schneider Electric’s connected products can communicate well with each other on its digital platforms,... 


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Emira completes energy performance certification for 31 buildings
18th October 2022 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed real estate investment trust Emira Property Fund has completed the certification of 31 of its buildings to become compliant with new Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) regulations... 


Zwanani Mathe appointed SANEDI CEO
4th October 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The board of applied energy research organisation the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) has appointed of Dr Zwanani Titus Mathe as CEO, with effect from October 1. Mathe... 


Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis
Cape Town proposes rewards system for customers who reduce their electricity use on demand
4th October 2022 By: Darren Parker

To protect its customers from some of the impacts of load-shedding, the City of Cape Town has issued a tender that will see customers rewarded for reducing their power use at a given time so that... 


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EIUG, SAPVIA, Busa welcome appointment of new Eskom board with balanced skills
3rd October 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Industry nonprofit the Energy Intensive Users Group (EIUG) welcomes the "overdue reconstitution of the Eskom board" and says "the new board seems complete and well balanced in terms of its skills... 


Prototype waste-to-fuel pilot plant designed
30th September 2022 By: Halima Frost

In its drive to become a leading global supplier of green value from waste solutions, local waste solutions provider Explorius has designed its first coal fines and waste-to-fuel pilot plant for... 


A man wearing protective gloves holding a handful of shredded tires which have been broken down for recycling at the Unki Mine in Zaimbabwe owned by Anglo American Platinum
Circular economy uptake addressed
30th September 2022 By: Halima Frost

The need for and uptake of the circular economy mindset by larger organisations locally and globally was addressed during a webinar hosted by the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy... 


Sacci calls for independent commission to select, recruit SOE board members, CEOs
29th September 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Business organisation the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) says changes to power utility Eskom's board of directors should take place within normal rotation principles in line... 


Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan
Eskom board to be reconstituted, restructured
27th September 2022 By: Darren Parker

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has announced that, following the finalisation of an extensive review, the board of State-owned Eskom would soon be reconstituted and restructured.... 


IEA launches Cost of Capital Observatory to improve borrowing costs transparency
23rd September 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Intergovernmental organisation the International Energy Agency (IEA) and several partners have launched a new tool, the Cost of Capital Observatory, to track financing costs for energy projects... 


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Eskom invites experts to join skills crowdsourcing platform
16th September 2022 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned power utility Eskom is developing a crowdsourcing digital platform to allow it to supplement its existing skills base to help address its operational challenges. It has invited... 


Eskom restarts sale process for R9bn home-loan book
9th September 2022 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s indebted power utility Eskom Holdings restarted the sale of its mortgage unit, one of many measures the utility is taking to stabilise its finances. Eskom “commenced with a process”... 


An image of Beka Schréder’s LEDNOVA luminaire
Luminaires best fit for refineries
9th September 2022 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

Leading manufacturer of luminaires Beka Schréder deems their luminaires as the best fit for zoned environments, such as oil refineries. “All products produced by Beka Schréder are locally... 


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Gas a viable decarbonisation source
2nd September 2022 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

Decarbonisation can be implemented by the introduction of gas as a replacement of fossil fuels such as coal and diesel, says strategic research and advisory company Birguid senior associate... 


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Virginia gas project Phase 1 reaches completion
2nd September 2022 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

Helium and domestic natural gas producer Renergen completed the development of Phase 1 of its Virginia Gas Project in July and has started with commercial operation. The project comprises the... 


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Company receives funding for decarbonisation tech
2nd September 2022

Global New York Stock Exchange-listed industrial company General Electric (GE Gas Power) announced it has secured $4.2-million in federal funding from the US. The funding is part of the Department... 


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ssLNG plants available locally
2nd September 2022

Designers and suppliers of liquified natural gas (LNG) equipment PolaireTech’s modularised small-scale plants for the liquefaction of natural gas to produce LNG are now available in South Africa.... 


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A rebate scheme should also be introduced to encourage South African homeowners to replace their electric geysers with solar water heater technology, heat pumps or gas geysers
S Africa needs electricity intervention now
26th August 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

South Africa needs to promptly implement small interventions to ease the pressure on the national electricity grid, requiring an investment of between R50-billion and R100-billion, while... 


The Peco Powerbrick
Wits-developed minigrid solution set for retail debut
25th August 2022 By: Terence Creamer

A homegrown expandable minigrid solution that researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) have been developing, testing and refining for several years has now been fully... 


Cabinet welcomes appointment of Nersa chair, SANEDI CEO
22nd August 2022 By: Donna Slater

Cabinet has welcomed the appointment of Thembani Bukula as chairperson of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) and Zandile Mpungose as deputy chairperson – both as part-time... 


Electric motors minimum energy performance standards to reduce energy use – SANEDI
15th August 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The adoption of new minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for electric motors in South Africa will provide significant energy savings, improve operational competitiveness and alleviate... 


Private sector assistance in public sector issues requires clear, concise objectives – BLSA
15th August 2022 By: Donna Slater

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso says clear and concise requests by the public sector or government go a long way in helping the private sector plan and implement initiatives... 


Massmart to install building management systems across its South African stores
15th August 2022 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed retail group Massmart will install a further 150 building management systems (BMSs) at its stores in South Africa over the next year and a half, with more than 155 BMSs already installed... 


WindAc Africa to showcase research that focuses on latest developments in wind energy sector
10th August 2022 By: Donna Slater

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) is inviting renewable energy researchers to showcase the latest developments in wind power at its yearly wind energy academic conference WindAc... 


City Power replacing all Joburg streetlights with LEDs
5th August 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The project by City of Johannesburg (CoJ) utility City Power to retrofit all of Johannesburg’s streetlights with light-emitting diode (LED) technology is gathering pace, providing energy saving and... 


Environmental ambiguities, inclusion of gas in new energy plan of concern for organisations
27th July 2022 By: Donna Slater

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plan to arrest a degradation in the prevailing electricity generation deficit issue in South Africa has been welcomed by several organisations as a measure that took... 


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DA to launch Energy Plan Implementation Tracker to hold govt accountable
26th July 2022 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Democratic Alliance announced on Tuesday that it will monitor government’s progress in its energy plan and hold it to account with the launch of the party’s Energy Plan Implementation Tracker.... 


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Ex-classified lighting solution for alcohol manufacturer
22nd July 2022

Lighting manufacturer BEKA Schréder has supplied a light-emitting diode (LED) solution for alcohol manufacturer AlcoNCP in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. This new lighting installation needed to comply to... 


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Technology beneficial for lighting sector
22nd July 2022 By: Sabrina Jardim

Technological advancements have become prominent in commercial and industrial lighting applications, which has created additional benefits for the sector, says lighting manufacturer Regent Lighting... 


An image depicting luminaries installed by Regent Lighting Solutions in the outdoor spaces of the Steyn City Estate, in Midrand at dusk
Lighting manufacturer embarks on local projects
22nd July 2022 By: Sabrina Jardim

Johannesburg-based lighting manufacturer Regent Lighting Solutions embarked on various projects for the industrial and commercial lighting industry last year. The company took on a project for... 


TELEMETRY TRAJECTORY 
Digital technology connects and improves the full life-cycle management of water treatment systems
Telemetry critical for sustainable water infrastructure development
22nd July 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

Digitally transforming water supply and treatment plants can elevate the water and wastewater sector’s operational effectiveness for increased sustainability, says energy management and automation... 


Technical expert calls for power-, environment-saving lighting standards to be promulgated
14th July 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Industrial technical standards and best practices expert and nonprofit organisation CLASP energy efficiency lighting expert Michael Scholand is calling on the Department of Trade, Industry and... 


Vally Padayachee
Electricity veteran offers his A-to-Z guide for tackling load-shedding crisis
13th July 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s much-anticipated announcement of a comprehensive plan for tackling load-shedding, electricity industry veteran Vally Padayachee has drafted an ‘A-to-Z’... 


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