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            <description><![CDATA[Enabling access to South Africa’s growing renewable energy generation capacity by addressing its transmission network constraints is a vital step in advancing the country’s energy transition. The delivery of the Impofu wind farms transmission line project in the Eastern Cape ahead of schedule, is a critical milestone in this regard. Electrical infrastructure contractor Siyavuya Power Projects CEO Graham Roebuck says this feat demonstrates that local contractors have the capability to effectively build large, complex power infrastructure despite ongoing concerns about national capacity.]]></description>
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            <title>President transfers legislation as part of steps to split mineral resources, energy portfolios</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa has transferred legislation previously administered by the Mineral Resources and Energy Minister to Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe and Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa respectively. This follows the announcement earlier this year that the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) would be split into the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) and the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE).]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The global energy transition to a more equitable, secure and sustainable energy system is still progressing, but has lost momentum in the face of increasing uncertainty worldwide, international economic organisation the World Economic Forum's (WEF's) Energy Transition Index (ETI) 2024 shows. The global average ETI scores reached a record high, but the slowdown in the pace of the global energy transition, first identified in 2022, has intensified in the past year.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Funding increases for small business energy solutions  as investment case improves</title>
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            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[State-owned power utility Eskom in July said it was pleased with the Johannesburg High Court judgment dismissing with costs, the interdict application by green energy supplier G7 Renewable Energies to prevent Eskom from implementing the Interim Grid Capacity Allocation (IGCA) rules. In passing the judgment, the judge reiterated that new generation capacity is required to alleviate loadshedding and contribute towards energy security in the country.]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[A hydro turbinecompany, based in Portland, Maine, in the US, has chosen Vesconite Bearings’lowest-friction material for the thrust bearings on its free-stream turbines. The material, Vesconite Superlube, has one of the lowest coefficients of friction of any plain bearing material available, with a coefficient of friction lower than virgin polytetrafluoroethylene. "Thrust bearings made from this material were first ordered in June 2022 and installed in November 2022," states renewable-energy ...]]></description>
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            <title>AW-Energy, Namibian company sign wave energy technology agreement</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Finnish near-shore wave energy technology company AW-Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kaoko Green Energy Solutions, in Namibia, for the development of renewable energy infrastructure and to produce green hydrogen from renewable energy sources, including wave energy. The initiative will operate in three phases, with Phase 1 entailing detailed site design and the fabrication and deployment of a WaveRoller wave farm on the coast of Swakopmund to deliver renewable power to support in-land resettlement and development.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Kenya’s Ruto breaks ranks, says Africa must leapfrog fossil fuel</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Kenya’s President William Ruto, who took office last month, urged Africa to embrace renewable energy, breaking ranks with continental peers that are pressing ahead with plans to develop natural gas resources. In order to boost energy generation from renewable sources and to adapt to a warming climate, Africa will need funding and technology from the rich world, Ruto said in an opinion piece in the UK’s Guardian newspaper on Tuesday. Unlike many African countries, Kenya already derives 92% of its energy from renewable sources and aims to increase that to 100% by 2030, Ruto said, referring to the country’s geothermal, wind and solar plants.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[With advanced submetering instrumentation and intelligent energy management solutions, industrial power and energy meter solution manufacturer Accuenergy is proud to be exhibiting at Africa's leading energy event, Enlit Africa]]></description>
            <author>Mandisa Nyathi</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africans have become accustomed to working and living with load-shedding over the past few years.  Scheduled and unscheduled power outages have become a reality, with  1 130 hours of planned power cuts experienced in 2021 alone. Recently, the country was warned that the future of its electricity supply does not look bright and to prepare for about 61 days of load-shedding between April 01, 2022 and August 31, 2022 – depending on unplanned unavailability.]]></description>
            <author>Mandisa Nyathi</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Industry Adaption (SAIA) project was launched last month to accelerate South African industry’s energy and water transition to a decarbonised, green and inclusive economy, as well as a vibrant job market. SAIA is a collaboration between the governments of South Africa and Flanders, in Belgium, and the United Nations Industrial Development Corporation (Unido).]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <title>Firms and households tap rooftop power as load-shedding risk lingers</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Improving technologies, which reduce deployment costs, as well as lower tariffs and thousands of hours of sunshine every year, along with the continued challenges of State-owned power utility Eskom’s load-shedding, will likely drive more citizens and businesses to adopt solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to meet their electricity consumptions needs. Despite the prevalence of some barriers, including municipal capacity constraints, processes, policies and regulations and illicit operators, as well as the upfront costs needed to deploy solar-based power systems, that hamper the acceleration of the sectors’ growth, adoption of solar PV technology is on the rise.]]></description>
            <author>Natasha Odendaal</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Fossil fuels are, through a marked contribution to air pollution, accountable for 8.7-million deaths globally in 2018, which adds to the mounting evidence that air pollution from ongoing dependence on fossil fuels is detrimental to global health, says University College London (UCL) associate professor and co-author of a recent scientific study published in the Environmental Research journal Eloise Marais. She adds that the world cannot, in good conscience, continue to rely on fossil fuels, when it is known that there are such severe effects on health. Instead, more viable and cleaner alternatives should be considered.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The research of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) into accelerated decarbonisation scenarios for the South African power system confirms considerable opportunity to accelerate decarbonisation at low or zero net cost, says CSIR electrochemical energy technologies research group lead Mmalewane Modibedi. This can be achieved by leveraging the country’s considerable land mass, solar and wind resources, coupled with energy storage, as well as flexible demand and supply, as portrayed in the CSIR’s research development and innovation plan.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The respected head of South Africa’s Independent Power Producer (IPP) Office, Karen Breytenbach, has confirmed to Engineering News Online that she has been asked to vacate her position by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). News of her departure was revealed in a Tweet on Monday afternoon by Anton Eberhard, who is emeritus professor and senior scholar at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business. He also heads up the Eskom Sustainability Task Team, appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to offer solutions to Eskom’s financial crisis.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Nearly half the world’s electricity will come from renewable energy by 2050 as costs of wind, solar and battery storage continue to plummet. That titanic shift over the next three decades will come as electricity demand increases 62% and investors pump $13.3-trillion into new projects, according to a report released Tuesday by BloombergNEF.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The eleventh edition of the Africa Energy Indaba – which will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, from February 19 to 20 this year – will focus on the future prospects and direction of energy on the African continent from an energy provision and investment point of view. “Africa is the next investment frontier for energy. Energy access is now part of the political debate on the continent and there is an increase in political will to provide energy for African countries,” says Africa Energy Indaba MD Liz Hart.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The future of Africa’s energy sector must rest in solar power if it is going to overcome the obstacles it currently faces, according to Zimbabwe-based renewable energy company Samansco CEO Nyasha Bamhare. Addressing delegates at the PowerGen Africa conference, which is taking place in Sandton from July 18 to 20, Bamhare noted that, from a social and political perspective, and owing to Africa’s growing middle class and technological capabilities enabling development, solar energy is an obvious and inexpensive energy choice.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Implementing a nuclear build programme in South Africa would be extremely difficult because of the associated expenses as well as the controversy surrounding nuclear power, says financial services company Thomson Reuters. “Globally, government decisions regarding nuclear programmes are delayed and often deferred to incoming administrations because it’s too big a decision to make, especially in light of public concerns relating to costs and safety,” says Thomson Reuters Africa supply chain and commodities head Robert Fish.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[In response to the youth unemployment epidemic on the African continent, internship facilitators  Africa Internship Academy (AIA), will be launching its Young Energy and Power Professionals (YEPP) platform at the 2017 African Utility Week, which takes place at the  Cape Town International Convention Centre from May 16 to 18. “Internship opportunities are an amazing solution to help maximise human capital development on the continent,” says AIA co-founder Daniel Antwi. He notes that several employers have argued that skills constraints have been a major contributing factor to youth unemployment. “Many young graduates find it very difficult to move out and become job makers in the market. Therefore, AIA stands to facilitate successful transition from academia to industry by ensuring that the skills of youth are honed early enough to match the labour market demands.”]]></description>
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